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CI2024: Authors and Illustrators to Meet
More than 60 authors and illustrators will interact with booksellers in New Orleans, during keynotes, panel sessions, dinners, a reception and publisher-sponsored after party, and, of course, the costume party.
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CI2024: A Bookseller’s Mardi Gras
Children’s Institute returns to New Orleans for networking, education, authors to meet, and literary lagniappe (books, ARCs, and swag). As of May 1, 377 booksellers had registered for the annual conference.
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PEN America Holds Annual Gala Following Months of Turmoil
Free expression nonprofit PEN America held its annual Literary Gala yesterday at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. A small group of protesters critical of the organization's response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza passed out mock programs outside.
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Books for Africa Hosts Rwandan Ambassador, Raises Funds to Ship Donated Books
Books for Africa celebrated shipping 60 million donated books to all countries on the African continent since 1988 at its annual fundraiser, held May 10. During her presentation, guest speaker Mathilde Mukantabana, Rwanda's ambassador to the U.S., stressed how difficult it still is for many Africans to access books.
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AI Challenges, Freedom to Read Top AAP Annual Meeting Discussions
Strategies to rein in illegal copying of copyrighted materials to fuel generative and efforts to defend freedom of expression were front and center at this year's annual meeting of the Association of American Publishers.
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PEN America Dissenters Host 'Freedom to Write for Palestine' Fundraiser
Gathering together writers and translators who withdrew from PEN America's Literary Awards and World Voices Festival, the event, held in New York City on May 7, featured stirring readings, offered sharp critiques, and raised money for the Gaza-based nonprofit We Are Not Numbers.
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At PubU 2024, IBPA Members Consider Distribution and B&N
This year's Publishing University drew 325 IBPA members who heard a keynote address by speakers from IPG and Barnes & Noble who discussed how publishers can work with each company to obtain optimum results. The conference was held from April 26–27 in Denver.
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Jaipur Expands Festivals to Charlotte and Seattle
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has unveiled its U.S. lineup for 2024, with the festival returning to Houston, New York City, and Boulder, Colo., and has added dates in Seattle and Chapel Hill.
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Bologna 2024: TikTok Pushes English-Language Book Sales in Europe
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.
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Bologna 2024: How Children's Books Can Inspire Action on Sustainability
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.
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