Industry Events

While focusing upon authors and books, Midwest indie booksellers and Great Lakes region indie booksellers also praised the format and logistics of this year's Heartland Fall Forum in Minneapolis.

In charged political times and with the Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings just ended, attendees at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association looked to books for clarity, diversity, and escape.

In addition to protecting copyright and free expression, the AAP has added backing regulations and policies that can led to a robust and innovative industry to its mission statement.

At the September 16 Brooklyn Book Festival, four critics and curators tackled one of the most hotly-debated topics in the book and arts worlds in the era of #MeToo: how should the public reckon with the works of abusive artists?

News of the fest’s revival has generated mixed reactions due to the history of the original New York Anime Festival, which had its share of ups and downs over the five years of its existence.

NBF Presents, a new program from the National Book Foundation, is sponsoring National Book Award-winning or shortlisted authors to visit a dozen book fairs, universities and libraries around the country this fall.

New York Comic Con returns with a streamlined Harvey Awards and a new anime and manga festival.

With strong programming and increased membership, regional bookselling associations continue to grow their fall trade shows.

The new heads of GLIBA, MPIBA, and NEIBA are changing things up to build community among booksellers.

At the fall regionals, Ingram is extending its “Be Worldly. Read Lit in Translation” campaign for literature in translation, which it launched at BookExpo.