With Simon & Schuster's exit from London Book Fair, other publishers are watchful–concerned both for employee safety and for cost in case of a quarantine. The post S&S Cancels and COVID-19 Concerns Mount for London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-28 18:07:02 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster’s US team will not be attending the London Book Fair this year over "health and safety" fears following the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 11:51:27 UTC ]
New programs and new opportunities await publishers at the 2020 London Book Fair Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Prize announces shortlists and readies a special program at London Book Fair on the impact of prize programs on translation. The post The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020: Shortlists and a London Book Fair Event appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-27 14:30:31 UTC ]
The Sharjah Market Focus program at London Book Fair brings two pavilions to the trade show, as well as a stand featuring Sharjah's World Book Capital year. The post Sharjah at London Book Fair: The 2020 Market Focus appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-27 14:08:34 UTC ]
For a third year, London Book Fair includes an accomplished illustrator among its highlighted industry professionals and offers illustration-related events. The post At London Book Fair: Rob Biddulph is Illustrator of the Fair 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-26 15:30:22 UTC ]
Updating our coronavirus coverage: With Bologna Children's Book Fair postponed in virus-struck Italy, London Book Fair commits to going ahead. The post Coronavirus Follow-Up: London Remains a Go; Publishers, Agents Uncertain About Bologna appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-25 12:30:54 UTC ]
Nigel Newton, founding CEO of Bloomsbury, is to receive a London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award for his 'huge contribution to the book industry.' The post Bloomsbury’s Nigel Newton Receives London Book Fair’s Lifetime Achievement Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-24 13:50:23 UTC ]
Nigel Newton, founder and chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing will be presented with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-23 20:55:13 UTC ]
The London Book Fair (LBF) has unveiled its 2020 live podcast programme, featuring authors including David Mitchell, Lynda La Plante, Cressida Cowell, Janne Teller and Abigail Dean. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-23 14:18:57 UTC ]
BackgroundIn conjunction with the Sharjah Market Focus at The London Book Fair in March 2020, the British Council will be offering two small grants of £3000 each to UK or UAE based organisations for activity taking place between 16 March and 31 October 2020. Together, the British Council will... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-02-21 12:31:03 UTC ]
The Geneva-based International Publishers Association is engaged in several presentations at London Book Fair in March, with emphasis on issues of diversity, copyright, and the freedom to publish. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Paying the Price’ s publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-20 11:30:30 UTC ]
When Jokha al-Harthi and Marilyn Booth won the Man Booker International Prize last year, for Booth’s translation of Sayyidat al-Qamr (Celestial Bodies), many hurried to note that al-Harthi was the “first Omani woman writer” to have a book in English translation.While true, this may give the... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-02-19 10:26:57 UTC ]
Tuesday 10 March Omar Ghobash in Conversation with Philippe Sands11.45-12.15, English PEN Literary Salon (3E90), OlympiaOmar Ghobash is a former diplomat and the author of Letters to a Young Muslim (Picador 2018), an exploration of the complexities of life as a modern Muslim, written as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-02-17 10:55:59 UTC ]
1001 Stories: UAE Writers on Arabic Literature Today Tuesday 10 March 2019| 19.15-20.30Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB An evening with three writers from the United Arab Emirates to chime with this year's London Book Fair Sharjah Focus. Hear how writers in... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-02-17 10:55:59 UTC ]
Twelve Emirati writers appear during London Book Fair as part of the Market Focus Sharjah program, produced with the British Council. The post British Council Announces London Book Fair’s Sharjah Cultural Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-17 08:30:50 UTC ]
Author and illustrator Rob Biddulph has been announced as Illustrator of the London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 01:30:59 UTC ]
The British Council, in partnership with the Sharjah Book Authority, has announced the Sharjah Market Focus Cultural Programme for the London Book Fair 2020, featuring 12 prominent writers from the UAE. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 19:53:13 UTC ]
Please note: you must have a pass to the London Book Fair in order to attend this talk. Wednesday 11 Mar 2020,10:00 - 11:00As the UK’s international cultural relations body, British Council facilitate collaborative exchange between artists and arts organisations in the UK and overseas. In this... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-02-14 10:26:57 UTC ]
As part of the Sharjah Market Focus at The London Book Fair in March 2020, the British Council have partnered with New Writing North, Kalimat Group and Sharjah World Book Capital to offer an Arabic-English/English-Arabic Translation Workshop in February 2020.This is an opportunity for up to six... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-12-02 14:33:00 UTC ]