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Doctors, Comic Books and Healing: Chicago’s Comics & Medicine Conference 2011
The second annual Comics & Medicine conference took place the weekend of June 9-11 in Chicago, bringing together a host of speakers and cartoonists, among them Scott McCloud, John Porcellino, David Small and Hillary Chute, to focus on the melding of graphic illustration in the field of healthcare both as a teaching tool and as a means of healing.
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Schnackenberg and Brand Win Griffin Poetry Prizes
Gjertrud Schnackenberg (Heavenly Questions) won the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize in the international poetry category, and Dionne Brand Ossuaries was awarded the prize in the Canadian category at a ceremony last night in Toronto. Each received a check for C$65,000. The prize is the largest in the world for a single book of poetry in English. Each of the seven finalists receives C$10,000 and participates in readings for a crowd of about 1,000 people the night before the award is presented.
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ALA Preview 2011
Our ALA 2011 Preview--six takes on the conference.
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Symbiosis: ALA 2011
In each issue of Publishers Weekly, the problem of survival for the book industry is regularly viewed from virtually every angle but one: teacher librarians. As teacher librarians, we are professionals dedicated to the book industry's goals. We work tirelessly for you all day long (and many evenings, too). True, booksellers take your work and fold it into the hands of readers. But we are creating those readers, your audience—your future.
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Save the Libraries: ALA 2011
These are the books that defined my childhood. Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case; The Secret of the Old Clock; Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret; Flowers in the Attic; Gone with the Wind. They thrilled me. They made me feel like I wasn't alone in the world. They told me about my history. They made me want to be a writer. And they were all recommended to me by my local Jonesboro, Ga., librarians. But today, a financial tsunami is devastating our library systems. Librarians and staff are being fired. Hours are being cut, doors closed, kids left behind—and futures destroyed.
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You Might Like... Authors at ALA 2011
Beyond the bestsellers and brand names, PW has scanned the author list for some children's favorites, sleeper choices, and critic's picks well worth seeking out. Please refer to the official conference program for exact details and times, as they may change. Also, note that some authors are making multiple appearances, some with different publishers.
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Authors @ ALA: ALA Preview 2011
Amid budget stress, technological change, and a tough political climate, librarians and vendors will descend on New Orleans, June 23-28, for the 135th annual American Library Association Annual Conference. Of course, library issues will be an important focus, but as any librarian will tell you, authors are the lifeblood of the conference. This year, more than 300 authors from 50 publishers will join librarians in New Orleans, appearing on panels, at booth signings, breakfasts, receptions and in the ALA auditorium speaker series.
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Brewster's Millions: ALA Preview 2011
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, a standing-room-only panel focused on how e-books will affect the future of libraries. From research and pilot programs to digitizing efforts, libraries have long helped prepare the way for e-books. But now that the consumer market for e-books has taken off, are libraries in danger of being marginalized?
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The Big Uneasy: ALA Preview 2011
Managing budget pressure is a way of life for library administrators. But as librarians gather in New Orleans for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference, a snapshot of public library budgets across the nation shows the lingering "Great Recession" is still devastating library services—even as demand for those services rises.
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Canadian Booksellers National Conference: E-books for Stores; Fewer Retailers Attend
Booksellers gathered in Toronto over the weekend for the third annual Canadian Booksellers Association National Conference. The three-day event focused on practical ways for booksellers to compete in the current market, and delegates previewed two new innovations from separate Canadian firms—Transcontinental Printing and Enthrill Entertainment—that promise to help bricks and mortar stores participate in the sale of e-books.
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Pen World Voices: Getting Real with Superheroes
New York City's Cooper Union was the scene for "Get Super Lit," a unique extravaganza of comic art projected on a wide film screen with voice acting and musical accompaniment, held as part of the PEN World Voices Festival.
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From Alligators to Addiction: Children and Teen Fare at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
Sunday, May 1, the second day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held on the campus of the University of Southern California, was all about the children.
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Boston Comic Con 2011: Small Is Beautiful
The Boston Comic Con has been growing steadily from its origins as a small hotel comics convention centered around buying comics to an event that features top-name guests but still has the intimacy of a hometown comics festival. While the show is smaller than a big-city convention, it is growing fast. BCC press liaison Colin Solan said attendance this past weekend was 6,000, a big increase over both last year’s attendance of 4,100 and the show’s 2009 attendance of 2,800.
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Los Angeles Book Festival Makes Smooth Transition
The 16th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books made a smooth cross-town move this weekend from the Westwood campus of UCLA to the sprawling, user-friendly home of USC situated near downtown L.A. in a neighborhood that is both ethnically and culturally different from the Festival’s former location.
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BISG's Making Information Pay Conference Set for May 5
BISG is hosting its annual Making Information Pay conference on May 5. The event will take place at the McGraw Hill Auditorium in New York.
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PW's Events Listing: 'LAT' Festival of Books Cooking Stage
Do you have an industry event you would like to share with the publishing community? If so, send details about upcoming happenings to us at events@publishersweekly.com. (Please note, we will not run information about promotional events, such as book parties.)
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Cooking Stage. Date: April 30 and May 1, 2011. Where: University of Southern California. What: Celebrity chefs and award-winning cookbook authors will demonstrate recipes as well as sign copies from their latest cookbooks. This year’s lineup includes celebrated American chef Thomas Keller; and TV personalities Graham Kerr (The Galloping Gourmet), Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes), Bob Blumer (The Surreal Gourmet), and Fabio Viviani (Top Chef All-Stars). More info: latimes.com/festivalofbooks. -
BEA Announces Buzz Panel Selections
BEA has announced the selected books--and the editorial reps touting them--that will be headlining its three buzz panels at this year's trade show. The three events, officially called BEA Editors Buzz Forum, focus on adult, YA, and middle grade works, respectively. The adult panel is scheduled for Monday, May 23; the YA panel for Tuesday, May 24; and the middle grade panel for Wednesday, May 25.
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PW's Events Listing: BISG's Making Information Pay
Do you have an industry event you would like to share with the publishing community? If so, send details about upcoming happenings to us at events@publishersweekly.com. (Please note, we will not run information about promotional events, such as book parties.)
BISG's Making Information Pay conference. Date: May 5, 2011. Where: McGraw-Hill Auditorium, New York City. What: The conference will focus on product development, supply management, sales transactions, and customer loyalty. Kenneth Michaels, evp and COO of Hachette Book Group, is the keynote speaker. More info: www.bisg.org/mip. -
Yale Publishing Course to Focus on Leading Through Transition
This year's Yale Publishing Course, which takes place in July, will focus on "Leadership Strategies in a Time of Transition," bringing together publishing industry leaders and members of the Yale faculty. The curriculum, geared to mid- to upper-level professionals and capped at 80 participants, will address managing the transition from print to multi-platform publishing, incorporating social media and apps into a publishing strategy, devising an e-publishing business plan, and becoming a global publisher.
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WonderCon Brings Fans, Publishers, Excitement to San Francisco
Fans who were shut out of getting tickets for the San Diego Comic-Con headed north this weekend for WonderCon, the Bay area comics show which celebrated its 25th edition this year. While final attendance numbers are not yet available, director of marketing and public relations David Glanzer confirmed that attendance would likely exceed the 39,000 fans that attended last year’s show.
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