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BookCon 2015: Nick Offerman: He’s Got Gumption
Join Nick Offerman in the Special Events Hall today in an hour of conversation, music, and muckraking as he presents his new book, "Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers."
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BookCon 2015: Highlights
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BookCon 2015: Taye Diggs and Shane Evans: Joyful in a Diverse World
At 1 p.m. today in Room 1A10, “Mixed Me: A Discussion with Taye Diggs and Shane Evans” will address more than just a new picture book.
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BookCon 2015: In Our World and Beyond Fantasy, and Reality
Joe Monti, executive editor for Simon & Schuster’s new Saga imprint for science fiction/fantasy, or SFF, admits that diversity is more than an intellectual exercise.
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BookCon 2015: Mac Barnett and Jory John: The Terrible Two Put the Con Into BookCon
We are going to put the con back into BookCon,” Mac Barnett, says of the pranking workshop that he is leading with his fellow expert, or, partner-in-crime, Jory John, today, noon–12:45 p.m., on the Downtown Stage.
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BookCon 2015: Aziz Ansari: A Seriously Funny Look at Love
Looking for love these days isn’t for the faint of heart.
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BookCon 2015: David Duchovny on Spiritual Cows, Circumcised Pigs, but Not Cancer Man
David Duchovny, best-known for his portrayals on TV of Fox Mulder on The X-Files, and Hank Moody on Californication, is finally where he originally thought he would end up: as a writer.
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BookCon 2015: The Longest Line
Check out this hyperlapse video we took of the huge line to get into BookCon this morning!
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BookCon 2015: Mother/Daughter Team
Ask most mothers of teenage daughters if they could imagine spending five days a week cooped up in an office for eight hours a day working on a project together for an entire summer, and the answers you would get might not be printable. Not so for bestselling author Jodi Picoult, who began a writing adventure six years ago when her daughter Samantha van Leer.
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2015 LéaLA Draws More than 86,000
With more than 200 literary and cultural activities in the span of three days, LéaLA, the Los Angeles Spanish-Language Book Fair, demonstrated American Hispanics’ desire to connect with books that reflect their culture in their language.
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Hub City Writers Project Celebrates 20 Years of Literary Energy
Hatched over coffee 20 years ago, the Hub City Writers Project has grown into an indie press, a nonprofit bookstore and driving force behind the literary arts in Spartanburg, SC.
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Society of Midland Authors Celebrates 100 Years
The Society of Midland Authors celebrated its centenary this past weekend.
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LéaLA Announces Lineup
LéaLA, the Spanish-language book fair, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 15 to 17, with a diverse literary and cultural program.
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Children’s Books Take Center Stage at Children's Institute
A vibrant market and diversity were the focus at Children's Institute 3.
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Spanning the Globe
The last 10 days have been an especially busy period for all parts of the publishing industry, with major events taking place in London, Minneapolis, and Austin.
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BEA, LéaLA, and Expolit Book Fairs Highlight Books in Spanish: Spanish Publishing 2015
Book fairs have become much more aware of the purchasing power of the Hispanic population in the U.S.
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YALLWEST 2015: A Photo Essay
This year marked the first YALLWEST, the West Coast counterpart of YALLFEST, held on April 11–12 at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica Public Library.
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AWP 2015 with Children's Publishers and Authors: A Photo Essay
The Association of Writing Programs and Writers held its annual conference from April 9-11, and effectively took over the city of Minneapolis for four days.
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London Book Fair 2015: Some Growing Pains in Return to Olympia
Publishers said the Olympia is a nice venue, but that didn't stop many from getting lost during the first few days of the London Book Fair.
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TeenBookCon 2015: A Photo Essay
YA authors hundreds of readers gathered in Houston, Tex. for a day packed with author talks, readings, panels, signings, and even a musical interlude.