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Rock Bottom Remainders in Swan Song at ALA
A Saturday night benefit concert for the ALA/Proquest Scholarship Fund drew a standing room-only crowd to hear the last waltz for the Rock Bottom Remainders, the band featuring a changing roster of bestselling authors.
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West Hollywood Book Fair To Return Under New Management
The 11th annual City of West Hollywood Book Fair will take place this year on Sunday, September 30 at West Hollywood Park and be produced by Liam Lynch and Authentic marketing agency.
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Licensing International Expo 2012
The Licensing International Expo offers a microcosm of the trends being tracked by publishers who acquire licensed properties. This year’s show, held last week in Las Vegas, not only spotlighted key trends but seemed to confirm that the licensing business is gaining strength after several tough years.
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GLiBA Head Issues Scam Alert
GLiBA executive director Deb Leonard is warning publishers planning to exhibit at this year’s Heartland Fall Forum to beware of a scam targeting them.
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Canadian Booksellers Association Conference Loses Publishers and Booksellers to BEA
Timing conflict with BEA costs the Canadian Booksellers Association in publisher and bookseller participation for its national conference.
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BEA 2012: Boisterous Authors Breakfast at BEA Rattles Javits
Thursday's BEA authors breakfast in New York City started out sedately enough, but with actress Kirstie Alley as emcee and comedian Jimmy Fallon present, the event quickly turned into a boisterous affair.
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Survey Gives World Book Night U.S. Thumbs Up
A month after World Book Night U.S.'s big day, follow-up survey numbers have been released using Constant Contact. The survey found that book givers rated their World Book Night experience at a 95% satisfaction level, with 97% of respondents saying they’d be givers next year and enthusiastically tell others to try WBN in 2013.
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ALA 2012: What's Up with Hi-Lo?
Many are aware of the grim statistic: only one-third of eighth-grade students in the U.S. read at a proficient level. Those who work with struggling and reluctant readers every day want tools they can use right now. Hi-lo books frequently fit the bill.
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ALA 2012: Authors @ ALA 2012
Authors are the lifeblood of the American Library Association's Annual Conference, and the event in Anaheim, June 21–25, offers a star-studded lineup. Here's a complete list of who'll be there, plus our highlight picks.
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ALA 2012: Leadership: PW talks with incoming ALA President Maureen Sullivan
At the 2012 American Library Association conference in Anaheim, Maureen Sullivan, a long time consultant to numerous libraries of all types, will officially begin her yearlong term as president of ALA. Sullivan will take over for Molly Raphael, who worked tirelessly in the last year on behalf of ALA on a range of issues—notably the lingering e-book question.
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Why Decisions Need Data in Today’s Publishing World
Bit.ly’s chief scientist Hilary Mason was the featured speaker at the PW and TOC Publishing Executive Roundtable on May 22, and the key topic was “big data.” Speaking to a room of publishers, Mason said publishing’s shift to a more dynamic information model is “inevitable,” and that, at this point, dynamic data is already being generated, it’s just about optimizing it.
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'What Makes a Children's Book Great?' Conference Set
On May 31, Publishing Perspectives will team up with the Frankfurt Academy to host a half-day children’s publishing conference entitled “What Makes a Children’s Book Great?” at the Scholastic Headquarters in New York.
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At Nebula Awards Chatter Centered on Self-Publishing
Self-publishing was a hot topic at the 2012 Nebula Awards weekend, which took place May 17–20 in Arlington, Va.
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BEA Children's Art Auction Preview Live
More than 100 pieces of original children’s art that will be auctioned during BookExpo America are now available for preview online as part of the Annual Children's Art Auction and Reception on the evening of June 6.
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Publishing People for Obama to Host Event
Barbara Lowenstein, Roger Cooper, Tom Dunne and Bob Miller have organized a book industry fundraiser for Barack Obama, with 83 publishing executives now at the "host" level ($1,000 or more), in addition to many more donating and buying tickets for the event. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be the guest speaker.
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Extended L.A. Community Comes Out for a Successful LitFest Pasadena
LitFest Pasadena, the city's first community-wide book festival that featured more than 50 exhibitors, dozens of California authors, children's events, and several panels held its inaugural event on Saturday, May 12 on the grounds of Pasadena's Central Park.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival Expands Programming
The Gaithersburg Book Festival, which will have its third outing in the metro Washington, DC area May 19, has added a number of panels and discussions this year to augment its lineup of author presentations.
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BEA Announces uPublishU Panels
BookExpo America panel descriptions have been posted on the BEA Website for uPublishU, the day-long conference devoted to self-publishing which will take place on Sunday, June 3 at the Javits Center in New York City.
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MIP 2012: Big Data, Little Data and Angry Birds, Febreze and the Future of Reading
The Book Industry Study Group's annual Making Information Pay conference offered a program that outlined the broad nature of "Big Data"--specifically the ability to "tame vast amounts of data," how to manage it, and how it can help publishers run their business more efficiently.
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Roy, Grimes Headline 66th Annual Edgar Awards
Given the genre's violent tendencies, inspiration and humor might not be the first things you'd expect at a gathering of the Mystery Writers of America, but both were on display at the 66th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, held last night.
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