Jerusalem International Book Forum, Jerusalem
26 – 29 May
The JIBF is a project of the Municipality of Jerusalem, produced by the Ariel Municipal Company.
Since its inception in 1963, the JIBF (previously – the Jerusalem International Book Fair; currently – the Jerusalem International Book Forum) has brought together members of the international publishing community for a week of professional and intellectual as well as informal gatherings.
One of the highlights of the inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) 2025 was Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah’s captivating Book Talk session on day two. The session, led by Emirati writer Eman Al Yousef, focused on Gurnah’s novel “Afterlives,” probing migration, displacement, and colonial scars in East Africa. Gurnah emphasised how stories entangle […]
In a major push into animation, media tech investment firm Stars Collective is partnering with Shanghai-based El Pajaro Pictures to develop, produce and distribute a fresh take on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved classic “The Little Prince.” “The Little Prince” weaves a poetic tale of a young prince who travels from planet to planet, meeting […]
Januškevič Publishing House, a Belarusian publisher now operating from Poland, has successfully obtained the rights to publish J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in Belarusian. previously, the copyright holders had declined to grant the translation rights on the grounds of international sanctions on Belarus, and of Rowling’s own views on the matter. However, after lengthy negotiations and […]
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