In celebration of National Reading Month in March, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy program, Storyline Online®, is proud to introduce the Kids’ Top Pick Seal of Approval in recognition of books featured on Storyline Online that have captivated young audiences, and demonstrated exceptional viewership and engagement.

Expanding Accessibility for Artistry and Design with a Curated Approach to Book Placement

In a bold move to expand its reach and enhance exposure for the talent celebrated in its collections, benton buckley books proudly announces the launch of its in-house distribution department. This new addition to the publishing house's operations reflects a deepened commitment to its mission: delivering authentic, unique artistic voices to a wider array of cultural spaces and markets.

With Keynote Speakers Including YouTube Celebrity Jack Edwards, Education Advocate Janhvi M. Kanoria, and TOTS Co-Founder Henry Warren, the Summit Will Tackle the Future of Literacy in a Changing World

Printed books must be included for a balanced information diet – both in our children’s schools and in our own lifelong learning efforts.

Unique design and outstanding creativity - this is what unites the brands and works that were honoured by the jury of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2020. 6,992 projects by designers, agencies and companies from 50 nations were entered for the competition this year. The Red Dot Jury evaluated all submissions in an online jury at the end of June. The car manufacturer "Polestar" particularly impressed the experts and received the highest award "Red Dot: Brand of the Year". In the "Communication Design" category, the excitement continues until the end of October: only then will it be announced who will be awarded a Red Dot: Grand Prix.

The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions.

Each year the Emerald City Comic Con team works their hardest to do right by the thousands of fans that come together in Seattle. We want to create a space for you to gather, be yourselves and make memories with those who matter to you most. We have been closely monitoring the situation around the COVID-19 virus in Seattle, and, after many hours of conversation internally and consultation with local government officials and the tourism bureau, we have decided to move next week’s Emerald City Comic Con to Summer 2020 with date and detail announcement forthcoming. We did everything that we could to run the event as planned, but ultimately, we are following the guidance of the local public health officials indicating that conventions should now be postponed.

The twenty-fifth edition of miart, the international exhibition of modern and contemporary art in Milan, originally scheduled from 17 to 19 April, will now take place from 11 to 13 September 2020 (VIP preview on 10 September).

Dear exhibitors, partners and visitors,

It is with a heavy heart and with great regret that we have to inform you today that this year's Leipzig Book Fair, which was planned for 12 to 15 March, will not take place. The same applies to Manga-Comic-Con and Lesefest Leipzig reads.

Discogs to Host Free Record Fair at South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas

For more than 60 years, our close-knit global community of entertainment marketers and creatives has, in many ways, functioned as more of a family than a non-profit member association. This is a special bond that we all share.

Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heidelberg) has joined as a community member. As a global leader in prepress, printing and finishing, service and consumables, and software solutions, with a strong focus on a digital future, Heidelberg is demonstrating its commitment to open source software as an enabler of innovation across the printing industry.