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London Book Fair Moves to March for 2024
The London Book Fair announced it would move the 2024 fair to March 12-14, after originally scheduling the event for April 16-18.
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London Book Fair 2023: Rights Center Buzz
At this year’s London Book Fair, U.S. agents will be talking up works by André Aciman, Miranda July, Matthew McConaughey, Lisa Scottoline, Curtis Sittenfeld, Jesmyn Ward, and Kerry Washington, among others.
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London Book Fair 2023: Back to Blighty
The upcoming London Book Fair, set for April 18–20, will spotlight the global English-language rights trade and the state of publishing in Ukraine.
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London Book Fair Opens Registration, Announces Speakers
Registration is now open for the London Book Fair, which runs from April 18-20. The fair has also announced its initial line-up of speakers and seminars for the fair's main stage, including a keynote speech from Brian Murray, president and CEO of HarperCollins.
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London Book Fair Appoints Energy Sector Vet as New Director
Reed Exhibitions has appointed Gareth Rapley as the new director of the London Book Fair.
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London Book Fair Director Steps Down
Andy Ventris, director of the London Book Fair since November 2020, will step down and leave Reed Exhibitions, the company that runs the fair, this summer. The search is on for a replacement.
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Covid Outbreak Hits U.K. Book Business Following London Book Fair
On April 8, three days after the London Book Fair, about 4,000 people in London tested positive for Covid, with anecdotal evidence showing that at least some of those testing positive were at the fair.
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London Book Fair 2022: Taking Stock of Talks and Trends
Publishers waited three years to reconvene in London, and the level of enthusiasm for a near-normal book fair was high.
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London Book Fair 2022: Day Three Shows No Slowdown
A quieter but no less buzzy day three at the London Book Fair saw publishers begin to look ahead to Frankfurt, continue the debate about Ukraine, and celebrate strong book sales in the U.K. and reduced VAT in Europe.
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London Book Fair 2022: Business Roars Back
Excitement continued during the second day of the London Book Fair as attendees welcomed the opportunity to meet in person once again. As expected, conversations revolved around sales, deals, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine.
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London Book Fair 2022: In Praise of Commercial Fiction
Louise Moore, managing director of Penguin's Michael Joseph imprint in the U.K., gave a keynote speech at the London Book Fair urging the publishing industry and society in general to stop looking down its nose at commercial fiction.
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London Book Fair Opens with Lots of Buzz
Expectations and enthusiasm for the first in-person London Book Fair in three years are high, as publishers, agents, and authors crowded the still-under-renovation Olympia conference center. Here are some of the sights from the first day of the fair.
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London Book Fair 2022: Awards Honor International Publishing, Lifetime Achievement
Among the winners of the London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards were Findaway, from the U.S., which took home Audiobook Publisher of the Year, and Cărturești, from Bucharest, Romania, which was chosen as Bookstore of the Year. The LBF also honored Japanese publisher Hiroshi Hayakawa with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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London Book Fair 2022: Together Again
North American rights professionals are excited to see their international colleagues in person at LBF, even as pandemic uncertainty lingers.
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London Book Fair 2022: A Cautious Return
U.S. publishers are testing the book fair waters in London.
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London Book Fair 2022: Back to Britain
Hopes are high for the first London Book Fair since 2019.
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Americans Trickle Back to London Book Fair
Two years after the coronavirus forced a last-minute cancellation of the London Book Fair, four of America’s Big Five publishers will be sending small delegations to the fair, which runs April 5-7 at Olympia London.
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London Book Fair Opens Registration for In-Person Show
The London Book Fair, scheduled for April 5-7, is now open for registration, affirming its intention to run an in person show, for which it anticipates 20,000 attendees.
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The London Book Fair International Excellence Award Winners
The annual prizes honor the best of the global publishing industry.
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The London Book Fair Returns
The London Book Fair is hosting virtual events throughout June, culminating in an online-only fair.
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