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dc.contributor.authorSquires, Claireen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFinkelstein, Daviden_UK
dc.contributor.editorNash, Andrewen_UK
dc.contributor.editorSquires, Claireen_UK
dc.contributor.editorWillison, I Ren_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-22T00:48:07Z-
dc.date.available2018-02-22T00:48:07Z-
dc.date.issued2019-06-01en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/26773-
dc.description.abstractFirst paragraph: Since the Second World War, a common conception has been that the literary festival has become one of the key sites for the promotion of books and literary culture in the UK. As currently conceived by the myriad of festivals worldwide dedicated to celebrating literary culture and the book, the literary festival conjoins the commercial aspects found in trade book fairs around the world (selling books, exhibiting new titles, offering space for trade representatives to meet) with the promotion of new and established writers through public readings, book signings and encounters with readers. The literary festival has become a major fixture on the publishing circuit, utilised to showcase new works by established authors and provide high visibility and marketing opportunities for publishers. The first multi-sessional literary festival of this sort in Britain was launched in Cheltenham in 1949. In the post-war period, and particularly after 1970, the development of the literary festival continued, to the extent that by 2015, the number of literary and literature-related festivals in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales had risen exponentially to over 217.2 This growth, which is explored later in this chapter, attests to the values (social, cultural and financial) of such events to local economies and communities. The work of literary festivals in terms of shaping writing, publishing and reading communities has continued to grow in the era of digital media. The opportunity to meet authors and fellow readers face-to-face, to buy books and other merchandise, and to align a liking for literature with travel and tourism, is being taken up by hundreds of thousands of readers every year. In the twenty-first century, an event- and location-based literary culture has also expanded opportunities for face-to-face encounters with virtual participation via social media interactions, live streaming, and podcasting.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_UK
dc.relationSquires C & Finkelstein D (2019) Book Events, Book Environments. In: Nash A, Squires C & Willison IR (eds.) The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain Volume 7: The Twentieth Century and Beyond. Cambridge History of the Book in History, 7. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 668-678. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/literature/printing-and-publishing-history/cambridge-history-book-britain-volume-7?format=HBen_UK
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCambridge History of the Book in History, 7en_UK
dc.rightsThis item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. This chapter has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to appropriate editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume VII The Twentieth Century and Beyond.en_UK
dc.subjectbook festivalsen_UK
dc.subjectliterary festivalsen_UK
dc.subjectbook townsen_UK
dc.subjectbook culturesen_UK
dc.titleBook Events, Book Environmentsen_UK
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dc.rights.embargodate2020-12-02en_UK
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dc.citation.spage668en_UK
dc.citation.epage678en_UK
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dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/literature/printing-and-publishing-history/cambridge-history-book-britain-volume-7?format=HBen_UK
dc.author.emailclaire.squires@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.btitleThe Cambridge History of the Book in Britain Volume 7: The Twentieth Century and Beyonden_UK
dc.citation.isbn9781107010604en_UK
dc.publisher.addressCambridgeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEnglish Studiesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Londonen_UK
dc.identifier.wtid501794en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-2257-9186en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-06-01en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2018-01-29en_UK
dc.subject.tagHistory of the Booken_UK
dc.subject.tagLiterary Prizes and Book Awardsen_UK
dc.subject.tagPublishingen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorSquires, Claire|0000-0002-2257-9186en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFinkelstein, David|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.contributorNash, Andrew|en_UK
local.rioxx.contributorSquires, Claire|en_UK
local.rioxx.contributorWillison, I R|en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2020-12-02en_UK
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