'In the midst of an oppressive global political situation,' says Frankfurt president and CEO Juergen Boos, 'this fair sent important signals.'

At this professional programme preceding the annual Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), global publishing professionals discuss book sales, translations, copyrights, and distribution. Highlights include the US$300,000 SIBF Translation Grant and ‘matchmaking’ sessions.

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A look back at just a few of the countless gatherings, events, and celebrations at the 2022 Frankfurter Buchmesse.

The ‘essential elements of the Frankfurter Buchmesse experience,’ Richard Charkin says, come along with some suffering.

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'The number of trade visitors has exceeded our expectations,' says Frankfurt Book Fair president and CEO Juergen Boos.

The new Connection Awards honor rights professionals in two categories: at a publishing house and at a translation rights agency.

'The aim is not to sell books, but to sell narratives,' says Lithuania's Ūla Ambrasaitė in Frankfurt's Publishing Perspectives Forum.