Bologna Sees a Five-Percent Growth in Trade Visitors

There were 33,318 trade visitors reported to have attended the 2025 edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair, next year a bit later in April.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/bologna-sees-a-five-percent-growth-in-trade-visitors/

#BolognaBookPlus #BolognaChildrensBookFair #BookFairs #ChildrensBooks #ElenaPasoli
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Germany – Records Broken at Leipzig Book Fair and lit.COLOGNE. More Visitors Than Frankfurt

Publishing invented the phrase "the sky is falling!"…
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/04/germany-records-broken-at-leipzig-book-fair-and-lit-cologne-more-visitors-than-frankfurt/

#BookFairs #Germany #BiggerthanFrankfurtBookFair #Germanybookmarket #Germanypublishing
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Romania – Portugal G.o.H at Bookfest 2025: A Celebration of Lusitanian Literature

This spotlight offers an exceptional opportunity for Romanian readers and the broader publishing community to engage with one of the most enduring literary traditions of Europe.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/03/romania-portugal-g-o-h-at-bookfest-2025-a-celebration-of-lusitanian-literature/

#BookFairs #Romania #BookfestBucharest2025 #Portugalbookmarket #RomaniaBookFest
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Authors Share Unforgettable Moments From Book Festivals

A wave of joyous children, a famous good Samaritan, and why you shouldn’t be afraid to sit in the front row.
The post Authors Share Unforgettable Moments From Book Festivals appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/authors-share-unforgettable-moments-from-book-festivals

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #authors #bookfairs
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Thai Publishing Industry: Harnessing Soft Power to Reach Global Markets

At TIBE in February, the Thai pavilion attracted 250,000 visitors.
The post Thai Publishing Industry: Harnessing Soft Power to Reach Global Markets appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/01/thai-publishing-industry-harnessing-soft-power-to-reach-global-markets/

#BookFairs #SEAsia #Thailand #SEAsiapublishing #Thailandbookmarket
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PublisHer Lounge has Its Debut at Bologna Today

At Bologna Children's Book Fair, you'll find PublisHer for women in publishing in Hall 29, Stand B/38 to C-48.
The post PublisHer Lounge has Its Debut at Bologna Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/publisher-women-in-publishing/

#BodourAlQasimi #BolognaBookPlus #BolognaChildrensBookFair #BookFairs #ChildrensBooks
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Bologna Monday: Sustainability a Major Issue in Opening

Just barely past the European Union’s change to daylight saving time and CEST, the 62nd Bologna Children’s Book Fair swings into action.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/bologna-monday-sustainability-a-major-issue-in-trade-show-opening/

#BolognaBookPlus #BolognaChildrensBookFair #BookFairs #ChildrensBooks #ElenaPasoli
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Morocco to be Guest of Honour at the Paris Book Festival

What I love about the Morocco pavilion at the Paris Book Festival this year is that visitors can explore five thematic areas, each offering a unique experience.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/03/27/morocco-to-be-guest-of-honour-at-the-paris-book-festival/

#BookFairs #France #Morocco #FestivalduLivredeParis2025 #MoroccoatParisBookFestival
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Taiwan: Authors, Rights Trading, and a Picnic at Bologna

TAICCA and Taipei International Book Exhibition Foundation present a new pavilion and author-illustrators at Bologna. Sponsored.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/taiwan-brings-authors-rights-trading-and-a-picnic-to-bologna/

#BolognaBookPlus #BolognaChildrensBookFair #BookFairs #BookPrize #ChildrensBooks
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Rights Deals Featured at the 2025 London Book Fair

In its three days, London Book Fair hosted a 550-table International Rights Center. Here are some of the key deals reported.
The post Rights Deals Featured at the 2025 London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/rights-deals-featured-at-the-2025-london-book-fair/

#News #BookFairs #Europe #InternationalRightsCentre #LondonBookFair #Rights #TradeShows
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Friendly #Atheist #Podcast
Ep. 508

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjEyNjY4NTMyNi9zb3VuZHMucnNz/episode/ZTliOTc5MDQtZTA3My0xMWVkLTkwZGItYmI1NzNmOGQyYmNi?sa=X&ved=0CK8CEM-BB2oXChMIuN_c--n_ggMVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAE

— Speaker #MikeJohnson says #God told him, in late-night #hallucinations, that he was #Moses.
— The #MormonChurch refused to help a #sexabuse survivor, then paid her to destroy #evidence.
— The theme of this #publicschool #marchingband's #halftimeshow? A #Christian #TentRevival.
— #KirkCameron wants #schools to ditch #Scholastic #bookfairs for a #rightwing alternative.
+ more

#Farright #extremist #Groups seek to replace #Scholasticbookfairs with #books written by #rightwing #pundits, #electiondeniers

#UpstartSkyTree #BookFairs is being #promoted to #replace it.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Indoctrination #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.witf.org/2023/11/20/groups-seek-to-replace-scholastic-book-fairs-with-books-written-by-rightwing-pundits-election-deniers/

#Scholastic Will Not offer a #censorship #option for "#Diverse #Titles" at #BookFairs After All.

Scholastic said that making the #titles #optional for elementary school book fairs was "a #mistake."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.them.us/story/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-titles-reversal

#Youth #PoetLaureate #AmandaGorman condemns #Scholastic for allowing #segregation of #queer and #BIPOC #authors' books.

The publisher yielded to #rightwing #Fascists giving #schools the #choice to #exclude #books by or about #minoritygroups from #bookfairs.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/23/amanda-gorman-scholastic-segregation-books/

#Scholastic Makes It Easy to Ban Black and #LGBTQ+ #Books
Caving to the far right, the #children’s book giant lets #school #bookfairs exclude diverse titles en masse. Books on Black identity, picture books with LGBTQ+ characters, stories of Indigenous history, among others, have been grouped together in a collection under the cloying title “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice.” School officials can then opt to exclude the entire section from their schools’ #bookfair https://theintercept.com/2023/10/17/scholastic-book-bans-schools/

Why we can't have nice things.

I loved #bookfairs when I was a teacher, and later when I was a parent. That the deplorables have made them a casualty (gravely wounding them, at the very least) of their #CultureWar is infuriating.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206219484/scholastic-book-fair-diversity-book-bans

Amigas, amigos del #Perú:
Este sábado 29 estaré en la ciudad de #Ica para participar en la Feria Internacional del Libro, en la Plaza de Armas. Nos vemos a las 8:00 pm para hablar de #escrituracreativa, #LaVisitante y más. ¡Allá nos vemos!
Más detalles en el sitio http://www.filica.pe

Prueba de vida en Ciudad Victoria, #Tamaulipas.
(Muchas gracias a quienes nos acompañaron –a @raxxie y a mí– en la Feria Universitaria del #Libro. Dimos una charla sobre #literatura, #cine y #zombis.)
#selfie #personal #eventos #FeriasDelLibro #BookFairs #libros #FeriaDelLibro #BookFair #events #literature #movies #zombies
#México #CiudadVictoria