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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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Shalvis, Thomas, and Rose Among RITA Winners
Fan favorites Jill Shalvis, Jodi Thomas, and Karen Rose were among the RITA Award winners at the Romance Writers of America conference in New York City on Friday night.
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Busy ALA Exceeds Expectations
For the second time since Hurricane Katrina, the American Library Association held its annual conference in New Orleans, June 23–28. And despite a faltering economy, stressed library budgets, high gas prices, and the somewhat out-of-the-way host city, the conference blew past expectations, drawing over 20,000 total attendees (librarians and vendors)—some 3,000 higher than initially forecast.
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2011 Self-Publishing Book Expo Set for October
The third annual Self-Publishing Book Expo will take place October 22 at the Sheraton New York Hotel. The show features one-on-one manuscript evaluations and panels on topics ranging from e-books to distribution.
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They're Back: Librarians Return to New Orleans for ALA Annual Conference
For the second time since Hurricane Katrina and the flood that followed, the American Library Association is holding its annual conference in New Orleans, with an estimated 17,000 librarians and vendors descending on the city late last week, providing a much appreciated economic shot in the arm.
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Dan Savage Kicks Off ALA with Message of Hope, Inspiration
On an evening when New York state legislators passed a historic marriage equality bill, librarians at the ALA annual conference were captivated by the conference's opening speaker, Dan Savage, columnist and co-creator with his husband Terry Miller, of the "It Gets Better" video campaign.
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At Licensing Expo, Digital Was Top of Mind
Traffic at last week's 2011 Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas seemed light compared to last year, according to several exhibitors. While traffic may have been light, several exhibitors had a bigger and showier presence than in recent years.
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Rowman & Littlefield Expands Its Public Library Push
For all the headlines garnered by dismal budgets, the supposed end of reference, and the e-books publishers don't want to sell to public libraries, independent publisher Rowman & Littlefield offers a more refreshing perspective on the library market: that the roughly 17,000 public libraries in the U.S. represent an enormous opportunity.
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Hail to the Chief: PW Talks to Incoming ALA President Molly Raphael
At the ALA annual conference in New Orleans, June 23–28, Portland, Ore., librarian Molly Raphael will take the reins as ALA president.
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The New Normal: The Simmering Challenge Facing Librarians
It's been a tough year for libraries and librarians. Nationwide, it's been hard to miss headlines about budget cuts, staff reductions, library closures, as well as the questions surrounding the necessity of libraries, librarians—and books—in the digital age.
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Doctors, Comic Books and Healing: Chicago’s Comics & Medicine Conference 2011
The second annual Comics & Medicine conference took place the weekend of June 9-11 in Chicago, bringing together a host of speakers and cartoonists, among them Scott McCloud, John Porcellino, David Small and Hillary Chute, to focus on the melding of graphic illustration in the field of healthcare both as a teaching tool and as a means of healing.
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Schnackenberg and Brand Win Griffin Poetry Prizes
Gjertrud Schnackenberg (Heavenly Questions) won the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize in the international poetry category, and Dionne Brand Ossuaries was awarded the prize in the Canadian category at a ceremony last night in Toronto. Each received a check for C$65,000. The prize is the largest in the world for a single book of poetry in English. Each of the seven finalists receives C$10,000 and participates in readings for a crowd of about 1,000 people the night before the award is presented.
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ALA Preview 2011
Our ALA 2011 Preview--six takes on the conference.
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Symbiosis: ALA 2011
In each issue of Publishers Weekly, the problem of survival for the book industry is regularly viewed from virtually every angle but one: teacher librarians. As teacher librarians, we are professionals dedicated to the book industry's goals. We work tirelessly for you all day long (and many evenings, too). True, booksellers take your work and fold it into the hands of readers. But we are creating those readers, your audience—your future.
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Save the Libraries: ALA 2011
These are the books that defined my childhood. Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case; The Secret of the Old Clock; Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret; Flowers in the Attic; Gone with the Wind. They thrilled me. They made me feel like I wasn't alone in the world. They told me about my history. They made me want to be a writer. And they were all recommended to me by my local Jonesboro, Ga., librarians. But today, a financial tsunami is devastating our library systems. Librarians and staff are being fired. Hours are being cut, doors closed, kids left behind—and futures destroyed.
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