Celebrated international writers donate items to first PEN International Literary Auction to support the protection of freedom of expression and speech.
PEN International’s Ege Dündar at Frankfurt: ‘Look to the Youth’
The youngest PEN International board member, Turkish-born Ege Dündar is an author-activist leading a new context for young citizens’ place in a troubled world. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘This Genuine Passion for Youth’ mong the most-watched of young activists in the publishing space this year, Ege Dündar is a thoughtful, innovative, fast-rising thinker and writer who’s the youngest …
Frankfurt: IPA’s Gvantsa Jobava on the Defenders Award
The IPA’s new Defenders Award will honor those who defend freedoms of expression, publishing, and reading.
Writer, Blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah Released From Egyptian Prison
The British-Egyptian writer and blogger highlighted last year by English PEN and Arundhati Roy, was pardoned and released Monday.
In Iceland: A Focus on Boualem Sansal at Reykjavik International Literary Festival
Entering its fourth decade, the Reykjavik festival uses its ‘Absent Author’ series to feature the jailed Sansal.
A Win in Ukraine’s Academic ‘Metadata War’
‘Preserving global trust in academic systems’ is involved in some coordinated reactions to illicit ISSN usage in Ukraine.
International Calls for Boualem Sansal: Now Sentenced to Five Years
Boualem Sansal is said to have told Algiers’ court: ‘My comments or writings were simply a personal opinion, and I have the right to make them like any Algerian citizen.’
PEN International: Kurkov on Ukraine’s ‘Tragic Anniversary’
The Ukrainian author and journalist Andrey Kurkov at PEN International marks ‘the anniversary of an ongoing war.’
The 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse: 230,000 Visitors Overall
Some 115,000 trade visitors from 153 countries were at Frankfurter Buchmesse last week, covered by 7,500 news-media representatives.
Frankfurt at Midpoint: Trade Visitors Are Up 9 Percent
The 76th edition of the world’s largest international book publishing trade show sees 114,000 trade visitors from 131 countries.