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Oslo?s Tragedy Reinforces WEXFO?s Importance
by Porter Anderson
27 Jun 2022 at 6:15am
Norway's weekend shooting raises the stakes for the World Expression Forum as an arena for constructive disagreement and debate.
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German Book Trade?s Peace Prize: Ukraine?s Serhiy Zhadan
by Porter Anderson
27 Jun 2022 at 5:15am
The German Peace Prize board praises Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan for his portrayal of wartime conflict and his humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
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Germany?s Bookwire Now Offers Artificial Narration for Audiobooks
by Porter Anderson
27 Jun 2022 at 5:12am
Text-to-speech automated audiobook narration arrives at Bookwire, amid the company's insistence on its respect for human narration.
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In the UK, a New Literary Magazine, With International Intent
by Porter Anderson
24 Jun 2022 at 1:36pm
The new literary magazine 'Fictionable' launches June 27 with short works including graphic fiction and translation.
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Spain?s Liber 22 in Barcelona Announces Colombia Its Guest of Honor
by Porter Anderson
24 Jun 2022 at 11:06am
Taking a second turn in Spain?its first was in Madrid at Liber 2006?Colombia returns as guest of honor 2022 in October.
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Sharjah Opens Submissions to Its 2022 International Book Fair Awards
by Porter Anderson
24 Jun 2022 at 9:38am
With a deadline of September 1, the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards are now accepting submissions in its six categories.
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Translator Frank Wynne Responds to Richard Charkin?s Column
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2022 at 12:33pm
Following the publisher Richard Charkin's column for us on translators and translation, Frank Wynne offers his considered reaction.
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The German Publishing Prize: 66 Publishers Honored, Three With ?60,000 Each
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2022 at 9:19am
With a total value of more than ?1.6 million, the German Publishing Prize selects and honors socially engaged independent publishers.
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Copyright and Coronavirus: IPA at WIPO?s ?SCCR? Sessions
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2022 at 9:04am
Effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on world copyright issues was a key focus at WIPO's 42nd SCCR meetings.
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Berlin?s Springer Nature: Open Access Up 40 Percent in Transformative Journals
by Porter Anderson
22 Jun 2022 at 3:31pm
Six transformative journals achieved 75-percent open-access uptake in 2021, according to Springer Nature this month.
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