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Canada Shines at Frankfurt 2020
The country will be well represented at the world’s biggest book fair. (Sponsored)
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Bookselling Activism During the Pandemic
At its fall show, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association members discussed how to keep activism front and center at bookstores—even as the Covid-19 crisis limits physical interaction and community events.
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Book Fair Directors Say Live Shows Must Go On
On the eve of the Gothenburg Book Fair, which runs September 24-28, director Frida Edman and Frankfurt's Juergen Boos have written an open letter saying virtual events are no substitute for live fairs.
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Beijing Book Fair Makes Virtual Pivot
The 27th edition of the Beijing International Book Fair, which would have taken place at the China International Exhibition Center from August 26 to August 30, kicked off its virtual version last week.
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Guadalajara Fair Offers Proposals for 2020
The organizers of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, scheduled for November 28 to December 6, may divide the fair into two venues, go virtual, or cancel altogether.
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Frankfurt Updates Plans with Rights Platform, Virtual Content
The Frankfurt Book Fair announced plans for an online rights platform, as well as a schedule for virtual conferences, for this year's book fair, which is scheduled for October 14-18.
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Bologna's Virtual Fair Draws 60,000 Online Visitors
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair hosted a virtual edition of the fair from May 4–7, attracting more than 60,000 online visitors. Some 500 publishers offered 20,000 titles through a new virtual rights exchange.
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Making the Case for In-Person International Book Fairs
This year, many international book fairs may have to transform to virtual and socially distanced platforms, but their directors are working to find solutions.
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Bologna Announces Best Children's Publishers of the Year
Publishers from Australia, Canada, China, Ghana, Italy and Mexico have been named Best Children’s Publishers of the Year by the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
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Links to Bologna Global Rights Exchange Now Live
Fair organizers previously announced the creation of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Global Rights Exchange as part of a wider initiative to launch a virtual book fair following the cancellation of the physical event.
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AUPresses Cancels 2020 Annual Meeting, Plans Virtual Alternative
"The possible risks to the safety and health of our attendees, as well as the uncertain duration of current travel restrictions, have made it impossible for the in-person meeting to proceed," reads a statement from the AUPresses board of directors.
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Bologna to Launch Virtual Fair, Rights Platform
On May 4, the Bologna Children's Book Fair is launching a series of online initiatives, including virtual events and exhibitions, and the new Bologna Children’s Book Fair Rights Exchange, an online marketplace for rights.
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2020 Bologna Children's Book Fair Is Canceled
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus in Italy, the organizers of the Bologna Children's Book Fair have canceled this year's fair.
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Hachette Latest to Leave Behind Bologna
Hachette Book Group is the third Big Five U.S. publisher to pull out of the rescheduled Bologna Children's Book Fair, following Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House.
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PRH Pulls Out of Rescheduled Bologna Book Fair
Penguin Random House has become the second of the Big Five U.S. publishers to announce it would not attend this year's rescheduled Bologna Children's Book Fair.
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S&S Pulls Out of Bologna, Fair Offers Refunds
Simon & Schuster has pulled out of this year’s rescheduled Bologna Book Fair; the fair says it will make a decision about the future of this year's event before the end of the month.
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Select Spanish-Language Titles: March 2020
A listing of recent and upcoming Spanish-language books.
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Bologna Book Fair Moves to May Due to Coronavirus
The Bologna International Children's Book Fair has been rescheduled to May due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus; it had originally been planned to run from March 30 to April 2 and will now be held from May 4 to May 7.
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Spain’s Publishing Goliaths Trade Blows
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Planeta's fight for supremacy of Spanish-language publishing was on full display at the 2019 Guadalajara International Book Fair.
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Guadalajara Book Fair Continues to Grow in Importance
The largest book event for publishers and authors in the Spanish-speaking world is burgeoning in size and value year after year.
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