Industry Events

Some 130 people, as well as others listening online, attended the Book Industry Study Group’s first in-person annual meeting in three years held April 22 in New York City. The event focused on the impact of the pandemic and continuing efforts to make the industry more inclusive, among other topics.

Book fairs in the U.S. evolve alongside the industry, and while some have declined in the digital age, others have thrived through embracing regionality and technology, writes ‘PW’ Midwest correspondent Claire Kirch.

At the April 11 gala for the NYC-based literacy nonprofit, attendees included Simon & Schuster senior v-p and publisher Dana Canedy and author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

The Equity Project will offer a slate of programming focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion for Sisters in Crime members.

The Equity Project will offer a slate of programming focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion for Sisters in Crime members.

The American Booksellers Association’s virtual bookselling retreat looks to the future.

After reiterating its resolve, as recently as January 5, to go ahead with an in-person Toy Fair New York on February 19–22, the Toy Association has canceled the 2022 edition.

BookLife, PW’s subsidiary devoted to helping self-published authors, will hold the first BookLife Indie Author Forum on March 19 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. The forum will cover the writing and publishing of adult and children’s books.

Though concerns regarding the omicron variant loom, many promoters hope to proceed with in-person events in early 2022.