Friday morning, Simon & Schuster became the first large publishing company to withdraw from this year’s London Book Fair. Spokesperson Adam Rothberg told PL, “After much consideration, and out of concern for the health and safety of our employees, Simon & Schuster has decided it will not be attending the London Book Fair.” He added, “Those staff who were scheduled to attend are looking at alternate means to have meetings with their contacts in the international publishing community, as they already do on a year-round basis.” With the cancellation of international trade gatherings, from Facebook’s F8 event in May to […]
