Jamaica Book Festival – December 7
Jamaica Book Festival 2024
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Category: Caribbean
The Dominican Republic’s 26th Santo Domingo International Book Fair kicks off November
FILSD23 was marred by protests and calls for a boycott, because Israel was lined up as Guest of Honour, at a time when the Palestine crisis was still daily news, not a reporting afterthought.
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Haiti – 30th Livres en Folie, delayed due to civil unrest, has just finished
The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) reported 3,884 killings and injuries related to gang violence in the first six months of the year.
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Dominican Republic – nominations are open for the Eduardo León Jimenes Book Fair National Award.
The 25th Santo Domingo International Book Fair.
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Dominican Republic – IPA “extremely concerned” at nationalisation of text book production
“High-quality educational resources can’t be improvised, they take years of investment to...
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Costa Rica International Book Fair underway in San José
Organised by the Costa Rican Book Chamber (CCL), the fair is a public-facing event. Spanning nine...
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Honduras International Book Fair wraps up in Tegucigalpa
Sadly the only coverage I could find of FIL Honduras this year was highly-politicised reportage...
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Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo International Book Fair’s tech-savvy shine is tarnished by boycott calls as Israel’s prepares to be GoH
Other attractions suggest for all its political stagnation the Dominican Republic is not being...
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The Santo Domingo Virtual International Book Fair is underway in the Dominican Republic
While I’m struggling here in West Africa with internet connectivity, as the irregular TNPS...
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Germany’s Frankfurt Book Fair under pressure as exodus gains momentum. GoH Canada seeks postponement. The Buchmesse is dead – Long live the Buchmesse redux
It’s not looking good for the Frankfurt Book Fair. While the Buchmesse has committed to going...
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Start The Day Global with a Muslim superhero; Trinidad & Tobago’s Carifesta; The Philippines Comic Con; and Barnes & Noble's reputation
Marvel has confirmed a Muslim superhero named Ms Marvel – Pakistani-American teenager Kamala...
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Cuba’s inaugural Havana Biennial of Poetry set for May 27
Cuban poets will be joined be poets from 25 countries for the first Havana Biennial of Poetry,...
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