The International Publishers Association names Dar Al Jadeed, co-founded by the late Lokman Slim, as the 2021 Prix Voltaire laureate, and adds a special award for China's late Li Liqun.

Delegates from 16 of UNESCO's World Book Capitals convened in Sharjah to explore the WBC network and what it can offer.

From publishing-house beauty contests to editor junkets and telephone calls limited to the afternoon, the industry has made some changes.