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  • The House of SpeakEasy Book Truck Will Tour the Country

    "Poetry to the People," a new program launched in collaboration with storytelling nonprofit Narrative 4, will bring the Book Truck to ten cities in ten days for book giveaways and promotion of literacy and literary organizations.

  • A Different Kind of Literary Festival

    PEN World Voices marks 15 years of hosting literary events with a human rights focus.

  • Storytelling Featured in BookExpo Kickoff Roundtable

    “BookExpo’s Leadership Roundtable: Storytelling in 2020 and Beyond” will be held May 29 at 11 a.m., an hour before before the exhibit floor opens at this year's conference, which is set for New York's Javits Center.

  • Star Watch: Keeping Up with Andrew Eliopulos

    Since he was the top Star Watch honoree in 2016 HarperCollins Children’s Book editor Andrew Eliopulos has continued to focus on bringing diverse voices to readers.

  • A Final Farewell to Peter Mayer

    Last week, New York's trade publishing community turned out in full force to hear speakers reminisce about the life of Peter Mayer, the iconic publisher who died May 11, 2018.

  • Looking for Answers to Copyright at IAF Panel In NYC

    At the annual meeting of the International Authors Forum in New York on April 15, the EU Copyright Directive and its consequences for publishers worldwide dominated the proceedings.

  • IBPA University 2019 Receives High Marks

    The Independent Book Publishers Association lived up to its motto of “helping each other achieve and succeed” during this year’s IBPA University.

  • IBPA University 2019: Raccah Spills Secrets to Indie Publishing Success

    The Independent Book Publishers Association held its annual IBPA University this year April 5-6 in Chicago, where 325 attendees mixed and mingled and talked shop about indie publishing.

  • A Renewed AWP Wraps a Big 2019 Conference

    The Association of Writers and Writing Programs ended a tumultuous 2018 with its 2019 conference, held in Portland, Ore., this past Saturday, marking its most successful show to date. Accessibility, however, while improved, remained an issue.

  • One Day In at AWP 2019, a Focus On Reassurance

    The opening day of the 2019 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Portland, Ore., saw a renewed conference kick off after an off year at 2018's annual gathering, which was followed by months of organizational tumult.

  • TLA 2019: The Power of Advocacy

    The stars are aligning to make this year’s event one of the association’s most highly attended conferences to date.

  • PW Star Watch Program Ready for its Fifth Year

    Nominations are now being accepted for the PW Star Watch program, a partnership between 'PW' and Frankfurter Buchmesse, to recognize those up-and-coming members of the U.S. and Canadian publishing communities.

  • Talking Pictures Winners Named

    The New York Rights Fair has announced the winners and honorees in the “Talking Pictures: Selected Books” program; awards were given in five categories for excellence in book design, including children’s picture books.

  • Taking a Look at Mergers & Acquisitions

    A panel during a recent Book Industry Guild of New York meeting about merger and acquisitions brought several takeaways, among them a lowering in purchase price for the typical trade publisher.

  • Toy Fair Moves on After Toys R Us

    At this year’s New York Toy Fair, publishers discussed new retail opportunities following the closing of the toy store chain.

  • Publishers at Toy Fair 2019 Highlight Book-Plus, Female Empowerment

    Though some of the publishers that usually attend Toy Fair were absent this year, book publishing exhibitors called the 2019 edition a strong show with new trends rising to the surface.

  • BookExpo, ABA Offer BEX Travel Grants to Indie Booksellers

    BookExpo and the American Booksellers Association have partnered on a program offering indie booksellers financial support to attend the annual book industry trade show.

  • National Book Foundation Announces Spring Schedule

    The administrator of the National Book Awards has announced the spring lineup for NBF Presents, its public programming series.

  • PubWest Keynote Focuses on Amazon's Dominance of the Book Market

    In her speech, Open Markets Institute senior fellow Lina Khan said: “More than any other firm, Amazon depicts how a company can come to monopolize all sorts of markets without triggering scrutiny under our anti-monopoly laws.”

  • Center for Fiction to Hold Brooklyn Grand Opening

    The Center for Fiction is holding a grand opening in downtown Brooklyn on February 19 in a new $6 million building that features a reading room, a 160-seat auditorium, and a bookstore.

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