Picture yourself at the Javitz Center in Manhattan during a Book Expo trade show. Your feet ache. You’re longing for caffeine, but the line for the only Starbucks is miles long, plus that guy from your last job is holding court in its middle. It’s years since the last time you actually conducted... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-03 09:49:41 UTC ]
With Tuesday's news that ReedPop was pulling the plug on the current version of BookExpo and BookCon, most people contacted by 'PW' expressed little interest in returning to the same kind of show—but nearly all hoped some type of annual event could be created. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo, the largest bookseller trade show in the U.S., and its consumer-facing sibling BookCon have been indefinitely canceled because of the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-01 20:30:11 UTC ]
After the physical events were canceled earlier this year because of the pandemic, BookExpo and its public-facing BookCon are being closed. The post ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring’ the Trade Show and BookCon appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-01 19:00:11 UTC ]
The biggest trade show in U.S. book publishing is being retired. BookExpo and its attendant consumer-focused events, BookCon and Unbound, will not be held in 2021, as organizer ReedPop considers the future of the events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
At the end of January this year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hosted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Independence Palace, a glassy, corporate-looking building on Prospekte Pobeditelei (Winners Avenue) in central Minsk. Pompeo was the highest-ranking American official to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-30 09:48:38 UTC ]
William Collins has won a five-way auction for a feminist exposé of the economy by journalist Katrine Marçal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 00:41:42 UTC ]
An even busier Bologna Children's Book Fair than in the past will feature a new parallel general-publishing conference, 'BolognaBookPlus.' The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Joins London Book Fair in Moving to June appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-18 13:58:55 UTC ]
Sharjah International Book Fair has fulfilled its planned 11-day physical exhibition-floor run and three-day publishers conference. The post Sharjah Concludes Physical Book Fair Reporting 382,000 Attendees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-17 15:54:45 UTC ]
The Frankfurt Book Fair has warned job cuts are on the way as director Juergen Boos outlined future “modernising” plans that will see virtual events play a larger part in future fairs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-13 02:55:29 UTC ]
The 39th edition of Sharjah's International Book Fair is underway with controlled crowd density and other coronavirus risk-mitigation measures. The post The UAE’s Physical Sharjah International Book Fair Hosts 1,024 Exhibitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-09 20:27:50 UTC ]
Independent publisher and bookseller Jacaranda is to launch an online book festival in December, celebrating a new wave of black British authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 08:45:44 UTC ]
Six seminars offer discussions and presentations about issues and best practices in COVID-era bookselling, translation, and publishing. The post ‘Let’s Talk’ Program Opens Monday, Aligned with Thessaloniki’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-04 18:43:40 UTC ]
Reed Exhibitions' Andy Ventris follows Jacks Thomas as the new director of London Book Fair, which expects to return to spring dates by 2022. The post London Book Fair Announces June-July Dates for 2021 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-04 12:43:02 UTC ]
Reed Exhibitions' Andy Ventris follows Jacks Thomas as the new director of London Book Fair, which expects to return to spring dates by 2022. The post London Book Fair Announces June Dates for 2021 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-04 12:43:02 UTC ]
A digital Irish children's book festival is launching later this month, in association with Dublin's Pavilion Theatre. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 03:24:57 UTC ]
As the literary world moved online in 2020, a central question for many organizations was how to manage the annual festivals that gather thousands of readers from around the world. Here, the directors of five festivals—Sara Ortiz of the Believer Festival, Lissette Mendez of the Miami Book Fair,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-03 09:57:24 UTC ]
The 39th Sharjah International Book Fair is to be a physical and digital event, with publishers from 73 countries in its exhibition hall. The post Sharjah International Book Fair Details Its 2020 Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-26 10:26:47 UTC ]
The seventh Aké Arts and Book Festival in Lagos is all online and available for all to see. Events are free and open to the public. The post Nigeria’s Digital Aké Arts and Book Festival Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-22 19:32:42 UTC ]
At the all-virtual 2020 Frankfurter Buchmesse, publishers were largely keeping positive despite the hurdles presented by a challenging year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]