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Bologna 2024: TikTok Pushes English-Language Book Sales in Europe

By Ed Nawotka | 04/16/2024 @ 04:00PM

The growth of English-language book sales in continental Europe is on the rise, fueled by interest generated on TikTok and fed in large part by Amazon.
Bologna 2024: How Children's Books Can Inspire Action on Sustainability

By Ed Nawotka | 04/16/2024 @ 04:00PM

The Bologna Children's Book Fair hosted a panel discussion exploring the crucial role that children's literature can play in educating and empowering young readers to become vocal advocates and change agents for a sustainable future.
Bologna 2024: Dead Bunnies and Naked Bottoms: What Makes Children's Books Travel Internationally?

By Diane Roback | 04/16/2024 @ 04:00PM

In a Bologna Book Fair session called "Dead Bunnies and Naked Bottoms: Meeting the Challenges of Children's Publishing Across Cultures," moderator Maria Russo led a discussion on international picture book successes, obstacles, and taboos.
BISG Looks to the Future at Annual Meeting

By Jim Milliot | 04/16/2024 @ 09:00AM

A return to doing industry research and broadening the organization's ties to such industry key players as literary agents and authors are part of the Book Industry Study Group's new three-year initiative.
S&S Marks 100 Years with Back-to-Back Celebrations

By Sophia Stewart | 04/12/2024 @ 09:00AM

On April 8 and 9, Simon & Schuster hosted two star-studded centenary fetes in New York City to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Bologna 2024: War Leaves a Mark

By Ed Nawotka | 04/09/2024 @ 06:00AM

As expected, this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair is itself touched by and reflective of the global political scene, particularly the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
Women's Media Group Celebrates 50 Years

By Sophia Stewart | 04/02/2024 @ 03:00PM

More than 200 members of the Women's Media Group celebrated its 50th anniversary at a March 25 gala at the New-York Historical Society. Marie Dutton Brown, Mary McAveney, We Need Diverse Books, and the Brooklyn Public Library were among the night's honorees.
TLA 2024 Preview: Leading the Way in the Lone Star State

By Andrew Richard Albanese | 03/29/2024 @ 07:00PM

Under the conference theme “Stories Inspire. Opportunities Await,” Texas Library Association leaders say the 2024 annual conference, set for April 13–16 in San Antonio, is expected to draw more than 5,000 attendees.
A Romantasy Festival Comes to Chicago

By Rachel Léon | 03/26/2024 @ 09:00AM

Romantasy was added as a category in the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2023—a fact mentioned several times at the inaugural Romantasy Literary Genre Festival, held March 22–24 at the Otherworld Theater in Chicago.
MoCCA 2024 Makes a Splash

By Meg Lemke | 03/19/2024 @ 09:00AM

This year's MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual indie comics and graphic novel festival held March 16-17, drew large and enthusiastic crowds to New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion.
'PW' Partners with AALA on 2024 U.S. Book Show

By PW Staff | 02/22/2024 @ 10:00AM

'Publishers Weekly' and the Association of American Literary Agents will copresent the 2024 U.S. Book Show, a one-day in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers, and book publishing professionals, at NYU's Kimmel Center in New York City on May 22.
Asian American Book Club Launches with Lunar New Year Party

By Ed Nawotka | 02/16/2024 @ 09:00AM

The organization held its soft launch party last night in Brooklyn, N.Y., which event coproduced by Hachette Book Group and Kundiman and featured six authors, including Curtis Chin and Kat Chow.
Winter Institute 2024: Doris Kearns Goodwin Turns the Lens of History on Herself

By Claire Kirch | 02/15/2024 @ 08:00AM

During Winter Institute's closing keynote in Cincinnati, author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin praised indie booksellers and discussed her deeply personal new book, 'An Unfinished Love Story.'
Michele Norris Explores Race and Identity In a New Book on the Race Card Project

By Claire Kirch | 02/14/2024 @ 06:00AM

The journalist spoke to the 951 booksellers attending Winter Institute about the Race Card Project, which she launched 14 years ago, and how it has evolved into a much-needed dialogue about both race and identity in the U.S.—and a new book, 'Our Hidden Conversations.'
PubWest Highlights Nontraditional Retail Success, Addresses A.I.

By Ed Nawotka | 02/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

At this year's PubWest Conference, several publishing professionals noted ways they have found to amplify sales by partnering with more nontraditional book retailers, while for others, discussions of A.I. and the future of the industry remained front and center.
Winter Institute 2024: Booksellers Discuss Building Indie Brands and Bridges

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

The first day of the ABA's annual conference tackled topics including the basics of bookselling, marketing and media strategies for booksellers in the digital age, and how publishers can make booksellers' lives easier.
Winter Institute 2024: Keynote Speakers Share Business World Wisdom

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

Private equity investor James Rhee, author of 'Red Helicopter,' suggested ways to amplify a bookstore or brand’s intangible qualities, and conflict resolution specialist William Ury, author of 'Possible,' advised booksellers on how to deal with people's differences "constructively."
Winter Institute 2024: Hanif Abdurraqib Celebrates Indie Presses at IPC Summit

By Claire Kirch | 02/12/2024 @ 09:00AM

During his keynote presentation at the Indie Press Summit at Winter Institute 2024 in Cincinnati, Hanif Abdurraqib critiqued the consolidation of the big houses and emphasized the importance of indie presses in the book publishing ecosystem.
WAWOG Protestors Disrupt PEN America Event with Mayim Bialik

By Sophia Stewart | 02/05/2024 @ 09:00AM

Protesters from Writers Against the War on Gaza disrupted a PEN America event featuring actor and outspoken Israel supporter Mayim Bialik in Los Angeles on January 31. One protestor, author Randa Jarrar, was physically removed from the scene.
Winter Institute 2024: Cincinnati Caters to Readers

By Claire Kirch | 01/26/2024 @ 07:00PM

Bricks-and-mortar bookshops anchor neighborhoods, while a book bus and pop-ups take their shelves on the road.

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