From Sketchbook to Shelf: One Publisher’s Quest to Build a Congolese Comics Industry
Jevic Josué Otiléon, founder of Centrale Comics, on winning the Prix Lili 2025 and building a sustainable comics ecosystem in Congo and beyond.
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Author: Mark Williams
TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 4: Taking AI’s Harshest Critics Seriously – Why Nadim Sadek’s Engagement With Sceptics Matters
Bender, Cave, Marcus, Gebru, Lanier: engaging AI’s harshest critics strengthens the case for thoughtful collaboration. Why their concerns matter—and where they overreach.
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Syria’s Damascus International Book Fair Is Back!
Damascus International Book Fair 2026 Qatar guest of honour
156-character metadata description: Qatar leads cultural diplomacy as guest of honour at the Damascus International Book Fair, 5–16 Feb 2026, with 500 publishers from 35 countries.
India – Tiruppur’s Literary Revolution: A Template for Reading and Publishing Success
Tiruppur Book Festival showcases India’s regional publishing potential with innovative ‘Tiruppur Reads’ initiative, student-authored content, and multimillion-book distribution programmes transforming market dynamics.
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South Asia’s Invisible Book Markets – Pakistan’s 10th Gwadar Book Fair Has A Message For Western Publishers
Gwadar’s 10th book fair challenges the myth that Pakistan lacks readers, celebrating pleasure reading alongside academic gain.
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