During BookExpo at the Javits Center next week, trade visitors and rights specialists will be in two different parts of the city, as the New York Rights Fair makes its debut at the Manhattan Pavilion.
BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ to Star Telles, Tiffin
In Cannes, Voltage is handling world rights to the film adaptation of Anna Todd’s ‘After’ from Wattpad Studios. In New York, a newly announced panel with the Motion Picture Association and AAP looks at film collaborations.
Industry Notes: ‘Words Without Borders’ at 15; Riggio, Kinney at BookExpo, BookCon
Bringing forward literature that would be ‘shipwrecked without a translator,’ Words Without Borders observes 15 years while BookExpo announces Len Riggio’s keynote and BookCon adds interactivity to Jeff Kinney’s talk.
Industry Notes: AAP Announces Book Expo Panels; UK’s Sunday Times Prize Opens for Entries
Three Big Five CEOs are scheduled for a session from BookExpo and the Association of American Publishers. And the UK’s award for writers aged 18 to 35 opens for submission.
Industry Notes: Clinton and Patterson at BookCon; ‘One Book, One New York’ Returns
In New York-related notes, James Patterson and his first president-collaborator Bill Clinton are to speak at BookCon in June, while the city has begun voting which book it will ‘read togtether’ from a list of five.
ReedPOP Announces First Headliners for 2018 BookCon
Newly released details about the 2018 BookCon’s weekend author lineup shows a program geared toward YA and younger readers.
Industry Notes: Wattpad Opens a Paid Subscription, BookExpo Calls for Submissions
At Wattpad, a new premium subscription is being rolled out for the US and Canadian markets; BookExpo and BookCon call for program submissions.
A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read
A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world.
ReedPOP Letter: Organizers Call BookExpo and BookCon ‘Powerful Platforms’
BookCon reaches its 20,000 person goal on Saturday and Sunday; BookExpo cites 7,425 attendees, “primarily booksellers, librarians, retailers, and media.”
Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth
APA estimates show 2016’s audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook.