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  • The American Booksellers Association's Winter Institute 2024: All Our Coverage

    Booksellers and authors prepare to gather in Ohio’s Queen City for the 2024 ABA Winter Institute.

  • Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Book Business Events Calendar

    Our 2024 Google calendar, updated throughout the year and to which readers can subscribe, keeps track of the dates of dozens of book business events of interest.

  • 2023 Shanghai Children's Book Fair in Photos

    The fair celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, hosting 478 exhibitors from 25 countries and territories, including 127 from overseas, and 42,733 visitors—making CCBF the biggest event dedicated to kids' books and content in Asia.

  • 2023 Texas Book Festival Delights Literati

    This year's Texas Book Festival ran on Veterans Day weekend, November 11 and 12, in Austin. The event was well attended, drawing tens of thousands of people for talks and panel discussions with more than 300 authors.

  • Zibby Media Withdraws National Book Award Sponsorship over Potential for 'Hate Speech'

    With several National Book Awards finalists planning to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at this year's ceremony, Zibby Media has withdrawn its sponsorship of the event over what CEO Zibby Owens called the "inappropriate conduct and collusion of its nominees."

  • Texas Book Fest Expands Spanish-Language Programs

    The Texas Book Festival, running November 11 and 12 in Austin, will feature more Spanish-language programming, including a dozen Spanish-language authors among the more than 300 authors participating.

  • The Brooklyn Book Festival Enters a New Era

    Following the departure of cofounder and coproducer Carolyn Greer, this year Liz Koch took the festival's helm solo, spearheading New York City's largest free literary celebration as it returned to its pre-pandemic size.

  • Lit & Luz Is a Bilingual Celebration of Books

    The annual literary festival bridges readers in the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Bigger Trade Shows, More Nontraditional Booksellers

    This year’s regional bookseller shows were upbeat and exciting gatherings, where both traditional and nontraditional booksellers networked, met authors, and discovered the hottest new releases.

  • Attendees Were Motoring at Heartland Fall Forum 2023

    Almost 300 booksellers from the Midwest Indie Bookseller and Great Lakes Indie Bookseller associations gathered together at Heartland Fall Forum in Detroit last week to network, meet authors, and discover great books.

  • Heartland Fall Forum 2023: Honoring Booksellers, Celebrating Bookselling

    Heartland Fall Forum, the last regional gathering of booksellers this year, kicked off yesterday with what promises to be a high energy show that drew 547 booksellers, authors, and exhibitors to Detroit for networking, education, and an opening night party at Third Man Records.

  • The Kids Are All Right at New York Comic Con 2023

    Young readers flocked to this year's New York Comic Con, where they snapped up early releases, giveaways, and pics with favorite creators; behind the scenes, censorship and book banning were cause for concern and controversy.

  • Fans Recharge the Comics Industry at New York Comic Con 2023

    New York Comic Con held an exhausting yet exhilarating annual celebration of comics and pop culture October 12–15, where new imprints, partnerships, and plenty of dealmaking took place alongside cosplay, massive manga character balloons, and immersive activations.

  • New Voices, Fresh Thinking Highlight Mountains & Plains FallCon 2023

    The Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's fall conference in Denver was filled with high energy for its 400 total participants, as publishing industry veterans met up with the next generation of booksellers inside and outside the exhibit hall.

  • Mountains & Plains Booksellers Show Kicks Off in Denver With Mile-High Energy

    The Mountains & Plains Indie Booksellers Association's annual FallCon kicked off quietly Wednesday afternoon, but quickly picked up steam Thursday as more than 200 booksellers gathered in Denver to network with each other and to meet authors.

  • The 2023 Brooklyn Book Festival in Photos

    The Brooklyn Book Festival was held on October 1 in and around Brooklyn Borough Hall with more than 200 authors and 200 vendors participating. Our editors captured the day in photos.

  • PNBA's Fall Tradeshow Wraps Up with Stories and Candid Advice

    The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association concluded its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., with an author breakfast and bookseller education programming.

  • PNBA Membership, Tradeshow Attendance Numbers Both Trend Up

    The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association devoted its Fall Tradeshow’s second day to the exhibition hall, a membership meeting, and events to celebrate 40 authors and their new books.

  • Opus & Olives Library Fundraiser Celebrates 20 Years

    Opus & Olives, a gala fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, is celebrating its 20th anniversary on October 8. The annual event is one of the most successful public library fundraisers in the U.S.

  • Fall Regionals 2023: Bookshop.org Expands Its Reach

    It's been more than three years since the launch of Bookshop.org, and the online retailer is eager to remove Amazon’s stranglehold on online sales.

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