Alexander Akin is a partner at Bolerium Books and the current President of the ABAA. He had his first experience abroad at the age of 15 in North Korea, as a delegate to the World Festival of Youth and Students. This startling experience led him to the study of East Asian history and languages as an anthropology student at UC Riverside. He finished his PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard in 2009.
08/18/2025
Every year, the presidents of bookselling associations affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) meet together with the ILAB Committee in a different host city. For the first time in more than two decades, ILAB held its meeting in the Southern Hemisphere this year.
