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University press representatives talked about the challenges facing academic publishing. This virtual event was hosted by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago.

Former Regnery publisher Marji Ross discussed “cancel culture” in publishing. About Books also reported on new books by members of Congress.

Bob Weil, editor-in-chief of Liveright Books, talked about the 10th anniversary of the book publisher.

Journalist and publishing executive Peter Osnos, founder of PublicAffairs Books, reflected on publishing three presidents and reporting on the Vietnam War. This was a virtual event hosted…

Peter Osnos, a longtime reporter, editor, and publisher and the author of An Especially Good View: Watching History Happen, talked about his family’s escape from Poland in 1939, working for…

panel discussion on Ray Bradbury. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.

Lisa Lucas (Pantheon and Schocken Books), Erroll McDonald (Knopf Doubleday), Nicole Dennis-Benn (author), Regina Brooks (Serendipity Literary Agency), and Adrienne Brodeur (Aspen Words)…

Book TV followed up with Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner, mother and daughter owners of Source Booksellers in Detroit, about the impact of COVID-19 on their bookstore’s…

Melville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson talked about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the independent publishing industry with Jenn Risko, John Mutter, and Bob Gray of Shelf…

The Audio Publishers Association presented the 2020 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.”

Book TV talked to Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida, about how the coronavirus had impacted his bookstore’s operations.

Authors and editors discussed the importance of university presses and the role they play in American society.

Kwame Anthony Appiah (author and New York Times columnist), Jane Ciabattari (book columnist and former president of the National Book Critics Circle), John Freeman (author and former editor…

Ariana Paliobagis, owner of Country Bookshelf bookstore, talked about the state of the independent bookstore industry and the literary landscape in Bozeman, Montana.

Book TV visited independent bookstores to mark the 5th annual Independent Bookstore Day.

Linna Thomas, founder and Coalesce bookstore owner, shared the history of her local staple as well as the bookstore’s role in the literary community. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop…

The Audio Publishers Association presented the 2019 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.”

Founded in 1894, Vroman’s Bookstore is the oldest and largest independent book store in Southern California. President Allison Hill gave a tour of the store and shared some of her favorite stories from this…

In 1992, Angel City Press was established in Santa Monica with the goal to publish the non-fiction stories of California. Publishers Paddy Calistro and Scott McAuley spoke about the vision of this locally…

Former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman, She Writes Press publisher Brooke Warner, and self-published author Julie Barton talked about the future of book publishing.