The Sixth Annual U.S. Book Show
US Book Show 2026 Report
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A Look at Literary Events in Spring 2023
After years of pandemic disruption, New York’s in-person literary galas and events are steadily returning. Tonight, March 27, Poets & Writers hosts its annual gala at NYC’s Pier Sixty, with Levar Burton hosting. Colin Channer, Reyna Grande, and Celeste Ng are receiving the 2023 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, and Jennifer Hershey will
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DBW Redux
Digital Book World is back in NYC after an absence of six years. Since Bradley Metrock bought the program and moved it to Nashville, it has evolved into a great place for publishers and vendors to see how technology is changing – and will change – the industry. From AI-narrated audiobooks to the melding of
FutureBook Live 2018 Takes The Stage
The Bookseller’s FutureBook2018 conference began its second decade on November 30th in London’s East End with a sellout crowd of publishers, vendors and tech firms from the UK, EU and US. There were four streams — FutureBook, AudioBook, EdTech and Play — which meant attendees had to make decisions on which to choose. Thankfully, a
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Publishing’s Next Iterations: PubTech Connect 2018
NYU’s Center for Publishing once again joined forces with Publishers Weekly on March 6 to present PubTech Connect, a day of conversation about innovation in media. While last year’s inaugural program had speakers who were less familiar with publishing, and less familiar to publishers, this year’s stayed a little closer to the base while still presenting a slew of new
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FutureBook17 and Global Kids Connect
Two excellent conferences took place recently, one in London and one in NYC. FUTUREBOOK 2017: Don’t Delegate the Future FutureBook2017, now coming up to its tenth year, took place on December 1st in East London, and was attended by some 600 publishers, vendors and tech firms from the UK, EU and US. The conference had
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Kidlit at BookExpo: Focusing on Learning and Tough Topics
Programming at this year’s BookExpo fell into 5 tracks: independent bookselling, marketing and engagement, business of publishing, readers and authors, and global insight. While the bulk of the programming seemed to be for readers and authors, particularly on Friday, there was a smattering of panels about business and networking. But really, the big focus of
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Book Expo 2017: Adult Editor’s Buzz Panel
New York was a vast improvement over Chicago; despite some wide aisles there was energy in the hall and lines for autographing were as long as ever, though hard to say exactly who was doing the waiting. But what struck me most was the standing room-only attendance at the Adult Editors’ Book Buzz, which has
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