The Publishers Association's director for publisher relations Emma House met with Guo Guang, president of China Youth Press International, at the launch of London China Book Festival at Hatchards Piccadilly this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was plenty of programming for kids and teens at the 2015 Texas Book Festival, with authors Mac Barnett, Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, Taye Diggs, M.T. Anderson, Salina Yoon, Daniel Handler, and many more in attendance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On September 26, nearly 4,000 readers of all ages came from all over Texas to the campus of St. Edward's University in Austin to meet 32 YA authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Deckle Edge, which will launch in Columbia, South Carolina Feb. 19-21, hopes to fill the void left when the South Carolina Book Festival was cancelled in July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Readers, authors, and publishers gathered together at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City on September 19 and 20 for the 10th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, featuring programs for both children and adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A sunny, blustery day gave Brooklyn a chance to show off its literary chops, with A-list panelists and celebs discussing the writing life and craft. The post At 10th Brooklyn Book Festival, Authors and Fans Share Literary Love appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian is organising a children’s literature festival – a free one-day event in London on 29th August, featuring authors such as Sarah McIntyre, Philip Reeve and Paul Strickland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
After nearly 20 years of connecting authors and readers, the South Carolina Book Festival has been cancelled and will be replaced by smaller, statewide events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jane Furze is to step down as literature festival director for the Cheltenham Literature Festival after four years in the post. A statement from the board of Cheltenham Festivals said it was announcing the news “sadly”. Furze said she was leaving to “allow myself some time out”. She will step... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A four-day live reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick featuring actors and writers including Liza Klaussmann, Chibundu Onuzo and A L Kennedy will be among the events at Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival. The festival, which takes place from 28th September to 12th October, will also... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Jaipur Literature Festival is to hold its first ever US event, with writers including Jung Chang and Simon Sebag-Montefiore, later this year. The event will run between 18th and 20th September in Boulder, Colorado, and will be called JLF@Boulder. It will feature more than 100 writers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh International Book Festival will be a "global village" this summer with guests from 55 countries, its director has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Boston Book Festival is expanding with a free, day-long festival just for kids, Hubbub: Creative Commotion for Kids, at the close of the school year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, set this year for March 13-15 at the St. Petersburg Coliseum, is already the oldest and largest event of its kind in the southeastern United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The festival featured more than 40 authors who spoke on panels, signed copies of their books, and met with readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Festival de Bande Dessinée has opened and will award a Charlie Freedom of Speech prize among other honoursThe celebrated Angoulême comic book festival opened on Thursday to laughter and tears three weeks after some of France’s best known cartoonists were gunned down in a terrorist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sam Missingham explains how HarperCollins UK's recent Virtual Sci-fi Festival leveraged new platforms to connect backlist authors with new readers. The post Virtual Sci-Fi Book Festival Makes Backlist Sexy Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dulwich Books hosted its first literary festival over half-term, using the money it received as the winner of the Independent Bookshop of the Year award at the Bookseller Industry Awards in May. The south London bookshop won a £5,000 prize sponsored by Gardners for winning the award, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
No one chronicles a Manuncian night out like her, says Helen Pidd (who also enjoyed Zoe Pilger, Anneliese Mackintosh and Karima Francis at the book fest)I loved Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth so much that I read it twice in a week.Picking it up for the first time over the summer, I binged on it,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agents Geraldine Rose and Sridhar Gowda of Kadalu recount their experience visiting the leading literary event in Georgia, which was full of surprises. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]