The publishing house, Lwin Oo Sarpay, was shuttered by Myanmar’s junta reportedly for distributing a book from a Bloomsbury imprint. The International Publishers Association (IPA) has worked with PEN America to issue a stinging condemnation of the action against Lwin Oo Sarpay. Many concerned world publishing professionals will welcome this joint commentary from PEN America and the IPA for its logic and its ability to see both organizations’ efforts amplified through their extensive respective world channels. Publishing Perspectives is the International Publishers Association’s global media partner. More from us on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on international book publishing is here.

Source: CNN June 08, 2022 21:10 UTC