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Sights and Insights from the 2024 U.S. Book Show
This year's U.S. Book Show, held on May 22, was its most successful iteration yet. In case you missed it—or if you're ready to relive it—we've rounded up some highlights and takeaways from all the panels.
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Book Biz CEOs Discuss Navigating Rapid Changes at 2024 U.S. Book Show
More than 800 attendees joined PW and the AALA at this year's U.S. Book Show, where the CEOs of Abrams, Baker & Taylor, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster kicked off programming with insights on the state of the industry, AI, retaining talent, and more.
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U.S. Book Show 2024: Money Talks
Finance maven and TikTok sensation Vivian Tu wants to be your new rich best friend, someone who will help you navigate the world of personal finance—and help you get rich, too, just like her.
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U.S. Book Show 2024: Spotify Is Ready to Shake Up the Audio Market
The world’s most popular streaming service has expanded into audiobooks, with a suite of services to offer publishers, authors, and agents and with a listening base hungry for audiobook content. (Sponsored)
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U.S. Book Show 2024: Meet the Speakers
On May 22, the much-anticipated U.S. Book Show, held by Publishers Weekly and the Association of American Literary Agents, will present an in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers at NYU’s Kimmel Center in New York City, bringing the industry together for continuing education, discussion of emerging trends, and networking to foster relationships within the publishing community.
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U.S. Book Show to Offer a Day of Education and Connection
The one-day event, produced by PW in cooperation with the AALA, is set for May 22 at NYU and will include a roundtable discussion featuring four publishing CEOs; a closing keynote by TikTok star and author Vivian Tu; and panels featuring such well-known industry players as Reagan Arthur, Dawn Davis, Sally Kim, Tanya McKinnon, Dominique Raccah, and Kelly Sonnack.
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'PW' Partners with AALA on 2024 U.S. Book Show
'Publishers Weekly' and the Association of American Literary Agents will copresent the 2024 U.S. Book Show, a one-day in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers, and book publishing professionals, at NYU's Kimmel Center in New York City on May 22.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Matthew Gray Gubler Closes Out Children’s Day
The third day of the U.S. Book Show was capped off on an entertaining note with a keynote given by Matthew Gray Gubler; the actor-turned-children’s book author-illustrator, who is known for his role as Dr. Spencer Reid on 'Criminal Minds,' made a segue into the literary world with the 2019 release of 'Rumple Buttercup.'
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Meg Medina on Her 'Rebellious' Books for Young Readers
On May 24, Newbery Medalist and newly appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina sat down with the 'New York Times for Kids' editorial director Amber Williams to discuss her storied career, the 10th anniversary of 'Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass,' and her latest project.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Tillie Walden and Jeff Smith on Putting Characters in Peril
Two Eisner Award winners—Tillie Walden and Jeff Smith—spoke with Comicsbeat.com editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald at the U.S. Book Show on May 22 about their forthcoming work: Walden’s 'Clementine (Vol. 2)' and Smith’s companion to his long-running BONE comic book series, 'More Tall Tales.'
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Jacqueline Woodson Works from Memory and Empathy
At a lunch-hour keynote on May 24, National Book Award winner and former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jacqueline Woodson sat down with bookseller Miwa Messer.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Adult Day in Photos
Lauren Groff, Keegan Michael Key, Sarah Jessica Parker, and more joined the U.S. Book Show on May 24 to discuss this year's most exciting forthcoming adult fiction and nonfiction.
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U.S. Book Show: Human Connection Powers the Book Business
Editors and literary agents on the mechanics—and the emotions—behind the publishing business, what makes a bestseller, and how book bidding wars can cloud expectations.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Comics and Graphic Novels Day in Photos
A who's who of comics writers and graphic novelists—and a surprising number of hip hop legends—joined the U.S. Book Show on May 23 to discuss this year's most exciting forthcoming books in the comics format.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Libraries Confront Post-Pandemic Challenges
The U.S. Book Show kicked off with lively discussions of the recent wave of book bans across the country, how citizens can successfully fight against those who would restrict our freedom to read, and how libraries and publishers can be strategic partners in enabling access to digital content.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: PW Editors’ Picks Panels
Our adult and children’s reviews editors will moderate a day of panels in which the editors of big fall titles showcase their books.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Schedule & Highlights
The highlights from our programming this year include the return of our Libraries Are Essential program, keynotes from hip hop legend Chuck D and novelist Lauren Groff, and more.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: About the Sponsors
This year’s U.S. Book Show was made possible, in part, with the support of the following partners
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Ty Wilson
Publishers Group West sales rep Ty Wilson says he’s been in the book industry since the “Rolodex cards and clipboards era.”
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Tom Leigh
Minneapolis-based Macmillan house rep Tom Leigh hopes the third time will be the charm: he’s been nominated twice before for PW rep of the year, in 2008 and in 2013.