By Erin L. Cox Bookselling is an art. When we talk about the business of publishing, sometimes we lose sight of the fact that what compels a lot of readers is the love of a book. To get to the heart of that relationship is how writers reach their audience and the conduit is more often than not a bookseller. As we …
Association of American Publishers’ Latina Book Club Reading List for 2011
By Ed Nawotka Las Comadres is 15,000 strong nationwide group of Latinas which was begun in April 2000 in Austin, Texas and has since expanded to 100 U.S. cities. In 2008 the group partnered with the Association of American Publishers to launch the Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club. The book club meets monthly nationwide to discuss English-language works …
Book Camp NYC Brings “Unconference” Concept to US, Publishers Share Data, Best Practices
By Ami Greko “I don’t think you should tell people you don’t know what’s going to happen,” my friend advised me when I described the idea of Book Camp to her. “People are going to want to think that someone knows what’s going on.” It was good advice, and onward we went, with over 130 folks from all areas of …
Could Publishers Start Charging for Office Tours?
By Edward Nawotka Perusing the new issue of The Atlantic this morning I ran across a breezy article by Megan McArdle entitled “The Genius of QVC” about the sales techniques of the QVC television shopping network — you know, those folks who hawk jewelry, appliances and electronics 24-7 on several of your basic cable or satellite channels. Amid the discussion …
Watch Sessions from PEN’s World Voices Fest All Weekend
By Edward Nawotka The PEN World Voices Festival in New York continues through Monday. If you can’t make it to New York, you can still watch events live as they happen all weekend: take a look at what’s on offer and for links to stream the events here.
Goethe-Institut Officially Opens Spring Street Location
By Helen Gregg The Goethe-Institut New York officially opened on April 15, with a press conference in the late afternoon to introduce the new space, and to reintroduce the Goethe-Institut’s programs and overall mission. In front of members of the press, Dr. Stephan Wackwitz, director of programming, Brigitte Doellgast, Library Director, Dr. Eva Marquardt, Director of Language Programs, and Gabriele …
PEN World Voices Festival: 150 Authors, 40 Countries
By Edward Nawotka Mark your calendars: The schedule for the PEN World Voices Festival was released today. You can read it here. A few of the writers featured include: Mohsin Hamid, László Krasznahorkai, Andrea Levy, Yiyun Li, Daniele Mastrogiacomo, Sofi Oksanen, Atiq Rahimi, Salman Rushdie, Alberto Ruy-Sanchez, Patti Smith, Andrzej Stasiuk, and recent Publishing Perspectives contributor Miguel Syjuco. The Festival …
Bonus Material: How to Book Cheap Rooms at the Algonquin for BEA
There’s probably no hotel in New York saturated with as much literary nostalgia as the Algonquin. It is, after all, where Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and the rest of the famed Round Table met for endless liquid lunches. Sure, these days Michael’s is the place for the literati to see and be seen, but that doesn’t mean the old Algonquin …
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