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Mazama Book Festival to Debut in the Pacific Northwest
The picturesque town of Mazama, Wash., located near the gateway to the northern Cascade mountain range, will be the site of the first Mazama Festival of Books the last weekend of August.
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A Winning Winter Institute
Buoyed by a strong finish to 2011, indie booksellers celebrated their independence at this year’s seventh annual American Booksellers Association Winter Institute held at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, January 18–20. Some who recently opened second stores, like Peter Makin at Brilliant Books, in Suttons Bay, Mich., are already looking to expand again. Others like Linda Bubon and Ann Christophersen, cofounders of Women and Children First in Chicago, are simply happy to see sales turn around, up more than 30% for the holidays.
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ALA Midwinter 2012: All Our Coverage
All of our coverage of this year's ALA Midwinter conference in one place.
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Reed Exhibitions Buys Blogger Convention
Reed Exhibitions, owner of BookExpo America, has purchased the Book Blogger Convention, an annual day-long conference devoted to providing support, instruction, and social time for people who blog about books.
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Germany Joins World Book Night 2012
World Book Night has announced that Germany is the second international partner alongside the United States to stage a national one million book giveaway for adults on April 23rd, the Unesco International Day of the Book.
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It's Official: MIBA and GLiBA Will Hold Joint Show
MIBA and GLiBA have made it official: they will hold a joint show in Minneapolis October 3-5, and call it the Heartland Fall Forum.
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TOC 2012: What To Expect From This Year's Conference
Program chairs Joe Wikert and Kat Meyer tell PW what we should expect from the conference this year. Click through for a discount code to the event, good for 25% off any package.
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2012 International Book Fair Calendar
The following list is based on currently available information and is subject to change. Please note that some foreign URLs can be unstable or are Web pages not yet updated with 2012 information. We will update this list online to keep the information as current as possible. If you represent a book fair and have changes to report or would like to have your fair listed, please contact bookfairs@publishersweekly.com.
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Savannah Book Festival Comes Of Age
At just five years old, the Savannah Book Festival, in the genteel coastal city of Savannah, Ga., is carving a space for itself among the book festival big leagues, boasting not one but two of the nation’s current #1 bestselling authors: Stephen King (for 11/22/63) and Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs).
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Quindlen Named World Book Night Chair; Selections Revealed
Anna Quindlen has been named honorary national chairperson for World Book Night U.S., and the organization has named the 30 titles that will be given away on World Book Night, set for April 23. In addition, World Book Night U.S. has opened the registration process for those wishing to become volunteer book givers.
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Amazon Kindle Fire Ignites Publishing App Expo Discussion
The first day of the Publishing App Expo, hosted by Mediabistro, Galleycat, and eBookNewser, brought together digitally-minded publishers from all over and inspired a lively discussion at the New Yorker Hotel.
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Hajdu and Rotella at the Tenement Museum
David Hajdu and PW senior editor Mark Rotella will be at The Tenement Museum on December 7, at 6:30 PM, as part of the "Tenement Talks" series.
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PW's Complete 2012 ALA Midwinter Preview
PW's complete ALA Midwinter Preview, our look at what to expect at this year's American Library Association Midwinter meeting, held in Dallas from January 20-24, 2012.
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Off the Shelf
More than 10,000 librarians, publishers, authors, and vendors will gather in Dallas, January 20–24, for the 2012 American Library Association Midwinter meeting. Among the meeting’s highlights: the announcement of the ALA’s Youth Media Awards, including the coveted Newbery and Caldecott medals; a bustling exhibit floor; and a strong author presence.
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Keeping Regional Shows Relevant
For the past five years publishers have talked about the need to consolidate trade shows—and lower their costs. A struggling economy, the increased power of Amazon, and the erosion of print book sales to e-books have only accelerated calls for change from not only publishers but from some booksellers as well.
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Edwards Giving Retail Keynote
Mike Edwards, former CEO of Borders, will give the keynote address at Wednesday's ACG New York's 2011 Retail Update conference set for the New York Athletic Club from 8:30-1:30. Two other panels will deal with The State of Retail, and Private Equity Goes Retail. More info at www.acgnyc.org.
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World Book Night U.S. Launches Digital Campaign
The website, as well as Twitter and Facebook pages, have launched for World Book Night in the U.S.
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Digital and More at PubWest 2011
The 2011 PubWest conference, held November 3–5 in Henderson, Nev., attracted publishers and vendors from across the country with Alison Akau of Aiea, Hawaii’s Pacific Historic Parks in attendance alongside Bruce Shaw and Adam Salomone from Boston’s Harvard Common Press. It was the first trip to PubWest for both publishers, with Akau making the trip to get up to speed on the newest publishing trends, while Shaw said he was attracted by the lineup of speakers.
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NEA Studies Writers Statistics
Writers and authors are better educated and earn more on average than the rest of the U.S. workforce, according to a study by the National Endowment for the Arts, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The study, “Artists and Art Workers in the United States,” draws on information from the “American Community Survey (2005–2009)” and updates the NEA’s earlier study, “Artists in the Workforce, 2000–2005.”
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