The Guadalajara Book Fair's guest nation, Argentina, will honor literary greats and acknowledge Mexico as a haven for exiled writers during the Dirty War. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo, first held in 2009, will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debut of Dreamworks' Awesomeness Ink imprint and a deal between Brand Bar and St. Martin's to represent a number of SMP's women fiction authors were some of the highlights coming out of the first day of Licensing Expo 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Paul Pope, Colson Whitehead and Roz Chast are among more than 100 literary figures presenting at the 9th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, slated for September 21, 2014 at the Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writing for The Guardian last month, Simon Tisdall described the scene at the Tehran International Book Fair, where female skin on book covers is frowned upon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Gourmand's new Beijing Cookbook Fair, launched this year, publishers came from around the world for a taste of China's and the world's $4bn cookbook market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
18 startups will compete in the BookExpo Startup Challenge for cash prizes and the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sweden is the guest of honor at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), running from April 30 to May 5 at the vast glass-and-steel Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The biggest change, set to take effect in 2015, is that English-language and American exhibitors will move from their longtime home in Hall 8.0, closer to “the heart of the action” in Halls 6.0 and 4.0. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Savannah Book Festival announced plans to offer year-round author events, starting with Tami Hoag set to headline the Spring 2014 event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wool author Hugh Howey, who has emerged in recent years as one of the poster boys for self-publishing, discussed his career path, and the perks of bring a hybrid author, at a panel during this week's London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers from Belorussia, Pakistan, India, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, the U.S. and China were among the winners of the first London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is Kobo the anti-Amazon? On the floor of the London Book Fair, we caught up with Kobo's newly installed president and chief content officer Michael Tamblyn to talk about the value of partnerships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
You may know that the London Book Fair is moving for 2015 and beyond. But what you may not know is that its new home, the Olympia London, is pretty spectacular. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
With day one of the London Book Fair not yet closed, another book is emerging as a hot title: a memoir by "New Yorker" contributor Lauren Collins which has the working title, "French Lessons." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the recent consolidation of Penguin Random House fresh in everyone’s minds, this year’s London Book Fair Great Debate argued the proposition: "It’s all about size, bigger is always better." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
While no single title has emerged as the hot book of this year’s London Book Fair, a number of titles were generating buzz as the trade show kicked off on Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tthe Swedish super-agency came out in a big way with its top title at the London Book Fair, a crime novel called "Made In Sweden." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
"We cannot deny we are in an extraordinary transition," said author Anthony Horowitz, opening the sixth annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference at the London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]