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TSEHAI Publishers is an independent, academic press based at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, U.S. [1] It has various imprints, and is run by its founder, exiled Ethiopian journalist and publisher Elias Wondimu.
On April 24, 2024, an occupation protest began at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. The protest was a part of pro-Palestine protests on university campuses campaigning for divestment from Israel. [1]
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a free, public festival celebrating the written word. [1] It is the largest book festival in the United States, drawing approximately 150,000 attendees annually. [2] The festival began in 1996 and is held on the penultimate weekend of April, hosted by the University of Southern California. It features ...
BEA was held in Washington, D.C. in 2006, in New York City in 2007, and in Los Angeles in 2008. BEA was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from 2009 [5] through 2015. [6] BEA returned to Chicago in 2016. [7] The 2015 book fair featured Chinese publishers for the first time. [8] [9]
On April 25, 2024, a student protest began at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to protest the administration's investments in Israel. The occupation, self-titled as the 'Palestine Solidarity Encampment', [5] was a part of pro-Palestine protests on university campuses campaigning for divestment from Israel. [6]
2008 conference booth. The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 [2] to publish scholarly and scientific works by faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868.
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is a large and inclusive [1] literary conference in North America. AWP hosts an annual conference in a different region of North America, featuring presentations, readings, lectures, panel discussions, book signings, receptions, and a large bookfair. The conference is held in the late winter or early spring of each ...
The Commonwealth Club sponsors the California Book Awards, which were initiated in 1931 to honor "exceptional literary merit of California writers and publishers". The California Book Awards are funded by an endowment from Dr. Martha Heasley Cox, late Professor of American Literature at San Jose State University.