London Briefcase 2019: What U.S. Agencies Will Be Selling at the London Book Fair
PW's London Briefcase highlights top titles that publishers will be touting at this year's London Book Fair, set for March 12-14 at Olympia London. more...
This Year's London Book Fair Wraps
Over three days last week in London, England, a stable publishing industry clashed with the chaos of Brexit. more...and more.
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London Book Fair Director Steps Down
Andy Ventris, director of the London Book Fair since November 2020, will step down and leave Reed Exhibitions, the company that runs the fair, this summer. The search is on for a replacement.
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Covid Outbreak Hits U.K. Book Business Following London Book Fair
On April 8, three days after the London Book Fair, about 4,000 people in London tested positive for Covid, with anecdotal evidence showing that at least some of those testing positive were at the fair.
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London Book Fair 2022: Taking Stock of Talks and Trends
Publishers waited three years to reconvene in London, and the level of enthusiasm for a near-normal book fair was high.
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London Book Fair 2022: Day Three Shows No Slowdown
A quieter but no less buzzy day three at the London Book Fair saw publishers begin to look ahead to Frankfurt, continue the debate about Ukraine, and celebrate strong book sales in the U.K. and reduced VAT in Europe.
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London Book Fair 2022: Business Roars Back
Excitement continued during the second day of the London Book Fair as attendees welcomed the opportunity to meet in person once again. As expected, conversations revolved around sales, deals, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine.
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London Book Fair 2022: In Praise of Commercial Fiction
Louise Moore, managing director of Penguin's Michael Joseph imprint in the U.K., gave a keynote speech at the London Book Fair urging the publishing industry and society in general to stop looking down its nose at commercial fiction.
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London Book Fair Opens with Lots of Buzz
Expectations and enthusiasm for the first in-person London Book Fair in three years are high, as publishers, agents, and authors crowded the still-under-renovation Olympia conference center. Here are some of the sights from the first day of the fair.
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London Book Fair 2022: Awards Honor International Publishing, Lifetime Achievement
Among the winners of the London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards were Findaway, from the U.S., which took home Audiobook Publisher of the Year, and Cărturești, from Bucharest, Romania, which was chosen as Bookstore of the Year. The LBF also honored Japanese publisher Hiroshi Hayakawa with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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London Book Fair 2022: Back to Britain
Hopes are high for the first London Book Fair since 2019.
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London Book Fair 2022: A Cautious Return
U.S. publishers are testing the book fair waters in London.
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