While Facebook tries to close the book on its Cambridge Analytica scandal, it's still dealing with many more. The FTC is conducting a non-public probe into the company's behavior around privacy data, the EU's stricter laws are making it hard for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Preliminary numbers released by organizers of this year's BookExpo and BookCon show a 'reimagined' focus on booksellers that may actually have drawn fewer booksellers and retailers than last year. The post BookExpo and BookCon Announce Preliminary 2018 Attendance Figures appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The total number of BookExpo attendees rose 2% in 2018 over 2017, reaching 7,732. The figure includes all retailers, librarians, authors, and other attendees, with the exception of exhibitors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both BookExpo and BookCon organizers have committed themselves to scheduling panels meant to raise awareness of diversity and multiculturalism in literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lots of authors, lots of politics, lots of attempts at luring more booksellers—these characterised BookExpo 2018, held in New York last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
With many hoping that BookExpo and its rights center–the New York Rights Fair–can get together under one roof, attendees are being surveyed, organizers say, to assess feedback and plan for the future. The post BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Extend Their Partnership, Polling Attendees appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organizers of the New York Rights Fair and BookExpo have announced a multiyear partnership for joint management of the fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
See highlights from the annual BookExpo, which took place May 30 to June 1, with an all-star lineup of bestselling and rising children’s authors and illustrators. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bodley Head has signed a book that exposes the "bias, hype, incompetence and fraud" in the peer-reviewed world by Dr Stuart Ritchie following a four-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editors at this year's Middle Grade Buzz Books panel at BookExpo presented five novels featuring determined characters as well as genuine voices and relationships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chelsea Clinton and best-selling author Phillip Pullman are among those taking part in the international event. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a signal of the continuing growth of the category in the book trade, graphic novel publishers announced new titles and had a lively presence at BookExpo, BookCon, and at the inaugural New York Rights Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The five editors presenting this year’s YA buzz books at a BookExpo panel on May 31 underlined the importance of inclusion in book acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors, publishers, and booksellers gathered for a panel discussion on efforts to reach young readers Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books, the grassroots organization committed to promoting greater inclusivity in children’s literature and the publishing industry, hosted a discussion titled "Life Cycle of a Diverse Book" on June 1, as part of BookExpo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke to several religion publishers about their experiences at BookExpo 2018 and what it implies for the changing book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer Hoopla, the digital arm of Midwest Tape, which provides digital media lending services for more than 1,600 U.S. and Canadian public libraries, is marking its fifth year since startup. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
With 'The Boneless Mercies' (FSG, Oct.), a reimagining of the Beowulf legend in which four mercenary girls set out to defeat a marauding monster, Tucholke is making her first foray into fantasy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the March trilogy, Congressman John Lewis, a renowned figure in the history of the civil rights movement and American social justice, and congressional staffer Andrew Aydin, Lewis’s digital director and policy adviser, wrote a graphic memoir about the struggle for racial justice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
What was it like for Sean Spicer to be President Donald Trump’s press secretary? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]