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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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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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