Industry Events
Conversation rooted in leftist literature served as the foundation for the 2019 Socialism Conference, held from July 4 through July 7 in Chicago.
Last month, the House of SpeakEasy book truck was on a mission: to spotlight community conversations around the literary arts throughout as much of the country as possible.
Last month, the House of SpeakEasy book truck was on a mission: to spotlight community conversations around the literary arts throughout as much of the country as possible.
Representatives at the public hearing said books should be excluded from proposed tariffs on Chinese imports because, among other reasons, the tariffs would almost certainly lead to higher book prices for consumers while forcing some publishers and booksellers out of business.
Representatives from the AAP and the ABA are among the book industry members that will speak out against a proposed 25% tariff on goods--including books--imported from China at hearings that start today.
A PubTechConnect event this week posed this question and more to some of the internet's most influential young books personalities.
Meet the leaders of companies that are creating new narratives around book coverage and fostering literary communities online.
Last year, Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, founders of the media start-up Timbuktu Labs and authors of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, were the top honorees for 2018 PW Star Watch.
At the Association of American Publishers' annual meeting held June 3, two speakers called for the power of the huge technology companies to be regulated.
Suzanne Balaban, president of BMM Worldwide, makes a case for the Jerusalem International Book Forum as "the new Silk Road for stories."