Author Events At The London Book Fair 2013 - Stephanie Zia
Preparations for The London Book Fair (April 15 - 17) are in full swing with news of seminars and events gradually going up online. The London Book Fair, Earl's Court I was planning on giving the Author Lounge a wide birth this year. This tiny space furnished with toadstool-like perches and featuring hard-sell salesmen seemed to embody all that was wrong with the author/publishing industry relationship. It looks like it's all change this year. The Author Lounge has its own Seminar Room with a schedule of talks, discussions and events and authors are even being pitched to on the front page of the Fair website. Alongside digital - another backwater a couple of years ago. Times they have changed. Full details are still coming through but already announced are: E to Eternity The future of digital hosted by Kindle Direct Publishing Are bookstores here to stay? Sam Husein, Chief Executive, Foyles. The challenges facing di...