Characterizing its 2020 programming as ‘activism-themed,’ the May flagship Hay Festival in Wales opens early-bird ticket sales.
Alex Fane: Staging Authors in Australia, New Zealand and the UK
As tickets go on sale for Margaret Atwood’s tour in Australia and New Zealand, Alex Fane speaks at FutureBook in London about staging and paying authors.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival’s Cristina Fuentes La Roche Awarded the OBE in Peru
The director of the Hay Festival’s international events, Cristina Fuentes La Roche, has been recognized particularly for her Latin American programming.
National Book Foundation’s ‘NBF Presents’ Inaugural Season Goes to 10 States
In its first season, the National Book Foundation is partnering with five book festivals, two colleges, and three libraries to send authors to readers across the country.
Jaipur Literature Festival Announces ‘JLF at New York’ in September
Scheduling a two-day stop in New York City, the Teamwork Arts Jaipur Literature Festival also is scheduled for stints in September in Houston and Boulder. In New York, it’s sponsored by the Asia Society.
Why Brittany’s Etonnants Voyageurs is France’s Top World Lit Event
Five years on Brittany’s Etonnants Voyageurs, has joined the World Alliance partnership of literary festivals, and is promoting translation and rights sales.
Gaza or Bust: Palestine Festival of Literature Perseveres
The 5th Palestine Festival of Literature takes place this weekend, and has overcome challenges to put together one of the most ambitious programs yet.
Reborn Haiti Lit Fest Promises Post-Quake Reading Revival
Literary Festival Etonnants Voyageurs Haiti — “Astonishing Travelers Haiti” — will bring 40 authors to the island for the first time since the 2010 earthquake.
UK Lit Festivals Defy “The Death of the Print Book” Phenomenon
Ticket sales to UK literary festivals are on the rise, and more niche books and authors get time in the spotlight. By Alex Hippisley-Cox The literary festival scene in the UK is booming. It seems hardly a week goes by without some kind of literary programme being staged and the public’s thirst for these types of gatherings seems to grow with …
How Can Book Festivals Integrate E-books Into Their Events?
What are the “best practices” for book festivals to work with e-books? By Edward Nawotka It’s summer (in the northern hemisphere) and winter (in the southern hemisphere) — the season of the book festivals is upon us, as discussed in today’s feature story. It seems that across much of the developed world nearly every community has a book festival or …