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LBF Panel Compares U.S. and U.K. Consumer Book Buying Habits
Among the chief observations made at this morning’s panel on the “special relationship” between U.S. and British consumer book markets were that the British are at least three years behind Americans in adapting e-books, and that American readers are much more interested in romance while the majority of British readers skew toward literary fiction.
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London Book Fair Opens, Attendees Optimistic
The 2009 London Book Fair opened this morning with a long line of attendees wrapped around Earls Court in unusually bright sunshine. It was an auspicious start to the fair, which was predicted by many to be quieter this year but by anecdotal accounts at least appears to be fairly busy.
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Children’s Book Week Goes Digital
The Children’s Book Council turns to the Web to promote this year’s Children’s Book Week, which will take place May 11—17. Here are a few highlights of its virtual campaign, as well as information on some of the planned Children’s Book Week events.
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First Self-Publishing Book Expo Planned
Publishing veterans Diane Mancher and Karen Mender are launching Self-Publishing Book Expo, an event that will focus on self-published books and the companies that produce them. SPBE, as the expo is called, will offer attending authors a place to exhibit and sell their books to the general public, and will offer representatives from self-publishing companies to showcase their services.
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ABC Announces BEA Events
The Association of Booksellers for Children has released its schedule of programs for BookExpo America. Just confirmed are the speakers at The ABC Not-a-Dinner and (Mostly) Silent Auction on Friday, May 29. Shannon Hale (Forest Born) will host the keynote program, after which Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson (The Day of the Pelican) and Mike Lupica (Million Dollar Throw) will speak.
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Bologna 2009: A Photo Essay
See the sights from last week's Bologna Fair without leaving your chair, courtesy of veteran attendee Craig Virden and photographer Mario Ventimiglia. For more of Craig's take on this year's fair, visit our Bologna by Day and Night blog.
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Dog and Bear Hit the Road
They may be just three feet tall and made of plush, but that’s not keeping Dog and Bear, the eponymous stars of Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s Dog and Bear and Dog and Bear: Two’s Company (Roaring Brook/Porter), from striking out across the U.S. on tour. The Dog and Bear Best Friends Tour got underway last week and will run through the summer.
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A Garland of Garlands: 2009 Poetry Anthologies
The father of all poetry anthologies was Greek—the Anthologia Graeca, known in English as The Greek Anthology, the first version a collection of epigrams and poems compiled by Meleager of Gadara. That was in the first century B.C. Ever since, the poetry anthology has endured as a form that strives to represent or establish a particular tradition or mode of practice.
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Missed Connection: Christian Book Expo Attracts Few Customers
Stacks of unsold books and glum publishers stood for three days inside the cavernous Dallas Convention Center this past weekend at the Christian Book Expo. The show, sponsored by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, attracted 1,500 consumer attendees; it had hoped for 15,000-20,000
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A Cavafy Person: Daniel Mendelsohn
Critic and memoirist Daniel Mendelsohn undertook the Herculean task of translating and annotating all the poems written by the great Modern Greek poet C.P. Cavafy (1863—1933), including his last, unfinished poems, never before published in English. It was a labor of love, and Knopf is publishing the results this month in two volumes.
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Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature in Dubai Draws Crowds, Controversy
There are no figures yet, save for 520,000 mentions on Google, but in terms of the enthusiasm of its audience, the impact on the local community and the coverage in Gulf-based newspapers, the inaugural Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature (EAIFL) was a success. The first such event in the region—indeed, the very concept had to be explained by Isobel Abulhoul, director o...
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Pre-BEA Listing
As a service to booksellers and others attending BookExpo America 2009 in New York City, May 28—May 31, Publishers Weekly will provide an annotated listing of exhibitors in our April 27 issue. To ensure coverage of your company's books and/or products, please coordinate with all divisions, imprints, subsidiaries and distribution clients, including children's.
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CBC Reveals ‘Children’s Choice’ Finalists
They’re back: the Children’s Book Council has unveiled the finalists for the second-annual Children’s Choice Book Awards. Nearly 15,000 children cast their votes in six categories—four based on age group, as well as author and illustrator of the year.
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Toy Fair 2009: Back to Basics
The number of exhibitors at this week's New York International Toy Fair was down from years past—fewer than 30 booths featured publishers or authors, for example, compared to the typical 40 to 45—and traffic was light. Many publishers said they had a productive show, however, noting that attendees were serious about writing orders.
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Search for BEC Replacement Begins
Less than 24 hours after Reed closed BookExpo Canada discussions about ways to replace the annual show have begun.
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Lincoln Lovefest
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop has a special event planned for the 16th president's birthday.
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Cirobe Bullish, Despite Bear Market
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times at the Cirobe (Chicago International Remainder and Overstock Book Exposition) October 24—26. While books are still the main draw, the buzz at the show wasn't about the product filling the Chicago Hilton's two basement ballrooms, but, rather, what was going on in the world outside.
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Children’s Books Top the Bill at SCIBA
A recap of the children's events and authors at the annual Southern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show.
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Reflections on a First Trip to Frankfurt
A children's book editor attends her first Frankfurt Book Fair, and shares her impressions.
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Bad News - Gerbils Dead
A children's book editor attends the Frankfurt Book Fair, and receives an email from her husband.
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