Wordstock, one of the largest celebrations of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest, is gaining a new parent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Johnny Temple might be Brooklyn's biggest cheerleader. In addition to overseeing one of Brooklyn's best known publishing houses, Temple is also the host of the borough's flourishing book festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The lineup this year includes debuts of October releases by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Marilynne Robinson and Jane Smiley. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK's June virtual Romance Festival was a success; this week SF publisher Gollancz is hosting a festival combining online Q&As with real life events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lindsey Kelk a the bestselling British Chick-Lit author and participated in HarperCollins' virtual Romance Festival. Here she reflects on the experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-13 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 ]
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 ]
Savannah's 7th annual Book Festival drew a crowd and charmed its authors amid threatening winter storms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daunt Books in Marylebone is holding its first literary festival on 27th to 28th March. Authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
London's new Australia & New Zealand Festival of Literature & Arts had a glamorous, clever launch on Monday. It takes place May 29-June 1, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Festival des Ecrivains du Monde, a celebration of world literature, began in Paris Friday September 20, continued through the weekend and carried over for two days in Lyon where it ends today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Edinburgh's international book festival is getting Stripped and ready with a strand devoted to comic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh Book Festival, which is celebrating 30 years, is the "largest and best respected literary festival in the world", according to its director. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House and the Chorleywood Bookshop in Hertfordshire are to run a cookery book festival for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its sixth year, the Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is expanding beyond Gaza and taking a roadshow across all of historic Palestine. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actress Joanna Lumley is among the names lined up for the 10th Borders Book Festival in Melrose later this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Paris Cookbook Fair took place February 22–24 in the Carrousel du Louvre, below the French museum’s famous pyramid. The fair brought in nearly 3,000 attendees to visit 102 booths of publishers, writers, and agents. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following strife in Bamako, Mali, France's Etonnants Voyageurs has launched a new book and film festival in Brazzaville, Congo—one for all of Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh International Book festival is beginning its 16-day residence in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organizer of the Kidwell-eFestival has vowed that the event will take place again, despite... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]