Events

[MARKET] Author George Bernard Shaw on the first book he attempted to have published: “I finished my first book seventy-six years ago. I offered it to every publisher on the English-speaking earth I had ever heard of. Their refusals were unanimous: and it did not get into print until, fifty years later.” If it was that difficult for the author of Man and Superman to have a book published, it’s no wonder so many authors are self-publishing these days. Needless to say, it’s much easier now too, and as a result events like the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair are growing. Last year nearly 6,000 people attended the event and in response the popular yearly market has expanded to two days, Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Porter Hall. This year the event will feature 140 vendors—artists, book makers, letterpressers, comic book crafters and more—from Buffalo and throughout the country. The Public proudly sponsors the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair.

Photo courtesy of Buffalo Small Press Book Fair.