BookExpo Touts Its New Logo and an Emphasis on Personal Engagement

As its attendance and exhibition levels declined in recent years, BookExpo this year is emphasizing face-to-face contact to draw book-business players. The post BookExpo Touts Its New Logo and an Emphasis on Personal Engagement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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In Danielle Evans’s ‘The Office of Historical Corrections,’ the sorrows are personal but also deeply historical

The author of “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self” delivers a magnificent, searing new story collection. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-15 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Read Harder: An SFF Anthology Edited by a Person of Color

In this Read Harder Challenge post, we're recommending books for the task asking you to read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-12-18 11:31:00 UTC ]
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PW’s 2020 Person of the Year: The Book Business Worker

The most important people in the book business in 2020 are not the powerhouse agents or the megabestselling authors or the Big Five CEOs. It is the collective of book business workers, often overworked and underpaid, that kept the industry afloat and challenged it to live up to greater standards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Skillset Podcast #10: Jason Broughton on the Importance of Engaging the Unengaged

There aren’t too many librarians who get into the business in order to sue the federal government. And to be fair Jason Broughton, the state librarian of Vermont, didn’t want to join this club. But as the head of the census for the state of Vermont, he wanted to make sure everyone in the state... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Anita Rani's 'deeply personal' memoir to Bonnier

Bonnier Books UK will publish The Right Sort of Girl, a "deeply personal" coming-of-age memoir from broadcaster Anita Rani.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-08 17:30:55 UTC ]
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Publishers Would Back a Reinvented BookExpo

With Tuesday's news that ReedPop was pulling the plug on the current version of BookExpo and BookCon, most people contacted by 'PW' expressed little interest in returning to the same kind of show—but nearly all hoped some type of annual event could be created. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Major publishing fairs BookExpo and BookCon to 'retire' after pandemic cancellations

BookExpo, the largest bookseller trade show in the U.S., and its consumer-facing sibling BookCon have been indefinitely canceled because of the pandemic. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-01 20:30:11 UTC ]
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ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring’ the Trade Show and BookCon

After the physical events were canceled earlier this year because of the pandemic, BookExpo and its public-facing BookCon are being closed. The post ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring’ the Trade Show and BookCon appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-01 19:00:11 UTC ]
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BookExpo and BookCon Are No More

The biggest trade show in U.S. book publishing is being retired. BookExpo and its attendant consumer-focused events, BookCon and Unbound, will not be held in 2021, as organizer ReedPop considers the future of the events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Dolly Parton, Songteller’ is a gold mine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes

Parton, with collaborator Robert K. Oermann, has penned an excellent new memoir-slash-song-primer. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-30 14:15:30 UTC ]
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BA boss Halls named FutureBook Person of the Year following bold pandemic steps

When Meryl Halls took over as managing director of the Booksellers Association in April 2018, she wondered what would define her time at the top of the trade body. “My predecessor Tim Godfray’s signature thing was keeping VAT off books, and he was very proud of that. I’ve had a bloody global... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 21:12:32 UTC ]
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5 Indie Bookstores That Started Book Subscriptions or Personalized Care Packages to Survive the Pandemic

A round up of independent bookstore subscription services and care packages created to help these indies survive the pandemic. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-11-23 11:39:00 UTC ]
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‘Help us solve goals that we can’t solve in person’: How Industry Dive soared revenue as B2B budgets migrated to digital

The B2B digital publisher generated $60 million in revenue in 2020, ahead of expectations going into the year. The post ‘Help us solve goals that we can’t solve in person’: How Industry Dive soared revenue as B2B budgets migrated to digital appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-11-10 05:01:23 UTC ]
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Personalized Postcards from Your Favorite Authors

Help support a nonprofit literary magazine and you might win a handwritten letter for yourself or a loved one. The post Personalized Postcards from Your Favorite Authors appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-11-09 21:30:54 UTC ]
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A modest rebel: The paradoxical personality of Eleanor Roosevelt

The first lady was both a brave feminist and a shy Victorian, David Michaelis writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-06 13:00:00 UTC ]
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For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library

The Nobel Prize-winning author edited as she read and alphabetized her 1,200-plus book collection by last name. The post For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-11-04 21:30:53 UTC ]
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Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Maggie Smith, whose inspirational memoir, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change, is published by Atria/One Signal Publishers. In the book, Smith intersperses bits of memoir — about moving forward after... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-09 08:48:58 UTC ]
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3 Ways to Start a Two-Person Book Club with a Friend

One Rioter describes three different types of two-person book clubs that have helped her make and maintain long-lasting literary friendships. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-06 10:35:00 UTC ]
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Keep up 'authentic' social media engagement, says Carrie Hope Fletcher

West End performer and author Carrie Hope Fletcher has advised industry professionals to mobilise their social media platforms and create "engaging, authentic" content to increase audiences.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 13:54:26 UTC ]
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PRH Opens ‘The Conversation’ To ‘Sustain Antiracist Engagement’

Penguin Random House launches The Conversation, a hub of content collections 'to combat racism and end racial inequities'—meant for families, educators, and businesses. The post PRH Opens ‘The Conversation’ To ‘Sustain Antiracist Engagement’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-22 19:17:06 UTC ]
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