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PW's Star Watch Tribute Set
'PW's' second Star Watch program, which recognizes the rising stars in publishing and bookselling, will honor 45 industry members at a September 15 party in New York City.
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A New Standard for Regional Bookseller Association Trade Shows
After nearly a decade of experimenting, regional bookseller association trade shows have found the right mix of authors, education, and exhibits.
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Beijing Book Fair: Market Opportunities for Everyone
Overseas exhibitors were happy to see that the huge Chinese book market remains positive and open with business opportunities for different segments of the industry.
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Find Waldo Local 2016: A Photo Essay
Hundreds of booksellers and their neighboring businesses participated in the fifth annual Find Waldo Local national event to promote shopping local.
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Inside the New-Look PEN America
The 95-year-old organization dedicated to free expression has recently rebranded and expanded.
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Midnight Parties for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'
The new Harry Potter went on sale last Saturday night, and bookstores across the country celebrated with midnight parties. Here we present a sampling of photos from those festivities.
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Manga at Comic-Con 2016: Pokemon, Titans, Sci-Fi Take Charge
Manga and anime aren't the main focus of Comic-Con, but the show featured an abundance of Japanese pop culture for manga and anime fans including a visit by the Pokemon manga creators.
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New Children's, YA Comics and Imprints Debut at Comic-Con 2016
From Comic-Con guests like Cece Bell and Noelle Stevenson to the debut of new series and new imprints, children's and YA graphic novels continue to have a strong presence at the mammoth pop culture festival.
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Security Technology Drives Calmer But Still Robust Comic-Con 2016
The show added RFID technology to cut back on counterfeit badges and reduce traffic on the floor, but the show also reflected a growing and optimistic comics marketplace with an influx of new readers including women and girls.
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Nerdcamp 2016 in Photos
A seventh-grade English teacher got on a plane to Michigan last week to attend nErDcamp, a camp-like conference for the creators and celebrators of children's literature.
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Lescroart, Oates Among Winners at Thrillerfest
At the 11th annual Thrillerfest banquet, held July 9 in New York City, John Lescroart won a charity award for helping to raise over $2 million for Sacramento’s libraries. Joyce Carol Oates picked up the Best Short Story honor for her story, 'Gun Accident.'
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Just Buffalo Literary Center Celebrates Its 40th Year
The Buffalo, N.Y., literary center distinguished itself from the beginning by putting an emphasis on working with young people.
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ABA’s Children’s Institute Wins High Marks
New booksellers and a record number of authors in attendance fueled enthusiasm at the conference.
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ALA 2016 in Photos
Just as Children's Institute was drawing to a close, another horde of book lovers descended upon Orlando: librarians!
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Children's Institute 4 in Photos
Independent children's booksellers flew south for the summer, to attend the ABA's fourth Children's Institute, held in Orlando, Fla.
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An Editor Finds Her Seoul-Mates
Mary Cash, v-p and editor-in-chief of Holiday House, reports on her trip to the Seoul International Book Fair in South Korea.
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HMH Kicks Off Curious World Tour
Keeping kids reading when school is not in session can be a challenge for any parent. But when books are combined with play, music and interactive entertainment, kids can enjoy these activities in an untraditional format that takes reading outdoors.
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Tips from Children's Institute 4
For its fourth year in a row, Children’s Institute gathered booksellers from across the country for two days of education. PW reports on some particularly useful tips that booksellers shared.
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San Diego Comic-Con Evolves
We take stock of the changing role of comics publishers at San Diego Comic-Con in light of the ever-increasing presence at the show of film and TV studios.
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CI 4: Children's Bookselling Industry 'Only Connects' in Orlando
Despite the recent tragic events that took place days before the start of Children's Institute 4 at the Wyndham Orlando, the conference started off on a high note.