Last year, when New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in America, Bradley Tusk and Howard Wolfson decided to create a new annual award, the Gotham Book Prize, as part of an effort to “honor New York City and support the novelists who best captured the spirit of our city,” as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-04-06 13:00:34 UTC ]
Losing its physical fair to a COVID-19 outbreak within days of opening, Taiwan's biggest book fair extends its online run—by four months. The post The Suddenly Digital Taipei International Book Exhibition: Interview with Robert Lin appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-29 18:42:29 UTC ]
More than 50 Janklow & Nesbit authors have contributed pieces to a project on the importance of storytelling in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 01:56:10 UTC ]
On March 27 we decided it was important to end each week on a much needed high note, so we published the first edition of 4 Shout-Outs. Seven weeks later, and we continue to see publishers—small and large—find unique ways to support their communities, despite facing difficult times of their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-05-08 16:34:59 UTC ]
The Covid-19 outbreak is altering what books consumers buy and where they buy them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Christian publishers and retailers are faced with challenges amid the novel coronavirus, Covid-19 outbreak, but are finding ways to cope. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a stark sign that the U.S. is still in the early stages of the battle to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for June 25-30 in Chicago, has been canceled for the first time since the end of World War II. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Strand bookstore confirmed Sunday that 188 employees, the majority of the bookstore’s staff, have been let go in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 55th annual National Magazine Awards, originally set for Thursday, have been pushed to a to-be-determined date later in the Spring, the American Society of Magazine Editors said Monday. A mere three days before the event, the timing of the announcement—in which ASME cited the "near-certain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-03-10 17:17:20 UTC ]
On London Book Fair's home turf, its biggest trade houses have pulled out amid the COVID-19 outbreak. World publishing now sees Reed Exhibitions cancel the iconic trade show. The post Coronavirus: London Book Fair Is Canceled appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-04 10:11:32 UTC ]