‘A growing interest in reading and books’ cheers Spanish publishers, who report regaining pre-2008 turnover levels in 2024. At the 2025 Madrid Book Fair, directed by Eva Orúe. The 84th edition of this public-facing fair in Retiro Park had New York as its guest city. Image – Getty: David Sanz By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | […]
The globe-trotting Sharjah Book Authority team appeared at Rio’s book fair to welcome the city to the World Book Capital ranks. At the 2025 Bienal do Livro in Rio de Janeiro, the Sharjah Book Authority and Sharjah World Book Capital stand. Image: SBA By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See also:Rio Becomes UNESCO’s 2025 World
European literary organizations see the Archipelagos project as a way to identify and promote translations from lesser-used languages. Participants in a 2024 Berlin meeting of Ukrainian literature translators. Image: Atlas-CITL By Jarosław Adamowksi | @JaroslawAdamows Open for ‘Scouting Residency’ Applications Today (June 16), a collective open call for scouting residencies for literary translators is announced by
Europe’s DemRead project—’Democracies Depend on Reading’—launches in the autumn. The World Expression Forum has an update. Reading by the Nidelven in Trondheim. Image – Getty: MartinPBGV By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See also:Norway’s World Expression Forum in a ‘Year of Resistance’The IPA Prix Voltaire Announces Its 2025 ShortlistNorway’s WEXFO: New Dates, Early Notes on
