The giant ash cloud caused by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano led to all kinds of chaos throughout Europe, but for the publishing industry it specifically impacted the London Book Fair, which took place earlier this week. Because of travel restrictions and canceled flights, attendance at the fair was down dramatically this year. Most Americans planning to attend never got off the ground and spent the week at the office as usual.
This event is a disaster by any measure and has had serious ramifications for a lot of people, but there have also been some lighter takes on the situation--like the diagram by
Information is Beautiful comparing the daily CO2 output of the volcano vs. the European airline industry. Or
this image posted by
Miss Daisy Frost showing the London Book Fair
as a volcano.
My own contribution, over on Classics Rock!, was a consideration of volcano-related songs. But in keeping with the mission of Classics Rock!--songs based on books--these are
songs inspired by literary volcanoes. There are compositions based on
Under the Volcano,
The Last Days of Pompeii, Mount Doom in
Lord of the Rings,
Journey to the Center of the Earth...
I hope you'll check it out (and alert me to any I missed). Also: A thank you to
Shelf Awareness for the shout-out.
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