As the final pages of the 2025 Medina International Book Fair turned, the city bid farewell to days alive with dialogue, discovery, and the quiet hum of turning pages. Over the course of its run, 300 publishing houses from more than 20 countries gathered beneath one roof, transforming the fair into a living crossroads of […]
First Edition of The Hobbit Found in House Clearance to Auction A first edition of The Hobbit is set to sell for thousands at auction – after being discovered during a routine house clearance. The copy of JRR Tolkien’s 1937 book was discovered on a bookcase at a home in Bristol. It is one […]
Lucy Steeds has won the 2025 Waterstones debut fiction prize for her novel The Artist, which has been praised for its “atmospheric, sensory prose.” Set in an artist’s household in 1920s Provence, the novel follows aspiring English journalist Joseph Adelaide, reclusive painter Edouard Tartuffe and his niece Ettie, who has her own hidden artistic ambitions. […]
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,...
International Publishers Congress 4-6 December Website: https://publisherscongress.com/about/
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:...
