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IPA is delighted to be part of a number of sessions at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a patron member of IPA since 2024....
At a meeting in Mainz, Germany on 18 February, the partners of a new project Democracies Depend on Reading, or DemRead, brought together a broaders...
Running from 3-10 May 2025 under the motto ‘Argue? Absolutely! The week will see events held across the country with many organised by publishers, bookstores...
The 4th edition of the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) has announced renowned lawyer and Muslim feminist Seyrna Ates, Charlie Hebdo editor Gérard Biard, award-winning documentary...
The IPA has published its annual report covering its activities to the end of 2024....
Catherine Blache (SNE, France) to Chair the IPA Membership Committee, John McKay (AAP, USA) replaces Matt Stratton (AAP, USA) on the Freedom to Publish Committee,...
The Spanish government announced on 28 January it was abandoning its project of implementing an extended collective licence scheme for AI training purposes....
In this interview with the Publishers' Association of South Africa (PASA), Sustainability Sub Committee chairperson of PASA, Rob Laing, shares its commitment to sustainability and...
I was very happy to be able to ask new IPA Executive Committee member, Christie Henry of Princeton University Press (PUP) about why PUP had...
10 February attack on publisher Sabyasachi's stand took place at Bangladesh's biggest book fair due to presence of books by author Taslima Nasrin....
The AI Action Summit took place in Paris, France on 10-11 February 2025. Following the publication of the closing Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial...

Book Fairs and Events

The WEXFO annual conference takes place in Lillehammer, Norway – 1-3 June....
Since 2022, the Paris Book Market has been bringing together international acquisition editors and rights managers from French-language publishing houses....
Launched in 1954, the Seoul International Book Fair has been Korea’s biggest book festival for nearly 70 years....
The IPA organises the International Publishers Congress every two years in cooperation with the IPA member in the host country. The Congress offers an unrivalled...
The Ghana International Book Fair is an annual event organised to celebrate the rich Ghanaian culture through books. The main goal behind organising the Book...
The Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF) is the regional market place for books and it brings together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media and...
For the 78th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse will open its doors in October to celebrate exciting stories and their authors....
The Algiers International Book Fair represents an annual meeting space for national and international authors, publishers and creators....
The Senegalese International Book Fair serves as a key platform for bringing together authors, publishers, and readers....