 | IPA Announces Shortlist for the 2026 IPA Innovation in Publishing Award The five-strong shortlist includes innovations in reading promotion, discovery, marketing and literacy with the winner to be announced at the 35th International Publishers Congress in July 2026. Read more. | | | |  | | Copyright Updates: Kenya and Zambia IPA filed a joint submission with its member the Kenyan Publishers Association on a bill that proposes to review the Kenyan Copyright Act in its entirety as well as to a consultation in Zambia. Read more. | |  | U.S.A updates: Anna's Archive, U.S. Trade Representative List of Pirate Sites, and National Policy Framework on Artificial Intelligence The Association of American Publishers announced an infringement suit against the pirate site Anna's Archive, brought by thirteen publishing companies. Meanwhile, the U.S. published its 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, and its new National Policy framework on AI. Read more. | |  | | Copyright Update: UK government statement on copyright and AI The UK government made a statement on copyright and AI, moving from their previous position of favouring an 'opt out' model for rightsholders' work being used for AI training. The news came after the Publishers Association had released a new report Content Superpower: UK publishing and the AI licensing market. Read more. | | |  | Belarus: Several publishers and PEN Belarus labelled 'extremist' IPA backs PEN International statement following latest developments in ongoing crackdown on the Belarusian language, culture and identity. 2014 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, Ihar Lohvinau, and 2024 shortlisted publisher Andrej Januškevič both declared extremists. Read more. | |  | IPA statement on exclusion of bookshops from the German Bookshop Award Following the exclusion of three bookstores from the longlist of potential winners of the German Bookstore Award on undisclosed anti-extremism and anti-terrorism grounds, IPA President Gvantsa Jobava issued the following statement. Read more. | |  | IPA Statement on Hong Kong Bookseller Arrests Following reports of a raid by Hong Kong police on the Book Punch book store and the subsequent arrest of its own Pong Yat-ming and three of his staff, the IPA backs the statement of the European and International Booksellers Federation supporting the booksellers and re-affirming the vital role of booksellers in securing the freedom to read. Read more. | | | | | | IPA at AI Infrastrcuture Interchange Launch On March 17, WIPO launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Interchange (AIII, pronounced "A-triple-I") to facilitate global dialogue on the technical and operational aspects of the intellectual property system in the context of artificial intelligence. Read more. | | | | IPA President and EPF Chair in Slovenia Gvantsa Jobava travelled to Slovenia along with the new Chair of IPA's Educational Publishers Forum, Christoph Pienkoss, and Austrian educational publisher Iris Blatterer to support local education publishers dealing with the government's new textbook policy. Read more. | | | | IPA at LBF26: Day 1 IPA's first day at the London Book Fair focused on the linkages between reading and democracy and the participation of young voices in the literary ecosystem. Read more. | | | | IPA at LBF26: Day 2 Day 2 of the London Book Fair featured the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture and discussions on sustainable development in the publishing industry. Read more. | | | | IPA at LBF26: Day 3 DEI and Accessibility took center stage on IPA's third day at the London Book Fair, featuring discussions on representation and belonging within the publishing industry. Read more. | | | | London Book Fair Review: The 2026 Charles Clark Memorial Lecture The 2026 Charles Clark Memorial Lecture was the closing event at the Main Stage of the London Book Fair on its second day. The annual Memorial Lecture celebrates and remembers the achievements of Charles Clark, who was a publisher, lawyer, and eminent authority on copyright law. Read more. | | | | IPA at Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026 IPA will be present at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and BB+, participating in panels and ceremonies. Read more. | | | | Senior IPA leadership attend the Global Education Coalition meeting at UNESCO On 23-24 March, Christoph Pienkoss and José Manuel Anta, the new Chair and Vice Chair of IPA's Educational Publishers Forum (EPF), joined IPA Secretary General José Borghino at the 6th annual meeting of the Global Education Coalition (GEC) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Read more. | | | | IPA's Educational Publishers Forum convenes its 64th meeting On 26 March, the IPA's Educational Publishers Forum (EPF) held a virtual meeting attended by 38 people from 23 countries ranging from Mexico to New Zealand. Read more. | | | 35th International Publishers Congress Updates | | | The IPA Congress in Kuala Lumpur is rapidly approaching | | | In preparation for the event, Publishers Without Borders (PWB) and our Malaysian colleagues at MABOPA are gathering testimonies by asking a simple question: Why do we do the things we do?
We would love to hear your answers to this simple question. | | Medellín announced as UNESCO World Book Capital City 2027 The Colombian capital, Medellín, has been confirmed as the 2027 UNESCO World Book Capital City to follow Rio de Janeiro (2025) and Rabat (2026). Read more. | | | IFRRO releases two new reports: Publishing in Asia Pacific and Private Copying IFRRO, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, has published two new reports, one looking at the publishing sector in the Asia-Pacific region and the other a global study on the law and practice of private copying. Read more. | | | Shortlist announced for 2026 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing The finalists for the ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing have been announced. The winners will be announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair Awards ceremony held during the gala dinner in Bologna. Read more. | | | World Expression Forum confirms Norway PM, Ressa, and Theroux The 2026 World Expression Forum has confirmed the theme for its 5th edition will be "The Freedom to Disagree". Speakers will include the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, who will be in conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. Also announced is documentary maker Louis Theroux. Read more. | | | Interview with author Jens Schadendorf: "Stories also provide role models" Five years ago, Jens Schadendorf published the iconic "GaYme Changer. How the LGBT+ Community and their Allies are Changing the Global Economy" and his next book "The Threatened Rainbow – How Business and Society Can Protect and Harness Diversity" was just released in German (with an English version expected next year). Time to interview this author on DEI and LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion and the dramatic changes that occurred recently in the US and its impact globally. Read more. | | | Interview with Heated Rivalry editor Mackenzie Walton Late 2025 and early 2026 the series Heated Rivalry came out, first on the Canadian platform Crave and later distributed globally by HBO, and it was an overnight success. Produced on a shoestring budget with two totally unknown lead actors, the success of the series was phenomenal. And as is often the case with a blockbuster movie or series, Heated Rivalry was based on a book. The story features two male ice hockey champions (and rivals) who have a passionate love affair, while deep in the closet. A beautiful illustration how authors, editors and publishers can contribute to a more diverse and inclusive world. We had the chance to ask the editor of Heated Rivalry, Mackenzie Walton, some key questions about this bestselling book and series. Read more. | | | The Priority of Reading Promotion at Professional Book Fairs Reading promotion is gaining strategic prominence at professional book fairs, even within business-oriented contexts. A clear taxonomy of reading -attentive to its diverse forms, situations and functions- is indispensable, and its conceptual boundaries must not be blurred. International collaboration and shared learning are becoming essential in a rapidly shifting global landscape. Read more. | | | The IPA statement condemning the exclusion of bookshops from the German Bookshop Award was covered by Börsenblatt, Bluewin, and Chytomo.
Former IPA President, Ana Maria Cabanellas, was shortlisted for the PublishHer Excellence Awards 2026, as covered by Publishing Perspectives.
The IPA participation in events of the London Book Fair was highlighted by Publishing Perspectives, which reported on the following events: "Whose Stories Shape Tomorrow? Introducing the Young Voices Network" and the tribute to Porter Anderson.
The upcoming conference at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, "Building the Future Generation of Readers: Best Practices and Policies for Reading Promotion", co-organised by IPA, was highlighted by Publishers Weekly. | | | | |
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