On 10-14 April a senior delegation from the IPA was in Tbilisi, Georgia to participate in three important events: the Caucasus and Black Sea Basin Regional Publishing Conference, the UNESCO World Book Capital City Network meeting and the end of Tbilisi’s tenure as World Book Capital City 2021-22. The IPA team included President Bodour Al Qasimi, Former President Pere Vicens, Executive Committee members Gvantsa Jobava and Jessica Sänger, Freedom to Publish Committee member Trasvin Jittidecharak, Secretary General José Borghino and Director of Communications James Taylor.

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The 2022 Charles Clark Memorial Lecture was the closing event at this year’s altered but well-attended London Book Fair at Olympia London. The annual Memorial Lecture, and Book Fair highlight, celebrates and remembers the achievements of Charles Clark who was a publisher, lawyer, and eminent authority on copyright law.

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The Mexican city of Guadalajara, capital of the state of Jalisco, became the 22^nd World Book Capital City on 23 April 2022. IPA Past President, Hugo Setzer attended the ceremony on IPA’s behalf.

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The International Publishers Association (IPA) has released a report following its two-year investigation to gauge the effects of Covid-19 on global publishing and to map pathways to a more resilient, future-ready book sector.

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