Buenos Aires Book Fair highlights plans for its 50th anniversary next year, including a presentation at this week’s Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Italy is Guest of Honor at the 2025 Lima Book Fair
The 29th Lima International Book Fair opens this week with Guest of Honor Italy on-hand for the 20-day run of the show.
Italy Is at Thessaloniki’s Book Fair as Guest of Honor
Thessaloniki International Book Fair has opened with Italy as guest of honor and more than 50 speakers on hand.
New Partnership: Wales’ Hay Festival and the USA’s National Public Radio
The long-running NPR Latin American storytelling program ‘Radio Ambulante’ will go with the Hay Festival to Latin America this year.
PRH Perú Chief and Author in Defamation Case: Publishing Industry Support
IPA, CPJ, and several embassies condemn the defamation verdict against PRH Perú’s Jerónimo Pimentel and author Christopher Acosta.
Guest of Honor Peru at Guadalajara: Overcoming a 30-Percent Pandemic Drop
Before the pandemic, only 5 percent of Peru’s publishers and booksellers had made digital sales. Peru was guest of honor at Guadalajara.
At Guadalajara: Spain’s Publishers Present a 41-House Collective Stand
Spanish publishers cite Mexico as their primary Latin American market, as they arrive at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Words Without Borders’ 2020 Gala: Translation and Generosity
More than 250 donor-attendees logged in to the digital edition of the Words Without Borders Gala in support of literature in translation.
Words Without Borders in September: ‘Asian Peruvian’ Writing
As the term ‘Asian’ begins ‘to groan under the weight of its load’ of many cultures, Jennifer Shyue looks at Peruvian writers in translation.
Latin American Book Fairs Try Digital Alternatives: Peru, Colombia, Argentina
Coronavirus updates: Following cancellations of three fairs in Latin America, the shows’ organizers in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru post digital content.