The Association of American Publishers’ 23-year-old International Freedom to Publish award toes to Georgy Urushadze.
Ukrainian Books in Translation: ‘Chapter Ukraine’ Is Open
The literature of Ukraine in translation has a growing new site of its own, as ‘Chapter Ukraine’ launches in three languages.
IPA Blasts Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Publishing Sites
The Russian attacks on publishing interests in Ukraine — this month and in mid-June — prompt sharp condemnation from IPA.
IPA on Reported Moscow Arrests: ‘The Risks Publishers Now Face in Russia’
The International Publishers Association alerts its world membership to reports of Russian actions against ‘LGBT propaganda.’
Vivat’s Julia Orlova: Ukraine’s Print Runs Are Rising
In an update on her market observations, Vivat Publishing CEO Julia Orlova talks of the evolution of the Ukrainian market in wartime.
The IPA Prix Voltaire Announces Its 2025 Shortlist
Supporting ‘rights that we constantly must fight for,’ this year’s IPA Prix Voltaire shortlistees come from five international markets.
Ukraine’s Oleksandra Matviichuk: Words for Publishers
‘The usual words seem not suitable for this,” Kyiv’s Oleksandra Matviichuk tells IPA’s publishers at Guadalajara, ‘and some experiences are beyond any words.’
‘Frankfurt Calling’: Authors on Storytelling as Resistance
A Friday discussion at Frankfurter Buchmesse brought together international authors to discuss writing in a politicized era.
Republic of Georgia: Publishing Industry Criticizes ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill
Georgia’s foreign agents bill is drawing criticism from PEN Georgia, the Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association, and others.
In Tbilisi: Bookseller Tamara Megrelishvili on Sales Trends
Tamara Megrelishvili, founder of Georgian bookstore Prospero’s talks about the impact of diminished tourism, war, and political unease.