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Penultimate ALA Midwinter Closes
Some 8,099 total attendees were on hand in Philadelphia for the penultimate American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, the lowest attendance for the conference since 1992.
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WI15: In the End, It's All About the Books for Indies
Friday's WI15 highlights included a free freight announcement by Chicago Distribution Center and Ibram X. Kendi's discussion with Jason Reynolds about the pair's new YA work, 'Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You.'
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WI15: Looking Back on a Wild Winter Institute
From controversy surrounding a book by a keynote speaker to new technology offerings, there was no shortage of topics at the ABA’s annual gathering.
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Printing Conference Will Examine Current Trends
With printing efficiency becoming ever more important to the entire industry, the Book Manufacturers’ Institute will hold its first conference to address the topic February 10-11 in New York City.
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WI15: Bookshop Hopes to Change Bookish E-commerce
The new online bookstore intended to benefit indies is nearly ready to go, and will launch January 28.
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WI15: Children’s Galleys to Grab
A guide to a number of the children’s and YA galleys that will be available in the Galley Room at Winter Institute.
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WI15: Adult Galleys to Grab
A guide to adult galleys by authors who won’t be appearing at Winter Institute. All the titles can be found in the Galley Room.
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WI15: Adult Authors to Meet
More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are well-known and up-and-coming adult authors who will be signing at the conference.
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WI15: Writing in A Time of Crisis
How fiction and nonfiction writers have been affected by political turmoil in the U.S. and abroad.
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WI15: Preserving African-American Writings: PW Talks with W. Paul Coates
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with W. Paul Coates, who will participate in a keynote panel entitled “Bookselling and Liberation: Black Bookstores in America, from the ’60s to the Present” on Friday, January 24.
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WI15: Unearthing the Roots of Racism: PW Talks with Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
In a conversation with Winter Institute's featured speakers, PW checks in with Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, who will discuss 'Stamped' at a panel on January 24.
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WI15: Writing About Love—and Dogs: PW Talks with Jennifer Finney Boylan
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with Jennifer Finney Boylan, who will discuss gender and resistance with Parul Sehgal, 'New York Times' book critic, on Thursday, January 23.
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WI15: Finding Her Voice: PW Talks with Rebecca Solnit
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with Rebecca Solnit, who will give the afternoon keynote on Wednesday, January 22.
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WI15: Celebrating Winter Institute’s Sweet 15 in Baltimore
Maryland’s largest city, once nicknamed the City That Reads, will host ABA’s leading educational conference.
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RWA Cancels 2020 RITA Awards
The U.S.'s foremost writers association for romance writers has announced that it will postpone the 2020 RITA Contest, the country's top prize for romance fiction, until next year.
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Select Book Conferences, Fairs, and Festivals in 2020
Here’s our roundup of some of the big stops on the publishing meeting circuit for 2020.
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Checking Out Midwinter
We offer some educational events of interest at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, which will take place January 24–28 in Philadelphia.
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A Final Farewell to Susan Kamil
On December 5, New York's trade publishing community packed the TimesCenter in Manhattan to hear a who's who of authors remember the highly regarded Random House publisher Susan Kamil, who died suddenly on September 8 at 69.
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A Unique Literary Festival Grows
Grand Marais, Minn., held its third North Shore Readers & Writers Festival early last month, attracting literary types from across the state.
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Miami Book Fair 2017: A Conversation with the Fair’s Organizers
The Miami Book Fair’s director of operations, Delia Lopez, and director of programs, Lissette Mendez, have been working together for 15 years.