In its third iteration, Lisbon’s Book 2.0 conference explores the urgency of a reading deficit and international pathways to come. (Sponsored)
Fondazione LIA’s APACE Project Wins the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award
The APACE program at Fondazione LIA, co-funded by the EU, is named the 2025 ABC winner in the Initiative category.
Accessibility: BISG, EDItEUR, and STM Join Italy’s Fondazione LIA
BISG, EdItEUR, and the STM Association become members of Fondazione LIA’s authoritative leadership in accessibility.
Interview: Niels Famaey on Fighting Piracy in Belgium
The Flemish Publishers’ director says, ‘You cannot steal publications and use them for your own gain and commercial purposes.’
Barcelona’s Jaume Fuster Library Wins Liber’s Honor
Spain’s Liber Award 2025 goes to a landmark library in Barcelona, the 20-year-old Jaume Fuster Library.
In Italy, Working ‘APACE’ on the Eve of Europe’s Accessibility Act
Fondazione LIA’s ‘APACE’ gathering of book publishing practitioners and accessibility experts meets, as a new law adds heat to a hot June weekend.
Italy’s LIA and APACE: Accessibility Programming at Fiesole
A ‘summer school’ for publishing professionals heads to Fiesole, outside Firenze, to prepare for the new law’s activation.
European Union Literary Prize: Winner and Special Mentions
Italy’s Nicoletta Verna wins the 2025 round of the European Union Prize for Literature, as announced in Prague.
In Brussels, a Call for Proper AI Act Implementation
‘Stay True to the Act, Stay True to Culture’ held a meeting in Brussels on May 20, amid fears about AI policy implementation in the EU.
Europe’s ‘ThinkPub’ Project: Cross-Border Collaboration
From last week at Bologna Children’s Book Fair: ‘Tailored Training for Publishers’ was a ThinkPub presentation.