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NCIBA: A Happy Affair for Children's Booksellers
The drone of police helicopters and raucous chants of nearby Occupy Oakland protesters could not diminish the excitement and positive focus of children's booksellers at the 2011 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show.
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NCIBA “Occupied” by More Than Protesters in Oakland
The drone of police helicopters and raucous chants of nearby Occupy Oakland protesters could not diminish the excitement and positive focus of the 2011 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show at the Marriott City Center October 27 – 29.
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World Book Night Directors Named
The board of directors for World Book Night in the U.S. has been announced, with representatives from all parts of the publishing industry.
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2011 Self-Publishing Book Expo Sees More E-books, More Attendance
The third annual Self-Publishing Book Expo was held in New York City on October 22, bringing together authors and publishers with an eye toward self-publishing titles.
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World Book Night 2012 Launches List of 25 Titles in U.K., U.S. Titles Coming Soon
In the U.K., World Book Night 2012 has announced its list of 25 titles. In the U.S., which is participating for the first time this year, the titles are soon to be announced.
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Penguin and BlogHer Partner for BlogHer Writers 2011 Conference
Penguin and BlogHer held a full day of events on turning blogs into books on October 21 at the BlogHer Writers '11 conference.
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BEA 2012: Read Russia to be Focus of Global Market Forum
Russia will figure prominently into BEA next year with Read Russia 2012, the largest Russian initiative ever to promote Russian literature and Russian book culture in the United States.
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PNBA Facing Tough Decisions
The annual membership meeting at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association held last Thursday at the start of the association’s annual meeting was a rather somber affair, with executive director Thom Chambliss reporting that PNBA will suffer a loss of between $40,000 and $50,000 in 2011 largely due to a significant decrease in titles in the holiday catalogue and the disappointing.
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GLiBA Cuts Staff, Will Hold Joint Trade Show
To deal with a 20% decline in membership and falling revenue, the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association is eliminating its associate director position and will hold a joint trade show with Midwest Independent Booksellers Association in 2012 and 2013.
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National Book Awards Nominate 21 Finalists for 2011
The announcement of the nominees for the 2011 National Book Awards had an extra dose of drama this year as the National Book Foundation added a sixth selection to the Young People’s Literature category after the original broadcast over Oregon Public Broadcasting’s program Think Out Loud had only five nominees.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2011: CEO Panel Goes Global
There was no talk of “evolution or revolution” at the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair’s CEO panel, just a solid look at what it is, with a glimpse at what’s on the immediate horizon for the global book market.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2011: Europeans, Americans Talk Digital Future in Frankfurt
Google Books's Tom Turvey hosted a panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair on where the digital market currently stands.
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The Boston Book Festival Turns Three
The Boston Book Festival has grown from 12,000 in 2009 to double that in 2010. Now the BBF is readying its third festival, to be held on Saturday October 15.
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NAIBA Offers Tips for Holding YA Events
"We know YA literature is hot; we know it’s good; and we know teens are reading it. But we can’t get teens in our stores when authors are in it," said moderator Heather Hebert of Children’s Book World in Haverford, Pa., as she introduced the NAIBA panel on How to Host Successful YA Events.
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A Whole Lot of Reading Going On
In 1999 San Francisco authors/journalists Jane Ganahl and Jack Boulware mused over drinks about getting together a bunch of authors for a big reading. They tapped Phil Bronstein, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, to foot the $300 bill for 25 authors to read in Golden Gate Park for what they called Litstock.
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A Lively SIBA for Children's Authors
Authors and panels focused on the children's and YA categories were perhaps the biggest draw at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance trade show, held Sept. 17-19 in Charleston, S.C.
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Children’s Books at the 2011 National Book Festival: A Photo-Essay
With a theme of “Celebrating the Joys of Reading Aloud,” the 11th annual National Book Festival took place this past weekend, September 24 and 25, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marking the first time the festival was spread over two days. An estimated crowd of 200,000 turned out to attend presentations and have books signed by more than 100 authors.
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BISG Annual Meeting Looks at Projects, World Book Night
In Tuesday’s Book Industry Study Group annual meeting, members were brought up-to-date on various projects and initiatives and confirmed the appointment of Hachette Book Group’s COO Ken Michaels as co-chair of the organization.
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Turkey Announced as Market Focus Partner for London Book Fair
The London Book Fair and Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism have announced Turkey as the Market Focus partner of The London Book Fair 2013. As in past years, the Market Focus program will be supported by a series of public events across the UK featuring visiting Turkish authors curated by the British Council, the UK’s leading cultural relations organization. The London Book Fair Market Focus is an opportunity for UK and international publishers to liaise with their foreign counterparts, and seek out and capitalize on new business partnerships.
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Bouchercon 2011: Murder Under the Arch
Crime fiction fans flocked to St. Louis for the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, an event that drew 1,600 attendees to the city under the arch. Under the direction of current chair and Crimespree magazine co-founder Jon Jordan, the conference fired like a well-oiled gun.
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