June 14, 2019

In a warm welcome to the 'Africa Rising' conference delegates in Nairobi, Kenya Publishers Association chair Lawrence Njagi warns that without more indigenous-language publishing, children could face losing some of their linguistic identity.

 

Anniversary assessment: Richard Charkin reveals some of the lessons he’s learning a year into running his small press, Mensch Publishing.

In opening the second International Publishers Association Africa Seminar event in Kenya, IPA president Hugo Setzer quotes Desmond Tutu on ubuntu: 'You can’t exist as a human being in isolation.'

Are you looking to buy translation rights? Each week, we are highlighting a fresh selection of books from IPR members - all with rights available to view on the platform.

This week, we're highlighting art titles from China, published by Shanghai Insight Media, a division of China South Publishing & Media Group.

You can see more titles, with rights available, by downloading the latest issue of IPR Rights Magazine.

Architect Chuin Tung introduces the classic beauty of Chinese gardens, including techniques of garden construction and difference between Eastern and Western gardens.

Lin Xi analyzes why of art education is essential to the cultivation of mental power and to navigating today's independent, fast-changing world.

How did Jingdezhen become the 'Porcelain Capital'? This book analyzes the history of the craft and the impact of the industrial revolution on the porcelain trade in Jingdezhen.

Lin Xi’s paintings distinguish themselves with innocence and delicacy expressed, which often pay attention to blossoms, children and small items.