Industry Events

The theme of this year's PEN World Voices Festival, "Resist and Reimagine," brings writers including Colson Whitehead, Roxane Gay, Eileen Myles, Jhumpa Lahiri, Dave Eggers, and Masha Gessen together in New York for six days in April.

Maria Pallante, the CEO of the Association of American Publishers, gave a speech to the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in New Delhi, urging publishers to fight for their rights.

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Children’s books were more integral than ever at ABA's record-breaking gathering in Memphis, which drew 1,000 book people.

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Sales at indies have been strong the past few years, but the future of bookselling still holds plenty of challenges, booksellers are told.

During his Winter Institute 13 keynote address, author Junot Diaz delivered a blistering political statement urging the publishing industry to "stop talking about diversity and start decolonizing our shelves."

The Independent Publishers Caucus, a new advocacy organization, met during WI13 in Memphis on Monday. Topics of discussion included funding the group and developing stronger ties between indie presses and indie booksellers.

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