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Andre Schiffrin talked about his book A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York, published by Melville House. André Schiffrin was born the son of one of France’s most well …

Jennifer Szalai talked about the current state of literary criticism as well as her decision process in pairing critics with books every month for Harper’s Magazine. She also responded to qu…

In an event at the 17th Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair Anthony Arnove introduced Voices of a People’s History of the United States, published by Seven Stories Press. He co-edit…

Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, discusses the redesign of the publication since he took over earlier in the year.

Joe Garden and Mike Loew, writers for The Onion satirical newspaper, sit down with D.J. Javerbaum and Tim Carvel, writers for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in a debate o…

Ms. Friedman was interviewed by Mr. Lehmann-Haupt. The interview focused on Ms. Friedman’s career, including her experiences at HarperCollins and Random House, and her earlier jobs in the pu…

Christopher Lehmann-Haupt interviewed publisher Peter Mayer about his life and career. Mr. Mayer shared stories about working as an editor at Avon Books, editing Primo Levi, becoming CEO of …

Participants paid tribute to Barney Rosset and his contributions to the publishing industry. They stressed that Mr. Rosset had the courage to write about controversial topics that helped def…

Panelists discussed the increase in mergers and acquisitions in the book industry and the impact on the business. As a result of these, more publishing houses are working together under larg…

Electronic publishers explained books-on-demand and books published over the Internet.

Several book review editors talked about the art of book reviewing. They also offered advice to authors and publishers on how to get works reviewed by major publications. Following their dis…

Judith Appelbaum, a publishing industry consultant and author, spoke of the advantages of small, independent publishers. She said small publishers offer the best possibility for writers. She…