International Book News: Book Bans, Shortlists, New Releases, Literary Festivals

Get the latest infos from the literary world! From a report on fiction and nonfiction sales to book bans and shortlist announcements for two major literary prizes, I've got you covered. Let's look back on the month of March 2025 together!
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Book Fairs and Literary Events in April 2025:

EUROPE
Munich Literary Festival (Munich, Germany): April 2-11, 2025: https://www.literaturfest-muenchen.de/
Oxford Literary Festival (Oxford, UK): March 29 - April 6, 2025: https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/
Ealing Book Festival (London, UK): April 24-27, 2025: https://ealingbookfestival.com/
Festival du Livre de Paris: April 11.13: https://www.festivaldulivredeparis.fr/

NORTH AMERICA
Québec International Book Fair: April 9-13: https://silq.ca/
Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri: April 17-20: https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: April 26-27: https://www.pbfa.org/fairs/oxford-pre...
San Antonio Book Festival (San Antonio, Texas, USA): April 12, 2025:

ASIA
Abu Dhabi Middle East Film & Comic Con: April 18-20: https://www.mefcc.com/home/
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from April 26 to May 5: https://adbookfair.com/en
Eurasian International Book Fair in Kazakhstan: April 23-27: https://www.eurasbook.com/eng-index.html
Tunis International Book Fair: April 25 to May 4: https://lapresse.tn/2024/12/03/foire-...

SOUTH AMERICA
Feria International del Libro de Bogota in Colombia: April 25 to May 11: https://feriadellibro.com/?i=2
Buenos Aires International Bookfair: April 24 to May 12
https://www.el-libro.org.ar/internaci...

AFRICA
Le Salon International de l'Edition et du Livre Rabat, Rabat, Morocco (April 17-27, 2025): https://livredulivre.com/salon-intern...
72 heures du livre 2025, Conakry Guinea: April 23-25: https://www.facebook.com/72heuresduli...

AUSTRALIA
Somerset Story Fest: https://www.storyfest.com.au/
Sorrento Writers Festival, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria (April 24-27, 2025): https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/
Newcastle Writers Festival, New South Wales (April 4-6, 2025): https://www.newcastlewritersfestival....
Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Victoria (April 27 - May 17, 2025): https://www.stratfordshakespeare.com....

Sources
https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/fra...
Fiction and Nonfiction Report Referenced: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...
Book Bans (Image and Source): https://pen.org/book-bans/


Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:03 Conviction of Boualem Sansal
3:20 Report on Book Sales
5:12 Book Bans
7:10 New Bloomsbury SFF Imprint
7:50 Shortlists for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction
9:35 Shortlist for Climate Fiction Prize
10:29 New Releases
15:04 Book Fairs and Festivals in April

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