Texas Librarians “Recover, Rebalance, Reconnect”
The nation’s largest state library association meeting returns to Fort Worth.
Soaring Book Sales Take A Fall
The party hats publishers have sported since the pandemic began two years ago may now have to come off.
Warm Welcome Back at London Book Fair
Book fair attendees debated whether a blanket ban on all Russian publishing in the face of that country’s February invasion of neighboring Ukraine was appropriate.
Public Librarians Return in Person
Masks were required for PLA 2022, and for the library community “that was not a problem,” says PW’s Albanese. “If any group is sensitive to personal safety, it is the library community.”
Book World On The Road Again
Publishing is on the road again. This week, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair returned as an in-person event. The London Book Fair follows in early April.
“Disappointing” Federal Funding of US Public Libraries
Librarians argue that with rising inflation and continued economic volatility and uncertainty, flat funding is essentially a cut.
Book Fairs Closed to Russian State Agencies
Book fairs around the world resolve to suspend contact with any Russian state institutions and agencies.
Publishing Unites Against War, Putin
“The war must cease immediately, and the initiators and participants of the military aggression must be stripped of their ranks and titles and brought to justice,” declared a Russian book industry alliance.
Tackling Publishing’s Supply Chain Struggles
On a recent online panel discussion looking at supply chain challenges in publishing, PW’s Jim Milliot foresaw a shift from offshore printing back to stateside.
Penguin Random House CEO Funds PEN America Fight Against Book Bans
A report from PEN America shows a steep rise in organized efforts to remove books from schools and public library shelves.