Argentina – Buenos Aires Int. Book Fair Professional Conferences April 25-27
With over one million visitors expected, there won’t be much space for publishers and other industry professionals to get together for some quality chat time. Which is were the “Professional Days” or...
View ArticleEl Salvador censors book at Guatemala International Book Fair
El Salvador’s populist dictator has been banning books in his own country and has now found a way to pressure a neighbouring country. While I’ve been fighting the triple peril of the monsoon season,...
View ArticlePeru – Lima International Book Fair (FIL LIMA) clocks 430,000 visitors that...
Sadly the event has yet to return to its pre-pandemic glory. In 2019 FIL Lima clocked 590,000 visitors spending $6 million. The 17-day Lima International Book Fair (FIL Lima) wound up last week,...
View ArticleBrazil’s Rio Biennial is almost here. Can the two-day Jornada Profissional...
The Rio Biennial itself is a public-facing event that typically sees 600,000 visitors buy literally millions of books. Happening August 30-31, the 4th Professional Days event at the 21st Rio Biennial...
View ArticleHonduras International Book Fair wraps up in Tegucigalpa
Sadly the only coverage I could find of FIL Honduras this year was highly-politicised reportage from Venezuela – that tells us little about the actual event. With a population of ten million,...
View ArticleCosta Rica International Book Fair underway in San José
Organised by the Costa Rican Book Chamber (CCL), the fair is a public-facing event. Spanning nine days, and with 150 activities lined up, and 11 international guests, the annual Costa Rica...
View ArticleBrazil’s Rio Biennial clocks 600,000 visitors buying 5.5 million books
Many publishers reporting double or even triple sales compared to previous years. While not quite matching the 2017 attendance record of 650,000, the 2023 Rio Biennial attracted an impressive 600,000...
View ArticleMexico – FIL Guadalajara pulls in 857,000 visitors, buoyed by interest in the...
The number of US librarians was up on previous events, to meet growing supply from publishers looking to get their Spanish-language content in front of American readers. It comes as a surprise to many...
View ArticleBrazil book sales and revenue tumbled in 2023
“There was talk that only an end-of-year miracle. It didn’t happen.” Nielsen BookScan’s summary of the 2023 Brazil book market makes for depressing reading. Ismael Borges, Country Manager of the...
View ArticleWattpad Webtoon signs deals with PRH US, Spain’s Zeta Studios and Australia’s...
Wattpad Webtoon will support three Queensland-based screenwriters or teams to develop film and series projects arising from Wattpad Webtoon content. The deal between Wattpad Webtoon Book Group...
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