Visiting Shanghai bookstores big and small, touring publishing houses, volunteering for two days at a vibrant book fair and, yes, a fourteen hour flight (each way). The China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair and accompanying VIP program was a whirlwind for our four NYU SPS M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media students selected to participate in this amazing global opportunity. This was the first year that the NYU Center for Publishing sent students to the children’s book fair in Shanghai, giving them the unique opportunity to observe the publishing industry on a global scale. (Graduate students in the Center for Publishing also volunteer at the Frankfurt, London, and Sharjah book fairs.) Understanding the children’s market in China, networking with 11 leading international publishers, and helping out at conferences and events at the fair, the four students in China had the experience of a lifetime.
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Class Acts: Fall Faculty Factoids
Mixologist? Cruciverbalist? (That’s a crossword enthusiast, in case you were wondering!) Yes, new fall faculty in the M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media program are experts in these areas as well as more mundane pursuits such as long-distance running, ballroom dancing and acting. Did we mention collage art? Read on to learn more about the senior publishing executives joining our renowned faculty this semester and how they distinguish themselves outside the classroom: [Read more…] about Class Acts: Fall Faculty Factoids