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AWP Conference in San Antonio to Proceed as Planned
The annual AWP Conference will be held despite any threat from the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This year's event, which takes place from March 4-7, is being held in San Antonio, Tex.
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Book-Toy Synergies Abound at Toy Fair
Despite a new coronavirus scare, this year's Toy Fair New York saw typical foot traffic, with many of the initiatives spotlighted at the fair reflecting growing connection between books and toys in the market.
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Coronavirus: The Latest Challenge for Toy Makers—and Publishers
The coronavirus is one of the main topics of conversation at the 117th edition of Toy Fair New York, which began on Saturday and runs through Tuesday.
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PubWest 2020 Looks Forward to a Diverse Future
At the annual PubWest conference in Portland, Ore., attendees and speakers focused on ways to improve access, representation, and diversity in the publishing industry.
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Judy Blume to Headline BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast
ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by Judy Blume.
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Penultimate ALA Midwinter Closes
Some 8,099 total attendees were on hand in Philadelphia for the penultimate American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, the lowest attendance for the conference since 1992.
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WI15: In the End, It's All About the Books for Indies
Friday's WI15 highlights included a free freight announcement by Chicago Distribution Center and Ibram X. Kendi's discussion with Jason Reynolds about the pair's new YA work, 'Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You.'
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WI15: Looking Back on a Wild Winter Institute
From controversy surrounding a book by a keynote speaker to new technology offerings, there was no shortage of topics at the ABA’s annual gathering.
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Printing Conference Will Examine Current Trends
With printing efficiency becoming ever more important to the entire industry, the Book Manufacturers’ Institute will hold its first conference to address the topic February 10-11 in New York City.
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WI15: Bookshop Hopes to Change Bookish E-commerce
The new online bookstore intended to benefit indies is nearly ready to go, and will launch January 28.
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WI15: Children’s Galleys to Grab
A guide to a number of the children’s and YA galleys that will be available in the Galley Room at Winter Institute.
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WI15: Adult Galleys to Grab
A guide to adult galleys by authors who won’t be appearing at Winter Institute. All the titles can be found in the Galley Room.
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WI15: Adult Authors to Meet
More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are well-known and up-and-coming adult authors who will be signing at the conference.
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WI15: Writing in A Time of Crisis
How fiction and nonfiction writers have been affected by political turmoil in the U.S. and abroad.
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WI15: Preserving African-American Writings: PW Talks with W. Paul Coates
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with W. Paul Coates, who will participate in a keynote panel entitled “Bookselling and Liberation: Black Bookstores in America, from the ’60s to the Present” on Friday, January 24.
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WI15: Unearthing the Roots of Racism: PW Talks with Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
In a conversation with Winter Institute's featured speakers, PW checks in with Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, who will discuss 'Stamped' at a panel on January 24.
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WI15: Writing About Love—and Dogs: PW Talks with Jennifer Finney Boylan
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with Jennifer Finney Boylan, who will discuss gender and resistance with Parul Sehgal, 'New York Times' book critic, on Thursday, January 23.
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WI15: Finding Her Voice: PW Talks with Rebecca Solnit
In this conversation with a featured speaker, PW checks in with Rebecca Solnit, who will give the afternoon keynote on Wednesday, January 22.
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WI15: Celebrating Winter Institute’s Sweet 15 in Baltimore
Maryland’s largest city, once nicknamed the City That Reads, will host ABA’s leading educational conference.
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RWA Cancels 2020 RITA Awards
The U.S.'s foremost writers association for romance writers has announced that it will postpone the 2020 RITA Contest, the country's top prize for romance fiction, until next year.



