Among focal book-publishing markets described by Nielsen’s Hazel Kenyon at Frankfurter Buchmesse are some ‘nations of keen book buyers who see books as a luxury item, yet will still pay out for them.’
Sharjah’s New African Literature Festival Honors Wole Soyinka
The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature honors Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Arab-African cultural roots.
UAE: Sharjah’s Renamed ‘Book Magazine’ Issues a 75th Edition
Ahead of two new festival events, Sharjah renames a long-running magazine created along with Sharjah Book Authority in 2017.
Tunisia Arrests IPA Prize-Winning Activist Sihem Bensedrine
The former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission was arrested on allegations of ‘falsifying’ the commission’s report.
Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans Its Fourth Edition
A public-facing event, the Macondo Literary Festival will stage its fourth iteration in Nairobi in September.
Richard Charkin: ‘Where the Lion Feeds’
While at the sales conference of Jonathan Ball Publishers, Richard Charkin sizes up features of the South African book market.
Taylor & Francis: More Open Access for Researchers in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
The South African National Library and Information Consortium strikes its 14th transformative agreement, this one with Taylor & Francis.
World Publishing to Ramaphosa: Don’t Sign Copyright Bill
IPA, IFRRO, STM, and IAF appeal to South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to refrain from signing the market’s new copyright bill.
South Africa: Publishers Join Statement on Copyright Act
The Publishers Association of South Africa calls on president Ramaphosa ‘not to sign’ the ‘Copyright Amendment Act.’
IPA, IFRRO, STM, IAF Oppose South Africa’s Copyright Bill
A joint statement from major international publishing bodies appeals to South Africa’s National Assembly to vote down its copyright bill.