Publishing's annual national convention, BookExpo, has been pushed back from May to July
Publishing's annual national convention, BookExpo, has been pushed back from May to July. Organizers cited concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
The new July 22-26 meeting time presumes that attendees can travel from other parts of the country by then and that bookstores currently closed because of the virus will be reopened. Penguin Random House, the country's largest publisher, had announced Wednesday that it would not be attending BookExpo and told the Associated Press on Thursday that the change in date would not affect its decision. A Simon & Schuster spokesman said Thursday that the company was “reviewing its options.
Started more than 70 years ago, the publishing convention traditionally draws tens of thousands of editors, authors, agents, booksellers and librarians. But publishers for years had already questioned its necessity in the digital age and have reduced their presence on the convention floor.
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