Doha: HBKU Press is attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy with its newly updated catalogue until March 9.
Though HBKU Press maintains a frequent presence at several major literary fairgrounds throughout the European region, it has since developed its capacity within the world of rights exchange, which ensures that HBKU Press titles reach new geographical zones with each passing season.
At the fair, HBKU Press will be engaging with its publishing peers for communications, rights agreements, creative networking, and strategic trade. It is managing its own booth at the Bologna Fair for the first time this year.
“The aspect of rights exchange is one which is integral to our operations,” said Bachar Chebaro, Executive Director of HBKU Press. “Book fairs such as these allow critical opportunities for networking with other publishers and houses worldwide and provide the platform for our catalog and our writers to be part of a cross-cultural movement as we meet professional creative individuals, buy and sell the rights of our own books, and globalize our catalogs.”
In the trading of book rights, HBKU Press ensures that its unique, educational, and often heartwarming stories get told to young audiences around the world, offering new perspectives and voices to readers in an increasingly expanding selection of languages.
Similarly, it is also here where HBKU Press takes the opportunity to practice discernment and acquire new books for translation and sale to local markets and readers. Currently, the publishing house translates stories and books from several major world languages, including Arabic, English, French, Turkish, Japanese, and more.
