BookExpo and BookCon are “retired” and won’t be held in 2021
ReedPop sent out a press release announcing the biggest US publishing industry event, BookExpo, is canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic, along with BookCon.
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Libraries Managing through Lockdown—and Beyond
Librarians struggle with prioritizing and meeting needs of their communities—including vulnerable populations—as digital lending increases.
Coronavirus Update: May 13, 2020
As BookExpo and BookCon move online, all eyes turn toward biggest industry show of the year, Frankfurt Book Fair, scheduled for mid-October.
Trends in YA and Middle Grade: How the Times We Live in Affect Acquisitions
Current trends in children’s publishing favor dystopia and horror, graphic novels, and more audio and TV/film adaptations.
Trends in Adult Fiction: What Agents and Editors Are Looking For: June 26, 2019
Publishing insiders see continued focus on psychological suspense and a resurgence of interest in rom-com and horror.
BookExpo 2019: Audio, Audio, Audio, and a Non-Book Show
The annual US trade show tries a couple of new attractions, including a parallel show of non-book items to help booksellers woo consumers.
Booksellers and Librarians Remain Reimagined at BookExpo
BookExpo decided to go all in on booksellers this year to shore up the trade show’s faltering fortunes and eroding attendance numbers.
BookExpo 2018: A Loud Call to Preserve the Bookstore Ecosystem
The largest US book-publishing trade show seemed at times to have only one message: for the love of books, we must save the bookstores
The Split Heard round the World: BookExpo Loses Its Rights Center
BookExpo opens as North America’s key publishing trade show—with no international rights center. It was BookExpo’s to lose, and it lost it.
Closing Image: June 28, 2017
At BookExpo 2017, Kristen McLean from NPD Group presented worrisome data showing a decline in teen reading over the last two years.