✦ BABELICA ✦ ☘︎ 24-25 SEPTEMBER 2025 ⚑ INTERNATIONAL ONLINE BOOK FAIR OF INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING ✦ BABELICA ✦ ☘︎ 24-25 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2025 ⚑ FERIA INTERNACIONAL Y EN LÍNEA DE LA EDICIÓN INDEPENDIENTE ✦ BABELICA ✦ ☘︎ 24-25 SEPTEMBRE 2025 ⚑ SALON INTERNATIONAL DE L’ÉDITION INDÉPENDANTE EN LIGNE

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Lectura 'El libro para mirar fantasmas' propuesta por Pez en el Hielo Ediciones (Uruguay)

Reading of 'El libro para mirar fantasmas' presented by Pez en el Hielo Ediciones (Uruguay)

El libro para mirar fantasmas

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Lecturas de 'Mujer en papel', 'Aguacate' & 'El escándalo de la homofobia' propuestas por Trilce Ediciones (México)

Readings of 'Mujer en papel', 'Aguacate' & 'El escándalo de la homofobia' presented by Trilce Ediciones (Mexico)

Mujer en Papel
Aguacate

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Lecturas de poemas propuestas por Pakarina Ediciones (Perú)

Readings of poems presented by Pakarina Ediciones (Peru)

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Lecture de "Les tigres ne mangent pas les étoiles" présentée par elyzad (Tunisie)

Reading of ‘Les tigres ne mangent pas les étoiles’ (Tigers don't eat stars) presented by elyzad (Tunisia)

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Lectures d'"Un jour... tes pantoufles", "Indécences" & "Les bas-fonds de la mémoire" présentées par LEGS ÉDITION (Haïti)

Readings of 'Un jour... tes pantoufles', 'Indécences' & 'Les bas-fonds de la mémoire' presented by LEGS ÉDITION (Haiti)

Indécences

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Créole (Haiti)

2023 Edition

Lectures proposées par LEGS Édition (Haïti)

Readings presented by LEGS Édition (Haiti)

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Lectures proposées par les éditions elyzad (Tunisie)

Readings presented by éditions elyzad (Tunisia)

Malena, c’est ton nom

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Reading for Palestine presented by the Alliance's Arabic-language network 1/2

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Reading for Palestine presented by the Alliance's Arabic-language network 2/2

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Persian

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Reading of James Joyce's Ulysses in Persian presented by Nogaam (Iran/UK)

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Readings of 'A Madman's World' & 'Mystery in Palmarola' presented by Vakxikon Publications (Greece)

Ο κόσμος των τρελών
Μυστήριο στην Παλμαρόλα

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Readings presented by the Alliance’s Arabic-speaking network

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A decolonial ecology in the Book world

L’écologie décoloniale dans le monde du livre / La ecología decolonial en el mundo del libro

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Artificial intelligence and independent publishing

L’intelligence artificielle et l’édition indépendante / La inteligencia artificial y la edición independiente

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Bibliodiversity around the world

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Book ecology: initiatives by independent publishers

Écologie du livre : initiatives des indépendant·es / Ecología del libro: iniciativas de las y los independientes

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Book fairs and festivals: initiatives around the world

Salons du livre et festivals : initiatives aux quatre coins du monde / Ferias del libro y festivales: iniciativas en todo el mundo

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Carte blanche to Publishers for Palestine

Carte blanche à Publishers for Palestine / Carta blanca a Publishers for Palestine

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Co-publishing as a valuable strategy for independent publishers to collaborate

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Créer et écrire en contexte de crise : le dilemme haïtien

Creating and writing in a context of crisis: the Haitian dilemma

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Discussion avec Lilian Thuram : les coéditions solidaires

Discussion with Lilian Thuram / Charla con Lilian Thuram

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Discussion with Vandana Shiva to mark the publication of her memoirs, 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑎

Discussion avec Vandana Shiva à l’occasion de la publication de ses mémoires, Terra viva [Mémoires terrestres] / Charla con Vandana Shiva con motivo de la publicación de sus memorias, Terra viva

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El impacto de las editoriales cartoneras en América Latina

The impact of cartoneras publishing houses in Latin America

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Financiamiento Editorial / Carta blanca a Editoriales de Chile

Publishing Funding / Carte blanche to Editoriales de Chile

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Focus on independent publishing in Asia

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Inclusive publishing: towards more open publishing

L'édition inclusive : vers une édition plus ouverte / La edición inclusiva: hacia una edición más abierta

Orchidées contre béton armé. Mémoires de la ZAD de la Colline

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Introduction to the German-language independent publishing

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La edición independiente, espacio de encuentros, de solidaridad y de lucha en América Latina

Independent publishing: a space to meet, show solidarity and act in Latin America

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La librairie et l’édition indépendante en Afrique subsaharienne, dans l’océan Indien et les Caraïbes : regards croisés

Bookshops and independent publishing in sub-Saharan Africa, in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean

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Las brujas que somos: feminismo, arte y política

The witches we are: feminism, art and politics

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Le livre multilingue, un indispensable soutien au patrimoine immatériel

Multilingual books: essential support for immaterial heritage

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Public book policies (invitation to tenders, school book market, public purchases): discussions between Latin America and Africa

Políticas públicas para el libro (concursos públicos, mercado escolar, compras públicas, etc.): miradas cruzadas entre América Latina y África / Politiques publiques du livre (appels d’offre, marchés scolaires, achats publics…) : regards croisés entre l’Amérique latine et l’Afrique

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Quelles prises de risques pour l'édition jeunesse « engagée » ?

What risks are faced by children's book publishers who take a stand on social and political issues?

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Regards croisés : la librairie et l'édition indépendante en Afrique subsaharienne francophone (en partenariat avec l'AILF)

Exchanging viewpoints: the bookshop and independent publishing in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa (in partnership with the AILF)

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Repenser le statut du travail. Une contribution africaine, d'Ousmane Sidibé

Rethinking the status of work. An African contribution by Ousmane Sidibé

Repenser le statut du travail. Une contribution africaine

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The calligraphy of Mouneer Al-Shaarani

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The precariousness of independent publishing

La précarité de l’édition indépendante / Precariedad de la edición independiente

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Traduire et éditer le genre

Translating and publishing gender

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Translation and publishing in Arabic: spotlight on the challenges ahead

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Children's book rights market

Marché des droits (littérature jeunesse) / Mercado de derechos (literatura infantil y juvenil)

ভূতের আগুন
Youko au pays des rennes

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Del papel a los algoritmos. Inteligencia artificial y bibliodiversidad (REPLAY)

From Paper to Algorithms. Artificial intelligence and bibliodiversity (REPLAY)

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From Paper to Algorithms. Artificial intelligence and bibliodiversity (REPLAY)

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Giving new value to intellectual work

Pour revaloriser le travail intellectuel / Revalorizar el trabajo intelectual

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Non-fiction & fiction rights market

Marché des droits (littérature et sciences humaines) / Mercado de derechos (literatura y ciencias humanas y sociales)

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