Stolen 16th Century Manuscript Returned to Paraguay from New York
It’s not clear from reportage quite how the auction house got away with allowing this treasure to be sold at auction without checking its providence properly.
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Category: Ibero-America
Brazil – National Award for Children’s and Youth Literature for Quilombola and Roma Authors Opens for Entries
Thirty-six literary works by Quilombola and Roma authors will be awarded, providing an opportunity for these stories to reach a broad audience, whether they are newcomers or established writers.
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PARIX IA: The Largest AI-Related Event for Spanish-Language Publishing Markets. Time To Leave The Luddites In The Dust!
Watching the global AI scene evolve, it’s clear that many publishers and authors in the US, and even more in the UK, blindly fixating on these issues and unable/unwilling to see the bigger picture thanks to a handful of Luddite influencers, stand to be left behind as AI-assisted publishing moves forward without them.
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Cuba – South Africa is Guest of Honour at the Havana International Book Fair
Apartheid ended in the early 1990s, meaning that for younger TNPS readers, the names of Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela may be as meaningless as Jose Marti. A reminder of the importance of publishing in keeping history alive for future generations.
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Brazil – Rio International Publishers Summit Will Ice the Rio Biennial Cake This Year
Key topics will, you’ll be astounded to learn, include the impact of artificial intelligence on the publishing market.
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Costa Rica’s 3rd Bookafest set for Feb 1-2
Like all self-respecting book fairs and festivals nowadays, Bookafest has a professionals element ,“Publishers’ Forum,” where industry leaders can discuss trends and network.
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Costa Rica Literary Projects 2025
PublishNewsEs has the list of literary projects that will be supported by the Colegio de Costa Rica, part of the Costa Rican Ministry of Culture and Youth.
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Colombia – FILBAC, the International Book Fair of Barranquilla, the Atlantic and the Caribbean launches this week
What especially appealed to me is that FILBAC will be city-wide, not just at a single venue, integrating the entire city into its celebration.
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Mexico – Falling school text book orders precipitate a more than 20% book market crash
Mexico’s publishing industry highlights the risks of over-reliance on de facto government subsidies.
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Galician Poet Chus Pato Wins 2024 Spanish National Poetry Prize
Chus Pato’s works have been widely translated and published abroad, including in Argentina, Chile, Portugal, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Russia, France, and Belgium. One cannot help but notice no English-language countries make the list.
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Colombia – 18th Medillin Book and Culture Festival clocks a half million visitors, record revenues
Medellín’s festival is celebrated for its grassroots approach, attracting a diverse local audience and fostering a strong sense of community that makes the half-million footfall all the more impressive.
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One month until the 27th São Paulo Biennial
This year’s theme, “Those who read make great friends,” really sends out the right message that books are to be enjoyed, not rote-memorised to pass an exam.
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