The Leipzig Book Fair (German: Leipziger Buchmesse) is the second largest book fair in Germany after the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair takes place annually over four days at the Leipzig Trade Fairground in the northern part of Leipzig, Saxony. It is the first large trade meeting of the year and as such it plays an important role in the market and is often where new publications are first presented.
What’s the cure for a broken heart? What about for grief, anxiety or loneliness? For those visiting the Poetry Pharmacy – customers or patients, depending how you see them – it’s these questions that are on their minds. The company’s new London bookshop, on Oxford Street, offers tonics to those sorts of emotional ailments. Calm, […]
Microsoft has unveiled 8080 Books, a publishing imprint dedicated to sharing innovative research, ideas, and insights at the crossroads of science, technology, and business. Distributed by Ingram, the nonprofit initiative aims to spotlight emerging and diverse voices in these fields. The imprint debuted its first title, No Prize for Pessimism by Microsoft’s Deputy CTO […]
One of the most familiar faces at the Sharjah International Book Fair across the Gulf and the wider Middle East is Bill Kennedy whose Avicenna sales agency has been representing university presses and academic houses since it was founded in 2003 Now Kennedy has announced a succession plan which sees Avicenaa acquired by leading […]
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Jan 29-Feb 2, 2025 The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature brings people from around the world together in the heart of Dubai each year. This celebration transcends borders and languages as talented writers entertain,...
Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy 4 – 8 December Più libri is the first Italian fair dedicated exclusively to independent publishing where every year around 500 publishers, coming from all over Italy, present their news and their catalog to the public. Website:...