Bookselling A couple of weeks ago Book Expo announced a preliminary count of 7,425 attendees at the mots recent, saying the group was “comprised primarily of booksellers, librarians, retailers and media.” But a new infographic from the show provides a more precise count of 1,289 booksellers & retailers, and 1,597 librarians in attendance. We asked about…
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Book Expo Announces A Modest 7,425 Attendees; Book Con Reaches 20,000 Goal
As reported ahead of the show, Book Expo was small this year — in square footage, in length (two exhibition days), and in scope (reduced conferences) — and organizers confirmed in a letter on Wednesday that attendance was modest as well, in line with their stated intention to “curate a high-quality attendance of the people…
A Call For Diversity at the Children’s Author Breakfast
Friday’s Book Expo children’s breakfast began with the presentation of the Women’s National Book Association’s Pannell Awards. The General Bookstore Award went to the Bookworm of Edwards in Edwards, CO, while Children’s Book World in LA won the award for Children’s Specialty Bookstore. Afterwards, Savannah Guthrie hosted the panel featuring Jason Reynolds, Marieke Nijkamp, Jennifer Weiner,…
Hillary Clinton on Her Memoir, the Resistance, and More
Hillary Clinton appeared at Book Expo on Thursday evening to promote her memoir forthcoming with Simon & Schuster in September, and the surprise reveal was that she was interviewed by author Cheryl Strayed. (The audience of booksellers and others oohed when S&S cep Carolyn Reidy introduced her.) The book is an “emotional catharsis” structured around inspirational quotes that…
Booksellers and Politics at the Book Expo Author Breakfast
Book Expo’s opening Adult Book and Author breakfast was well-attended as usual, with Stephen and Owen King, co-authors of Sleeping Beauties (Scribner, 9/26), kicking things off. Also presenting new titles were moderator Whitney Cummings, Claire Messud, Scott Kelly, Pete Souza, and Jesmyn Ward. The importance of booksellers was at the forefront of many of the…
Book Expo 17: Small Is the New Flat?
As you know, Book Expo convenes in New York City again next week after a quiet show in Chicago last year that appears to have set the stage for a quieter, smaller, simpler, and shorter Book Expo going forward. For the first time since an experiment in 2010, the show floor will be open for…