Constrained by prevailing pandemic conditions in the Republic of Georgia, a small but spirited weekend opens the 2021 chapter in UNESCO’s program.
The World Book Day handover from Kuala Lumpur to Tbilisi took place on World Book Day (April 23). Image: Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association
Kaladze: ‘A Unique Opportunity’
As is its custom, UNESCO’s World Book Capital program used World Book Day (Friday, April 23) to make its transfer from the 2020 city to the new 2021 designee.
Less than three years after its 2018 Guest of Honor Georgia program at Frankfurter Buchmesse–World Book Capital Tbilisi (2021) has accepted its new designation in a handover ceremony with Kuala Lumpur (2020). Guadalajara has been named the 2022 World Book Capital by UNESCO.