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While the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of screen time Zoom teleconferencing, more Netflix than anyone thought possible and FaceTime as a way to socialize it also seems to have brought out a lot of authors and other creatives in our own backyard.
Here’s a look at the local books, murals and more of the past year, as well as the inventive ways that arts institutions have continued to provide programming during the pandemic.
January
Polar Bear Plunge: An estimated 400 people participate in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at La Jolla Shores. Sponsored by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, the plunge is a 30-year-old local tradition in which La Jollans and others rush into the cold ocean for play or swim.
The FuturePublish conference in Berlin was one of the last physical events of its kind in 2020, and will be a digital show in January 2021.
At the 2019 FuturePublish event. Image: Literaturtest, Sandra Ratkovic
Sixth Annual FuturePublish Event
One of the earliest events in international publishing in 2021 will the January 14 and 15 FuturePublish digital program from Berlin, produced again by Literaturtest.
An extended early-bird ticketing period for the program ends on Wednesday (December 16), with the main entry price coming in at €199 (US$242).
And while many of us are looking at how to pull off a strong recovery from this year of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the opening keynote on the 14th will feature Hunter Bliss on “How German Publishers Can Save the Next Century.”