Ahead of the 20th National Book Festival, Laura Bush, Scott Turow, Michael Beschloss and others look back at the event’s storied beginning. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
Jenny Offil, Richard Osman and Ann Cleeves are among the authors taking part in the first digital Durham Book Festival this October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 10:23:16 UTC ]
Still planning to mount a first children's book fair in Moscow next year, BolognaFiere is 'in' Moscow this week but primarily digitally. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Is on the Ether With Moscow appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-03 18:24:47 UTC ]
With a reading festival already under way for a month, the Beijing trade show opens 'phase one' of its online evocation. The post Beijing International Book Fair’s Digital ‘Smart BIBF’ Is Open appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-01 14:12:22 UTC ]
Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley has said this year's event has "generated its own sense of community", despite being entirely online for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 15:56:44 UTC ]
Jay Rayner, Douglas Stuart and Kirsty Wark are among the authors confirmed for the last stretch of this year's digital Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-28 17:42:59 UTC ]
The Aké Arts and Book Festival has a strong activist context for many of its 2020 events, set around the theme 'African Time.' The post Coronavirus Impact: Nigeria’s Aké Arts and Book Festival 2020 is Digital appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-24 17:43:21 UTC ]
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-08-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
The 2020 Edinburgh International Book Festival will be presented online from Saturday 15 to Monday 31 August. The programme, made up of over 140 events for adults, families and children, will offer both live and pre-recorded conversations featuring leading writers, poets and participants from... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-08-07 14:45:31 UTC ]
The 27th edition of Beijing's trade show is moving to a digital format that organizers say will stay up and running until next year's fair. The post Beijing International Book Fair Moves Online: ‘Smart BIBF’ Opens August 26 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-14 17:14:55 UTC ]
Appledore Book Festival is to go ahead with its annual fixture this autumn, reinventing itself as the UK's first drive-in literary festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 00:18:18 UTC ]
The Beijing International Book Fair has finally made a public confirmation that it will be held as an online edition only this year. BIBF begins on 26th August. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-13 20:03:58 UTC ]
Many authors and agents say that lower advances for authors of color highlight institutional racism in publishing—but some white industry insiders say it’s more complicated. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Guildford Book Festival is appealing for funds for the first time in its 31-year history, after learning the Covid-19 pandemic could make this October's edition its last. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-09 01:35:14 UTC ]
Physical book fairs are still vital for business long-term, publishers say, amid expectations that the Beijing Book Fair may be online only this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-30 17:18:56 UTC ]
Operating outside its usual regal setting in Ovieda, Spain's Princess of Asturias Award honors the Guadalajara International Book Fair and Hay Festival. The post Hay Festival and Guadalajara Book Fair Named Princess Asturias 2020 Laureates appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-12 17:20:08 UTC ]
Hay Festival and Mexico's Guadalajara Book Fair have been jointly awarded the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for communication and humanities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 19:05:34 UTC ]
ReedPop moved BookExpo and BookCon online last week when it was forced to cancel the in-person events because of the pandemic. The most popular attraction was BookConline's Sunday session, which generated nearly 240,000 views. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK will not be exhibiting at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, the firm has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 03:50:57 UTC ]
The news of Jonathan Karp's promotion to CEO of Simon & Schuster coincides with the conclusion of BookExpo's US trade show 2020 digital sessions. The post Friday’s BookExpo Online Sessions Schedule; Jonathan Karp To Lead S&S appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-29 11:43:21 UTC ]