Sharjah Book Authority and Ingram Content Group announce a joint venture, Lightning Source Sharjah, a print-on-demand installation at the Sharjah Publishing City free trade zone.

At the upcoming Guadalajara International Book Fair, the Bologna Children's Book Fair stages programming aimed at illustrators and has a stand with exhibitions.

The forthcoming winner of the five-title shortlist for this year's Albertine Prize has been voted on by the French bookshop's membership.