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London Book Fair Canceled Over Coronavirus (2020-03-05): The 2020 London Book Fair has been canceled because of the coronavirus which has been spreading around the world.
2014 National Book Festival Poster Created by Bob Staake (2014-08-10): The poster for the 2014 National Book Festival has been revealed. The festival takes place on August 30.
BEA Rebrands Consumer Day as BookCon (2014-01-22): Readers will be welcome at BookExpo America at the new BookCon on Saturday, May 31, 2014.
2012 National Book Festival Poster Revealed (2012-06-09): The poster for the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival has been revealed.
Pig Named After Terry Pratchett's Novel Snuff at Hay Festival 2012 (2012-06-07): British fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett's novel Snuff won the 13th annual Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction.
Library of Congress Releases List of Authors Scheduled to Speak at 2012 National Book Festival (2012-05-26): The Library of Congress has released a list of authors and poets scheduled to speak at the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Sir Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood to Speak at PEN Festival of Literature (2012-03-01): The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will be held in New York City from April 30 - May 6, 2012.
Toni Morrison Sits for Discussion With Michael Dirda at 2011 National Book Festival (2011-10-04): Toni Morrison was presented with the Library of Congress National Book Festival Creative Achievement Award at the 2011 National Book Festival.
2011 National Book Festival Website Launches (2011-06-28): The website for the 2011 National Book Festival has launched.
National Book Festival 2011 Poster Unveiled (2011-06-17): The poster for the 2011 National Book Festival has been revealed.
Texas Book Festival Releases List of Attending Authors (2010-09-23): The Texas Book Festival has released its long list of authors that will be attending.
Herman Wouk, Mary Higgins Clark Talk Ebooks at L.A. Times Book Festival (2010-04-26): Over 130,000 people turned out for the annual L.
Furious Row at Frankfort Book Fair May Lead to EU Being Dropped From Google Book Settlement (2009-10-19): Due to massive resistance to the Google Book Settlement in Europe, all European Union books might be entirely left out
from the deal, according to The Bookseller.
Obamas to Continue National Book Festival Started by Laura Bush (2009-05-27): USA Today reports that President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will preside over the ninth National Book Festival.
Margaret Atwood Pulls Out of Dubai Festival (2009-02-18): Author Margaret Atwood has pulled out of the debut Dubai literary festival because of the festival's treatment of British author Geraldine Bedell, who was banned from the festival for having a gay character in her novel.
Author Banned From Dubai Book Festival For Having Gay Character in Novel (2009-02-17): British journalist and author Geraldine Bedell says she has been banned
from the first International Festival of Literature in Dubai because one of the characters in her novel is gay.
BEA Lines Up Celebrities (2008-03-07): Magic Johnson, Alec Baldwin and Michael Moore are some of the celebrities that are expected to attend BookExpo America this year.
BEA Confronts Changes In Book Publishing (2006-05-22): The main topic of discussion at Book Expo America is all of the changes going on in the book publishing industry.
The Floating Book Fair (2006-04-13): Well, here's something we've never heard of before: a floating book fair has just docked in the port of Chennai, India.
National Book Festival Will Be Held September 24th (2005-08-02): The 2005 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by Mrs.