The Frankfurt Book Fair, opened this year by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, also kicked off discussions of women in publishing and the role of books in an era of fake news.
Speakers at the opening press conference of the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair stressed the importance of book publishing and freedom to publish, as well as the need to focus on tomorrow’s readers.
Iconic literary agent Andrew Wylie spoke at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s Markets conference about diversity in publishing, and giving readers what they want.
Publishing legend Fred Kobrak, 1928-2016, will be remembered by his colleagues, friends, and family at a memorial during this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.
In a series of discussions, the Publishing Perspectives Talks bring industry leaders to Frankfurt's Business Club on key issues of global book publishing today.