The second day of a book fair always feels a little more familiar and easy to navigate. You think you know how to navigate the construction to avoid the most active cranes and trucks, and it turns out you can use most any entrance and now no one cares. You figure out how to avoid the 40-person line to get scanned for the sprawling rights center by cutting into the cafe on the left and swinging around. Lunch is still nothing but a selection of “sad sandwiches,” though you’ve found a slightly quieter bit of floor space in which to […]
Archives for April 2023
People 4/19
Joey Ho has been promoted to publicist at Random House Children's Books.
International Booker Shortlist
The International Booker announced its 2023 shortlist, with the winner to be announced on May 23.
People 4/18
Forthcoming: Liz Cheney’s OATH AND HONOR
Little, Brown will publish a new book by Liz Cheney, OATH AND HONOR: A MEMOIR AND A WARNING on November 14, with publisher Bruce Nichols editing. (Robert Barnett represented Cheney.) The book centers on the aftermath of the 2020 election, with the publisher writing, “Cheney will tell the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, and the risks we still face… She will take readers inside the rooms where congressional leaders grappled with the threat posed by Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.”
Tower Cranes Loom Over Traditional London Book Fair
The tell comes as soon as you approach the venue: You may have heard that the Olympia, the venue for the London Book Fair, has some construction and expansion underway that could impact the show, even though none of this is made plain on their websites. But this is not an exhibition with a little rebuilding. Olympia is a massive $1.3 billion construction site, with at least nine tower cranes busily waving hello, built around a small, antiquated events center. (Think LaGuardia Airport, only more so.) There are three different entrances to the fair, each for different types of attendees […]