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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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Minneapolis Organizations Celebrate Books and Presses This Fall
Minneapolis, in partnership with the Hennepin County Library and the Minneapolis public schools, is launching a “One Minneapolis, One Read” community reading initiative, and The Friends of the Hennepin County Library is sponsoring a series of events spotlighting three local presses.
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Read to Lead Holds Events Nationwide for Let's Read Day
Read to Lead, a new awareness campaign started by Trey Holder, president and CEO of Mercury Retail Services, is presenting a series of reading events on September 10 for the first Let's Read Day around the country in order to promote literacy and the fun of reading to children.
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An Insane Decatur Book Festival
From the sold-out keynote address to the "insane" crowd at Sunday morning's Pete the Cat parade, the sixth annual Decatur Book Festival was another success for organizers, attendees, and the city of Decatur. Cofounder and executive director Daren Wang estimates that attendance was up between 10% to 15% this year.
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Granta's 9/11 Issue Launches with Over 50 Worldwide Events
Granta Magazine's newest issue, titled "Ten Years Later," centers on the September 11th attacks and, to mark the issue's release, the magazine is holding over 50 events around the world.
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Decatur Book Festival Grows Up
In its sixth year, the Decatur (Ga.) Book Festival is bigger than ever, but also running more smoothly than ever—at least, that's how it seems just days ahead of the September 2 keynote address that kicks off two very full days of readings, signings, panels, performances, and even parades.
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Savannah Book Fest Changes Headquarters
The Savannah Book Festival has a new home. The new mailing address for the event is Savannah Book Festival, One Diamond Causeway, Suite 21, Box 331, Savannah, Ga., 31406.
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Slaughter Adds E-Original to Library Campaign
Novelist Karin Slaughter’s Save the Libraries campaign, which kicked off in Atlanta last March with a $50,000 fundraiser for DeKalb County Public Library, has added two new elements--an e-book original form Amazon and a trip to the floor of the Georgia legislature.
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'Frankfurt Fair Dealer' Set for 2011 Run
Publishers Weekly, the leading print publication serving the international book trade, and BookBrunch, the U.K.'s online book trade news and information service which celebrates its third birthday in October, are once again joining forces with to publish three issues of the Frankfurt Fair Dealer at Frankfurt from Wednesday, October 12, through Friday, October 14.
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B&N Chairman Len Riggio to Deliver Keynote at PubWest
PubWest, the trade association for small- and medium-sized book publishers, has announced Len Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble, will be the featured keynote speaker for its 2011 PubWest Conference this November.
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Disney Donates $500K and Eight Million Books to First Book
Disney will donate $500,000 and eight million books to First Book, a national nonprofit organization that provides new books to children in need.
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Comics, Digital Delivery and a Few Movies Rule Comic-Con 2011
Even the failure of a major book retail chain couldn’t put a damper on this year’s San Diego Comic-con international. Attendance is capped at about 130,000—still not a bad crowd—and the show featured big announcements about forthcoming graphic novels, digital delivery and more than a few blockbuster movies and TV shows. And publishers contacted by PW Comics World seemed happy with the sales of books at their booths and the number of media outlets on hand to write about them.
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Slice Literary Gets Amazon Grant
Slice Literary, Inc. has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Amazon.com in support of their first annual Slice Literary Writers’ Conference taking place at Brooklyn College on September 16 and 17. The grant will support the general operation of the Writers' Conference. For more information, please visit their website.
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Comic-Con 2011: ComicsPRO Retailers Survey the Market
The comics retailer advocacy group ComicsPRO presented a slate of retailer-themed programming at Comic-Con International, starting with a breakfast and a State of the Industry panel with representatives from Marvel, DC Comics, IDW, Dark Horse and Diamond Comics Distributors.
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The 'PW' Comic-Con Panel: Graphic Novels and Comics After Borders
Organized in the wake of the financial implosion of Borders, the Publishers Weekly/PW Comics World panel on Sunday at Comic-Con International brought together a panel of comics publishing professionals to respond to the bankruptcy of the #3 national bookselling outlet in the U.S.
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ICv2 Report: Graphic Novel Sales Up Slightly in 2011
Despite a tough retail environment, graphic novel sales were up slightly, at 3%, in the first half of 2011, it was reported yesterday at the ICv2 Comics, Media and Digital Conference.
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CleanSlate2011: iPads, Tablets and the App'lification of Consumer Tech
The ever-growing public interest in, and popularity of, the iPad has spawned a new conference platform, in this case one narrowly focused on the tablet: CleanSlate 2011.
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Morgan Spurlock Produces a Book and Film About Comic-Con
Turns out that academy award-winning documentary film director Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me, is also a huge comic book fan. Spurlock has created Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, a documentary about the huge pop culture convention.
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An Evolving Christian Retail Show Wraps Up in Atlanta
Attendance was slightly up at the International Christian Retail Show that ran in Atlanta July 10-13. Much like BEA, exhibitors have accepted that the show no longer has the same purpose, but most say it is valuable for reasons other than selling books.
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Bringing More Fear into the World: Thrillerfest VI
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) held their sixth annual convention at New York City’s Grand Hyatt Hotel July 6-9, culminating in the awards ceremony on Saturday night.
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