The IPA’s new Defenders Award will honor those who defend freedoms of expression, publishing, and reading.
Lisbon’s Book 2.0 Speakers Include IPA’s Gvantsa Jobava
Focused on ‘The Future of Reading,’ Portugal’s Book 2.0 conference looks at ‘reinventions of books, reading, and human potential.’ (Sponsored)
IPA’s President Gvantsa Jobava on Unity and Knowledge as a Weapon
At London Book Fair, IPA’s president, Gvantsa Jobava, will talk about the breadth of issues in sustainability, and books’ role in today’s issues.
Gvantsa Jobava on Guest of Honor Georgia at Frankfurt Book Fair
‘Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, we have essentially risen from the dead, and only 25 years later, here we are.’ Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor, Georgia, says Gvantsa Jobava, is ready.
IPA General Assembly: ‘We Emerged Stronger’
IPA names Brazilian publisher Karine Pansa as its next—and third woman—president, and Gvantsa Jobava is named as vice-president.
Timely in Tbilisi: A New Conference During the Ukraine Crisis
‘Great prospects for establishing business or cultural relations’ lie in the Caucasus area publishing conference, says Gvantsa Jobava.
‘Words Without Borders’ September: Translating the Frankfurt-Bound Character of Georgia
‘Our culture is perfectly compatible with the values of the free world.’ Gvantsa Jobava is guest editor of the September issue of ‘Words Without Borders,’ as Georgia prepares to be Guest of Honor at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
IPA Seeks Nominations for 2026 Prix Voltaire
Any individual, group, or organization can nominate a publisher that has recently published “controversial works amid pressure, threats, intimidation or harassment,” or that has “a distinguished record over many years of upholding the freedom to publish and freedom of expression.” By Andrew Richard Albanese, Editor-in-Chief he International Publishers Association this week launched its call for nominations for the 2026 IPA …
One-Brand / Two-Events: The Italian-and-Chinese Program’s 12th Shanghai Fair
The largest Asia-based trade show of its kind is headed into its 12th year in collaboration with Bologna.
At Sharjah’s Publishers Conference: PublisHers’ Support
‘The six-year-0ld international network for professional women in book publishing, PublisHer, has made its first appearance cince Frankfurt, here in Sharjah.