First official visit of American publishers to the 25-year-old Havana Book Fair

During a ceremony marking the first official visit of American publishers to the 25-year-old Havana Book Fair, representatives of Publishers Weekly and Combined Book Exhibit signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cuban Book Institute. The pact sees to it that the parties continue to promote "cooperation and understanding" between the U.S. and Cuban publishing industries.

The memorandum was announced by Zuleica Romay Guerra, president of Instituto Cubano Del Libro--the Book Institute of the Cuban Ministry of Culture, and the organizer of the Havana Book Fair--at the first of two days of professional panels on the Cuban and U.S book markets organized by Publishers Weekly, PubMatch, and Combined Book Exhibit.

The agreement supports a continuing American exhibition presence at the Havana Book Fair, while laying the groundwork to bring Cuban publishers and books to the 2016 BookExpo America. The pact also emphasizes the importance of continuing to organize panels and educational programs.

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