Publishers Weekly’s 2025 Book Business Events Calendar
Our annual 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. more...and more.
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At PoP, Publishing’s Finance Minds Share How Strategy Drives Acquisitions
The inaugural People of Publishing conference, hosted by the Association of American Literary Agents at the New York Academy of Medicine on September 17, convened a panel of financial decision-makers to unpack the calculations behind every book deal.
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PublisHer Brings Together Women Entrepeneurs
At a September 15 panel at NYU, Madeline McIntosh of Authors Equity, Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks, and Chantal Restivo-Alessi of HarperCollins recounted how they forged paths to leadership in the book business.
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Brooklyn Book Festival Celebrates 20 Years
BKBF, scheduled to run this year from September 14-22, has expanded its literary programming far beyond its namesake borough in the last two decades.
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National Book Festival Crowds Out Troubling Times
The Library of Congress’s 25th annual event on Saturday enlightened and entertained tens of thousands of book lovers, perhaps distracting momentarily from the political pressures facing the world’s largest library.
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LOC Cues Up the 25th National Book Festival
In a tumultuous year for the nation and federal agencies, the Library of Congress is getting ready to host its 25th annual National Book Festival, taking place in Washington, D.C., on September 6.
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Fall Regionals 2025: Programming Highlights for Booksellers
The programming at this year’s fall regional bookselling association conferences offers something for everybody.
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Fall Regionals 2025: Welcome to Bookselling Season
This fall’s regional bookselling conferences emphasize education and community-building.
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Record-Setting NVNR Kicks Off Fall Regional Book Shows
NAIBA and SIBA’s New Voices New Rooms inaugurated the fall bookselling trade show season this week, bringing more than 300 booksellers across the two regional associations to Atlanta.
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SDCC 2025: Comics Reclaim the Spotlight in Hollywood’s Absence
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, held July 23–27, comics took back their top spot in the Con’s pecking order thanks in part to fewer movie stars visiting Hall H.
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20 Years In, ThrillerFest Mixes Escapism with Engagement
International Thriller Writers wrapped up its 20th ThrillerFest in New York on June 21 with their annual Thriller Awards ceremony. After the show, ITW’s cofounders spoke with PW about two decades of thrills and chills.
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