Publishers Weekly’s 2025 Book Business Events Calendar
Our annual Google calendar, updated throughout the year and to which readers can subscribe, keeps track of the dates of dozens of book business events of interest. more...and more.
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LOC Cues Up the 25th National Book Festival
In a tumultuous year for the nation and federal agencies, the Library of Congress is getting ready to host its 25th annual National Book Festival, taking place in Washington, D.C., on September 6.
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Fall Regionals 2025: Programming Highlights for Booksellers
The programming at this year’s fall regional bookselling association conferences offers something for everybody.
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Fall Regionals 2025: Welcome to Bookselling Season
This fall’s regional bookselling conferences emphasize education and community-building.
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Record-Setting NVNR Kicks Off Fall Regional Book Shows
NAIBA and SIBA’s New Voices New Rooms inaugurated the fall bookselling trade show season this week, bringing more than 300 booksellers across the two regional associations to Atlanta.
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SDCC 2025: Comics Reclaim the Spotlight in Hollywood’s Absence
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, held July 23–27, comics took back their top spot in the Con’s pecking order thanks in part to fewer movie stars visiting Hall H.
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20 Years In, ThrillerFest Mixes Escapism with Engagement
International Thriller Writers wrapped up its 20th ThrillerFest in New York on June 21 with their annual Thriller Awards ceremony. After the show, ITW’s cofounders spoke with PW about two decades of thrills and chills.
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Can San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Escape Uncertain Times?
In a tumultuous world, Comic-Con still offers some escape. But in 2025, even the ultimate pop culture festival is going ahead under the shadow of economic uncertainty, immigration crackdowns, and tariffs.
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Who We Really Are Inside: PW Talks with Chip Kidd
The VP and art director at Knopf and three-time Eisner Award winner puckishly breaks the fourth wall with his second graphic novel, The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! (Abrams ComicArts, Aug.), illustrated by Michael Cho.
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BookCon Will Return in 2026
Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.
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ALA 2025: Program Picks
Presidents’ programs, unmissable panels, and essential through lines bind the education sessions at the American Library Associations’s 2025 Annual Convention
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