On Tuesday afternoon, Reed Exhibitions conceded what all of the industry’s largest companies had already made plain on their own: Book Expo and Book Con, which organizers had hoped to hold at rescheduled dates in late July, will not be held at all in 2020. “As the pandemic has continued to escalate in the United States and we see the challenges it has brought for the book industry, it is clear that 2020 is no longer a viable option for this community,” the company said. Their statement indicates that individual tickets purchased for 2020 will be refunded automatically, though it […]
