Did the Volcano Screw Your Book Tour?

The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull keeps spewing ash high into the atmosphere, wreaking havoc upon air travel and seriously dampening the global economy. One of the least obvious -- but far from least suffering -- victims of the volcano has been the book publishing industry. Source DailyFinance:

Did you know that Eyjafjallajokull impacted publishing this week?

• The Book Depository has suspended operations.
• The London Book Fair happened, but didn’t happen. As a result Book Expo America registration has picked up.
• Alexander McCall Smith, author of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency cancelled his North American tour.
• South African Authors who were the focus of LBF didn’t get the spotlight