U.S. Book Show Recap

Earlier this week, Publisher's Weekly presented the US Book Show in NYC. From the FAQ page for the event: 

In its fifth year, the U.S. Book show is an in-person conference for publishing professionals. The conference will feature rich panels and discussions around issues impacting the industry. By design, there will be plenty of time to network during the day with an end-of-day networking reception planned.

Click here to see the full schedule of the topics explored and the speakers included.

PW had two detailed reports on the show:

• U.S. Book Show 2025: The State of Book Businesses Past, Present, and Future
• U.S. Book Show 2025: AI Looms Large Across Publishing Sectors

Now why I am posting about this event that already happened? Well, as we are all about to have the American Library Association conference later this month, I think it is important to be aware of what our cohorts in the publishing world are talking about at their meetings. We overlap in many important ways, and seeing their concerns and reading reports on what they discussed, only helps us to understand their side of our shared equation.

There is a lot of useful information for those of us who serve readers at the library in those reports. It is like a crash course in the biggest issues in book publishing right now.

Take a moment at the end of your week to catch up on the issues that were discussed at the U.S. Book Show. This is an easy opportunity to see things from the publisher side.

Back Monday to talk about all of those "Best of the year so far" lists.