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London Book Fair Outlines Virtual Events By Ed Nawotka | May 06, 2021 The London Book Fair has announced a schedule of topics and conferences that will be covered during its virtual online book fair, which will be spread across the month of June and into July. Starting on June 7, there will be four days of single-topic conferences: “Introductions to Rights” on June 7; “The Writer’s Summit” on June 8; “What Works? Education Conference on June 9; and “Research & Scholarly Publishing Forum” on June 10. The fair will then reconvene on June 21 and 22 with tw...

Today naming themes set for six days in the latter part of June, London Book Fair also announces four conferences for the week of June 7 before Bologna Children’s Book Fair. In Piccadilly Circus, April 17. Image – iStockphoto: Paula French ‘Something for Everyone’ In announcing some details of  London Book Fair‘s upcoming digital edition, the trade show’s organizers are stressing something they’d already announced in mid-April, the fact that their programming will be active not just on the originally announced June 29 to July 1 dates but for “a series of events over three we...

Organisers turn the page from live to online-only event

London Book Fair Opts for a Digital-Only Edition in 2021 London Book Fair not only goes to the digital option but also adds early-June dates to its previous late-June schedule. On Old Compton Street in London’s Soho on April 12, as the UK’s reopenings begin. Image – iStockphoto: VV Shots Called the ‘Online Book Fair by LBF’ Another shoe falls today (April 15), as  London Book Fair announces that it will, after all, resort to an all-digital 2021 evocation, giving up on what organizers had hoped could be a physical staging at Olympia London. The dates, having been moved from March to...

A YOUNG bookseller has been recognised for the amazing start to her career. Olivia Rosenthall, owner of Maldon Books in Maldon’s High Street, is one of the five winners of the prestigious Trailblazer Awards, which recognise young talent under the age of 30 in the publishing industry. For opening her award-winning bookshop at just 26, Olivia will be paired up with a previous award winners as part of a new mentorship programme to help this year’s group grow in their publishing career. She said: “It was a lovely surprise to see the announcement. I really wasn’t expecting it and I...