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From the Archive: June 3, 2019
We look back at our coverage of the 2019 BookExpo, which would turn out to be the last installment of the long-running annual book conference.
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Congress Holds Second Hearing, Focuses on Censorship in Classrooms
The U.S. House subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the trend in some states to restrict discussion in public school classrooms relating to race and LGBTQ issues that some speakers, including PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, described as authoritarian tactics.
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Best Mystery Writers Honored at In-Person Edgars Ceremony
The mood was celebratory as mystery publishers and authors honored the best in the genre, live and in-person, for the first time since 2019 at a ceremony last night at New York Marriott Marquis Times Square.
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Michael Pietsch on Publishing at BISG: 'Best of Times, Worst of Times'
Some 130 people, as well as others listening online, attended the Book Industry Study Group’s first in-person annual meeting in three years held April 22 in New York City. The event focused on the impact of the pandemic and continuing efforts to make the industry more inclusive, among other topics.
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Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl Returns to the Borough
For the first time since 2019, 21 Brooklyn bookstores are inviting readers on a borough-wide crawl in the week leading up to Independent Bookstore Day.
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U.S. Book Fairs Show the Pulse of the Book Biz
Book fairs in the U.S. evolve alongside the industry, and while some have declined in the digital age, others have thrived through embracing regionality and technology, writes ‘PW’ Midwest correspondent Claire Kirch.
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Literacy Partners Annual Gala Returns to NYC
At the April 11 gala for the NYC-based literacy nonprofit, attendees included Simon & Schuster senior v-p and publisher Dana Canedy and author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Sisters in Crime Announces DEI Initiative
The Equity Project will offer a slate of programming focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion for Sisters in Crime members.
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Welcome from the BookLife Indie Author Forum!
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Percival Everett and Tina Fey Are 2023 PEN Lit Award Winners
'Dr. No' by Percival Everett (Graywolf) received the evening's top prize, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and Tina Fey won the PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at the March 2 event in midtown Manhattan.
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Snow Days 2022: The ABA’s New Show Makes Its Debut
The American Booksellers Association’s virtual bookselling retreat looks to the future.
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BookLife Indie Author Forum Set for March 19
BookLife, PW’s subsidiary devoted to helping self-published authors, will hold the first BookLife Indie Author Forum on March 19 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. The forum will cover the writing and publishing of adult and children’s books.
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Toy Fair New York Canceled
After reiterating its resolve, as recently as January 5, to go ahead with an in-person Toy Fair New York on February 19–22, the Toy Association has canceled the 2022 edition.
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Book Festivals, Fairs, and Conferences: Winter 2022
Though concerns regarding the omicron variant loom, many promoters hope to proceed with in-person events in early 2022.
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A Lasting Literary Legacy: Close-up on the Sharjah International Book Fair
On the occasion of the SIBF’s 40th anniversary, PW spoke with HE Ahmed Al Ameri, chairman of Sharjah Book Authority, the organization responsible for running the SIBF and establishing and acting on its vision and ambitions. (Sponsored)
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PEN America Goes Live Again at 2021 Gala
Literati and Hollywood royalty alike were back at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on October 5 for the PEN America Literary Gala, one of the first major indoor and in-person events held by a literary institution since the pandemic began.
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The Brooklyn Book Festival Comes Back
On a warm and sunny Sunday outside Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, this year's Brooklyn Book Festival—back in person after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic—returned to the borough and to the delight of publishers and the reading public alike.
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For American Agents, It’s Another Year of Managing the Frankfurt Book Fair from Home
For American agents, the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair brings another year of hoping, and waiting, for the real thing.
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Simon & Schuster Launches 'AuthorFest'
Simon & Schuster has announced a new series of virtual author events, AuthorFest. The first event will feature Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the 'Washington Post,' who will discuss their new book, 'Peril.'
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Heartland Fall Forum Accommodates Busy Booksellers
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Heartland forum continues to offer virtual educational sessions and author events.
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