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The London Book Fair opens its doors for the 45th time this April, welcoming over 25,000 visitors from 124 different countries.
This year the fair will attract more high profile authors than ever before, with literary giants such as Julian Fellowes, Judith Kerr and Jeffrey Archer participating in a range of talks. Furthermore, to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, The London Book Fair will be launching Shakesperience – a series of events to celebrate the Bard’s everlasting global impact.
Spread across three busy days, more than 200 seminars and talks will take place as part of the fair’s comprehensive Insights Seminar Programme, bringing together some of the world’s sharpest minds for over 16,500 hours of informative and provocative debate.
In these sessions, leaders from the publishing and creative industries will impart their wisdom on key issues, covering the full breadth of the publishing world – from academic to education, trade to translation, cross-media to digital, and so much more.
With so much to see in so little time, here is our indispensable guide on all the must-see interviews, panel debates, seminars and other events:
Tuesday 12th April – Day One
· International Press Briefing: Insight into publishing 2016 10:00, Apex Room
· A special In Conversation With session with Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes12:30, English PEN Literary Salon
· Author interviews and talks with Meg Rosoff (10:00), Jeffery Archer (11:30) and LBF Author of the Day Marian Keyes (14:00), at the English PEN Literary Salon
· The wisdom of crowds: crowdfunding and crowdsourcing 11:30, Olympia Room Grand Hall
· On the shoulders of giants: Cervantes, Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu 11:30, Globe Theatre
· Julian Fellowes will open the Club at the Ivy at 12:00
· Women in comics: is the graphic novel industry failing to recognise female creators? with Audrey Niffenegger 13:00, Club Room
· An overview of Emirati literature today 13:00 Literary Translation Centre
· What else should publishers publish? 14:30, Club Room
· Making books trend: from the news headlines to Twittersphere, how can books set the agenda? 14:30, Olympia Room
· Character and plot development with Peter James 14:45, Author HQ
· Tenth anniversary of the Dylan Thomas Prize 16:30, Poetry Pavillion
· Pooling our strengths: Reaching new readers 17:30, Apex Room, National Hall Gallery
· London Book Fair International Excellence Awards (*invite only) 18:00, Olympia Conference Centre
· Shakesperience – Performances of sonnets in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Polish and Spanish 10:00, 13:00, The Globe Theatre
Wednesday 13th April – Day Two
· Author interviews with LBF Shakespeare Authors of the Day Tracy Chevalier andHoward Jacobson in conversation with Claire Armitstead 10:00, at the English PEN Literary Salon
· Hay Festival launches European Children’s Festival – Aarhus 39 09:15, Literary Translation Centre
· BA Bookseller Seminar: How to create a beautiful bookshop 11:00, High Street Theatre
· Personalised books for children: blending innovation with education 11:30, Children’s Hub
· What is a publisher now? Yes it’s Open Access, but where on Earth is it? 11:30, The Faculty
· Shakespeare in other worlds 11:30, The Globe Theatre
· Chinese science fiction as a reflection of Chinese society today with Xiaolu Guo11:30, Gallery Suite Room 1
· Why we commissioned these debuts 11:45, Author HQ
· Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys around Shakespeare’s Globe with Andrew Dickson12:45, The Globe Theatre
· No to Library Closures – the benefits of the public library in the UK and beyond13:00, Interactive Theatre
· In conversation with Deborah Levy 13:00, English PEN Literary Salon
· Non-fiction renaissance 13:00, Children’s Hub
· Diversifying the industry: meet the organisations making publishing more inclusive13:30, Olympia Room
· The book as a brand platform 14:30, Club Room
· In conversation with Jeanette Winterson 14:30, English PEN Literary Salon
· Sell more books, in more formats, in more territories – with the Alliance of Independent Authors 15:45, Author HQ
· SSP Scholarly Kitchen: Ask the Chefs, topics in academic publishing, 17:30, The Faculty
· Shakesperience – Performances of sonnets in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Polish and Spanish 10:00, 15:00, The Globe Theatre
Thursday 14th April – Day Three
· Author interview with LBF Author of the Day Judith Kerr 12:30, at the English PEN Literary Salon
· Nielsen Book’s UK Children’s Summit 2016 9:30, High Street Theatre
· In conversation with Wioletta Greg 10:00, English PEN Literary Salon
· Toy Story: exploring the increasing importance of story in new toy products 10:15, Club Room
· Genre Spotlight: Children’s publishing 11:45, Literary Translation Centre
· Who needs broadcasters? The advent of YouTube pre-school channels 13:00, Children’s Hub
· In conversation with Zen Cho 13:00, English PEN Literary Salon
· Levelling the playing field: how smaller society publishers use technology to aim high 13:00, The Faculty
· The Write Stuff – Dragon’s Den-style panel event for authors pitching to agents14:00, Author HQ
· Literary Festival Forum: the value of literary festivals: do they sell more books?15:15, Club Room
· How does publishing IP become broadcast and licensing IP? 16:00, Children’s Hub
· LBF Market Focus Poland 2017 – launch ceremony 16:00, Stand 5D115
· Shakesperience – Performances of sonnets in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Polish and Spanish 10:00, 13:00, The Globe Theatre
For further information and full programme details please visit
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THE LONDON BOOK FAIR (LBF)
The London Book Fair (LBF) is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the world’s premier publishing and cultural capital, it is a unique opportunity to explore, understand and capitalise on the innovations shaping the publishing world of the future. LBF brings you direct access to customers, content and emerging markets. LBF 2016, the 45th Fair, will take place from Tuesday 12-Thursday 14 April 2016, Olympia London. LBF’s London Book and Screen Week will run for the third year, with the book fair as the pivotal three day event within a seven day programme. London Book and Screen Week will begin on Monday 11 April. For further information, please visit: www.londonbookfair.co.uk
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