The Freedom to Publish lead at IPA, the founding managing director of WEXFO, the World Expression Forum, will focus on the ‘democracy-reading’ connection full-time now. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Give the Readers What They Didn’t Know They Wanted’ t will seem odd at first. So central a personality has Kristenn Einarsson been to the International Publishers Association, to …
At Norway’s WEXFO, a Vow To Fight ‘Disinformation, Censorship, Polarization’
Urgently essential ‘higher-level reading’ and a new construct built on democracy and literacy, ‘Dem Read,’ came into focus at WEXFO.
Slovenia’s Evolution: Digitization Drives a Market’s Rights Contours
Rising markets for ebooks and audiobooks are opening new rights opportunities in the 2023 Frankfurt guest of honor, Slovenia.
Frankfurt: Stefano Boeri on His Guest of Honor Italy Pavilion
Getting robust response at Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Guest of Honor Italy pavilion is a piazza-inspired creation of architect Stefano Boeri.
Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Italy Pavilion: A Piazza
The piazza — in daily life and in centuries of cultural context — is the lead metaphor for Guest of Honor Italy’s pavilion. Sponsored.
Norway’s World Expression Forum: A Reading Focus
In its third year, Kristenn Einarsson’s World Expression Forum is placing new emphasis on publishing’s and reading’s vulnerability.
Denmark’s Theis Ørntoft Wins the European Union Prize for Literature
The 2024 European Union Prize for Literature gives special mentions to Bulgaria, Germany, Iceland, The Netherlands, and Slovenia.
Norway’s WEXFO 2024: A ‘Global Free Speech Recession’
The third annual World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Norway is to address ‘the global free speech recession’ in book publishing.
Frankfurt Photo Roundup: People and Programming
Frankfurt Book Fair’s professional programming ranged from academic publishing and AI to image licensing, literary awards, and audio sales.
Frankfurt: Guest of Honor Slovenia Hands Off to Italy 2024
The Frankfurter Buchmesse ‘GuestScroll’ has been handed from Slovenia to Italy as Frankfurt Book Fair closes its 75th Anniversary edition.