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Report from
BookCon
 YA Authors and Fiction On Center Stage It was evident even before BookCon kicked off on June 3 in New York City that the consumer show is settling into a celebration of YA literature. More than 100 marquee authors representing almost every kind of genre appeared, autographed, and met with fans. more    BookCon 2017 in Photos Approximately 20,000 readers of all ages gathered for a weekend of panels, giveaways, and other opportunities to connect with favorite authors. See our roundup of photo highlights here. more 
Obituary
 Suzanne Glazer Suzanne Glazer, a longtime library marketing director at Atheneum and Random House, died on April 22 in New York City at the age of 81. Former Soundprints publisher Elisabeth Prial remembered her as “a pillar of a bygone generation in children’s book publishing." more
News Briefs
 Judy Moody Takes the Stage Seven children’s theaters around the country will bring chapter book star Judy Moody to the stage, Candlewick Press has announced. The precocious third-grader’s theatrical debut will take place this fall, in a play adapted from two Judy Moody books. more  CBC Launches Reading Beyond Book List The Children’s Book Council has announced the first-ever Reading Beyond book list, an annotated bibliography for parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and others seeking book recommendations for children who read above their grade level. more
Q & A
 Mackenzi Lee As an author and as events coordinator at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston, Mackenzi Lee is immersed in the world of books. Her forthcoming novel, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, is a caper through 18th-century Europe, following a young man named Monty on his Grand Tour. Lee spoke with PW about being both an author and a bookseller, the role travel played in bringing her novel to life, and queer characters in historical fiction. Q: History is clearly an interest of yours. What is your research process like? A: I generally start by reading other historical fiction set in the period. Then I stop once I start writing, otherwise I tend to compare my writing. Historical fiction has always been my access point for history; it’s what made me interested in history as a kid. more
Rights Report
 Kat Brzozowski at Feiwel and Friends has
acquired Hamilton actor Leslie Odom Jr.'s debut, Failing Up:
How to Rise Above, Do Better, and Never Stop Learning, a book offering
guidance and encouragement for readers of all ages who are on the cusp of
something big. Publication is set for March 27, 2018; Creative Artists Agency
brokered the deal for North American rights.  John Morgan at Macmillan/Imprint has bought
Emmy, Writers Guild, and Peabody award-winner David Kreizman's debut
YA novel, The Year They Fell. The novel tells the story of five
teenagers who used to be best friends in preschool and are now drawn back
together after a tragic accident. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019;
Marietta B. Zacker at the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency negotiated the
deal for North American rights.  Aimee Friedman at Scholastic has acquired the
middle grade novel City of Ghosts by fantasy author Victoria Schwab.
Pitched as Stranger Things meets Ghost Hunters, it's the story
of a girl who died, the ghost boy who brought her back, and their adventures
in one of the world's most haunted cities. Publication is planned for 2018;
Holly Root at Root Literary did the two-book deal for world English rights
while at Waxman Leavell Literary.  Joan Powers at Candlewick has bought world
English rights to Jo Knowles's Where the Heart Is, a middle
grade novel about Rachel, who just turned 13 and finds herself questioning
everything—her parents' financial stability, whether her best friend wants to
be more than friends, her ability to outsmart the conniving pig she's supposed
to care for all summer, and her own identity. Publication is slated for fall
2018; Barry Goldblatt at Barry Goldblatt Literary handled the deal.  Tiffany Liao at Holt has acquired a middle
grade fantasy series, Peasprout Chen, by Henry Lien, about a girl
determined to take the top ranking at Pearl Famous Academy, where she will
study Wu Liu, a form that blends figure skating with martial arts. The first
book, Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword, will publish
in April 2018; Tina Wexler at ICM Partners sold world English rights in a
two-book deal.  Alex Ulyett at Viking has bought Lisa
Bunker's Zenobia July, a middle grade novel about a transgender
girl with a troubled past and advanced coder/hacker skills, who tackles the
mystery of anonymously posted hateful memes on her school's website while
wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to
grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Publication is set
for spring 2019; Brianne Johnson at Writers House brokered the deal for North
American rights.  Sarah Jane Abbott at S&S/Wiseman has
acquired Samantha M. Clark's debut, Wake, a middle grade novel
about a boy who wakes up alone on a beach and doesn't know who he is or how
he got there, and embarks on a quest to find answers. When he uncovers the
terrifying truth, he must face his biggest fear: going home. Publication is
planned for summer 2018; Rachel Orr at the Prospect Agency negotiated the
deal for world rights.  Kate O'Sullivan at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
has bought in a preempt Becoming, the second picture book
collaboration from author Julia Denos (l.) and illustrator E.B.
Goodale. The book explores the joy of being present, the wonder of our
existence, and the marvel of our ever-connected world. Publication is
scheduled for fall 2019; Lori Kilkelly at Rodeen Literary Management
represented both the author and the illustrator in the deal for world rights.
 Ariel Richardson at Chronicle has acquired
world rights to Kristen Fulton's new picture book, Flight for
Freedom, the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's
daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in
1979. Torben Kuhlmann will illustrate. Publication is slated for fall
2019; Kendra Marcus at Bookstop Literary represented the author, and the
illustrator was unagented.  Taylor Norman at Chronicle has bought Kate
Hoefler's (l.) Rabbit & the Motorbike, a picture book about
the relationship between a reserved rabbit and an adventurous dog, and the
rewards that lie outside our comfort zones. Sarah Jacoby will
illustrate; publication is set for fall 2019. Steven Malk at Writers House
represented both the author and the illustrator in the deal for world rights.
 Kate O'Sullivan at HMH has acquired Geisel
Honor author-illustrator Mary Sullivan's new picture book, Up on
Bob, which explores the idiosyncrasies of pets and places a spin on the
age-old cat and dog rivalry. Publication is scheduled for fall 2019; Justin
Rucker at Shannon Associates brokered the deal for world rights, all
languages.  Emily Easton at Crown has bought Michael
Paul's Roar: A Dinosaur Tour, a nonfiction picture book exploring
the different types of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth, and an
additional untitled picture book. Publication is planned for spring 2018;
Deborah Warren at East-West Literary handled the deal for world rights.  Chris Hernandez at HarperCollins has acquired
author-illustrator Cori Doerrfeld's Wild Baby, a picture book
about an inquisitive young orangutan who makes a mad dash through the
jungle—and the worried mother who must chase after. Publication is slated for
winter 2019; Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency sold world rights.  Anna Membrino at Random House has bought Glenn
Hernandez's The Tortoise and the Bricklayer and On Our Nice Ice
Ship. The first is the story of a pig and the wall he builds to keep out
a tortoise neighbor. The second is an adventure celebrating friendship and
creative problem-solving. Publication is set for summer 2019 and fall 2019,
respectively; the author represented himself in the deal for world rights.
To see all of this week's deals, click here.
IN THE MEDIA
SHELFTALKER
Elizabeth Bluemle Hello, England!
Or, how our tote bag ended up in hugging proximity to John C.
Reilly and Will Farrell.
more »
Leslie Hawkins Very Pinteresting
A look at Pinterest’s usefulness for bookstores.
more »
Meghan Dietsche Goel Joining the Resistance!
In which I go undercover, get captured, and have a lot of fun.
more »
Kenny Brechner A Window to Change the Amazon Narrative?
As the teeth in the famous Amazon smile begin to show, the
opportunity for action is upon us.
FEATURED
REVIEWS
  All the Way to Havana
Margarita Engle, illus. by Mike Curato. Holt/Godwin, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-62779-642-2 A bright blue Chevy Delray christened Cara Cara is the star of this contemporary story, taking the young narrator and his family from their rural home to a celebration with relatives in Havana. Engle and Curato chronicle Cara Cara’s journey in loving detail as the family moves along the coast and into bustling city streets, giving readers glimpses into daily Cuban lives. more  This Beautiful Day
Richard Jackson, illus. by Suzy Lee. Atheneum/Dlouhy, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-4139-1 Inside on a dreary, rainy day, a boy hears a strain of music from the radio. Playfully, the boy starts to dance, and splashes of bright blue appear. Sprightly wordplay and a dash of humor make Jackson’s high-spirited hymn to childhood an heir to earlier classics. more  Tumble & Blue
Cassie Beasley. Dial, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-525-42844-2 For generations, members of the Montgomery family have received supernatural “fates” that rule their lives; some are wonderful while others are not. Blue Montgomery fits into the latter category: his fate is that he is cursed to always lose, no matter the situation. After his father leaves him at his grandmother’s house for the summer, Blue is determined to break the curse, even if it means venturing into the Okefenokee Swamp to find a fabled golden alligator. more  Forest World
Margarita Engle. Atheneum, $16.99 (208p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9057-3 Eleven-year-old Edver has lived with his mother, a cryptozoologist, in Miami for most of his life. Luza is the 12-year-old sister Edver is surprised to meet when he arrives, alone, in the remote Cuban village of La Selva, from which he and his mother fled 10 years earlier. more |
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publicist. She was most recently a publicist at Penguin Young Readers.
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 Greenpeace Wars with Paper Company, Sticking Publishers In the Middle
The Big Five have found themselves in the middle of a long-running battle between Greenpeace and Resolute Forest Products over logging practices in Canada’s Boreal Forest. more »  University Presses Are More Vital than Ever The Association of American University Presses annual meeting in Austin emphasized the value of publishing work grounded in research in an era of fake news. more »  And Then There Was Horowitz In 'Magpie Murders' (Harper, June), the versatile British author Anthony Horowitz puts a twist on the classic fair-play mystery Agatha Christie perfected. more »  Win 'Under a Pole Star' by Stef Penney! Enter to win one of five advance reading copies of 'Under a Pole Star,' the latest from Stef Penney, author of 'The Tenderness of Wolves.' (Sponsored) Enter Here! » 
Desirae Friesen has been
promoted to publicist at Tor.
Laura Etzkorn has been
promoted to associate publicist at Tor.
IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
  Sepetys, Smith Win 2017 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
The 2017 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been awarded to a U.S. author and illustrator for the first time. The Carnegie Medal went to Ruta Sepetys for 'Salt to the Sea,' while Lane Smith was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for 'There’s a Tribe of Kids.' more » »  Book Deals: Week of June 19, 2017 Marisha Pessl sells her YA debut, Raybourn re-ups at Berkley for six figures, a medical mystery memoir from the Daring Book for Girls author goes to Pegasus, and more in this week's notable book deals. more » »  This Week's Bestsellers: June 19, 2017 Actor and comedian Kevin Hart has the #3 book in the country with the memoir ‘I Can’t Make This Up.’ Plus Arundhati Roy’s sophomore novel arrives two decades after ‘The God of Small Things,’ and ‘Black Hawk Down’ author Mark Bowden turns his attention to the Vietnam War. more » »  PW's Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'The Force,' 'The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter,' 'At His Mercy,' and more. more » »  Call for Information: Fall Cookbooks Deadline: June 21. We'd like to hear about of-the-moment cookbooks, whether they represent trends in cooking or dining culture, or in society at large. Important: each pitch must include an explanation of why the book speaks to the present moment. Pub dates: September 2017–February 2018. Email pitches and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for Info: Fall Cookbooks” in the subject line. more » »
Authors on the Air June 19, 2017: Fredrik Backman Fredrik Backman, author of 'A Man Called Ove' and, most recently, 'Beartown' (Atria, 978-1-50116-076-9), will appear on 'The NOT Boring Book Show' on Monday, June 19 at 3:00 p.m EST. more » »
Wylie to Give Keynote at Frankfurt Book Fair's 'The Markets' Conference Agent Andrew Wylie will speak to the effects Donald Trump’s governance could have on the publishing industry at the Frankfurt conference. more » »
Richard K.
McCullough Dies at 67: The longtime publishing executive,
including with Millbrook Press, died at home on June 15.
Barry Nabs a
Second Walter Scott: Sebastian Barry's 'Days Without End'
takes the £25,000 prize, marking the second time the author has won the
award.
Obama's Dad's
Books Go to Auction: Original copies of books written by
Barack Obama Sr. have surfaced after more than half a century.
U.K. Book
World Helps Grenfell Victims: Authors, together with agents
and editors, are coming together for an online auction to help those affected
by the Grenfell Tower fire.
'1984' Comes
to Broadway: Olivia Wilde and Tom Sturridge headline a
'volatile town hall meeting' of a stage adaptation of Orwell's classic novel.
 Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'Camino Island' by John Grisham is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'Ascension of Larks' by
Rachel Linden "A powerful exploration of love, loss, and hope, Linden’s debut novel...paints a delicate, insightful picture of a grieving family seeking an anchor during a tumultuous upheaval." more » »
When Less Is More Meghan Dietsche Goel
An appreciation for novels in verse.
 Salads for BooksellersHetty McKinnon (r.) delivered some of the salads from her forthcoming cookbook, 'Neighborhood: Hearty Salads and Plant-Based Recipes from Home and Abroad' (Roost Books), to Michael Fusco-Straub of Brooklyn's Books Are Magic on June 13. Photo: Maria Midões |
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 AAP's First Report on 2016 Shows Sales Down The industry sales report for 2016 found that total sales for the industry fell 6.6%, compared to 2015. Based on sales from 1,207 companies that report to AAP, total sales last year were $14.25 billion, down from $15.26 billion in 2015. more »  Milkweed Unveils Lit Prize Honoring Young Poet Milkweed Editions is launching the $10,000 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize for debut collections, in honor of the young poet who died of cancer in 2016, weeks before his debut collection was published by the Minneapolis-based nonprofit press. more »  Carla Hayden, Louise Erdrich Win WNBA Awards The librarian of Congress and the novelist, poet, and bookstore owner have been named the winners of the 2017 WNBA Awards. more » 
Kris Wiese has joined Ingram Content
Group as senior manager of public relations and communications.
Marcelo Suarez Melgarejo has been
named key account sales manager at Lightning Source, and will be based in
Milton Keynes, U.K.
Derek Tolley has joined Ingram Library
Services as senior sales representative covering the Mid-Atlantic region.
Marc Visnick has been named business development
manager at Ingram Book Group.
Chris Thompson has been
promoted to key account sales manager at Ingram Book Group.
Beth Reinker has been named manager of
collection development for adult materials at Ingram Library Services.
Lauren Plude, formerly associate editor
at Forever Romance, has joined Amazon Publishing’s Montlake Romance as
acquisitions editor.
Gillian Redfearn has been
promoted to national account manager at Macmillan Publishing.
Amanda Lang has been promoted to
publicity manager at Simon & Schuster.
Erin Reback has been promoted to
publicity manager at Simon & Schuster.
 Barbershop Books Gets NBF's $10K Reading Prize Expanded into a full day conference, the NBF's Why Reading Matters awarded its $10,000 Innovations in Reading Prize to Alvin Irby of Barbership Books and featured a keynote address by novelist and new bookstore owner, Emma Straub. more » »  LBYR Strikes Development Pact with Gotham Group In an effort to create books that are positioned to work, and sell, as movies and TV shows, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has inked a development agreement with the production and talent representation company, the Gotham Group. more » »  The Art of Diversity: A CBC Panel Two author-illustrators and an editor discussed issues of inclusion and representation in picture book illustration at a Children’s Book Council panel called "Drawing Diversity," which took place on June 13 in New York City. more » »  Working Out the Bugs: Adventures in Translating Carson Ellis’s ‘Du Iz
Tak?’ 'Du Iz Tak?,' a picture book by Carson Ellis, uses a playful invented language. We spoke with Ellis and Candlewick editor Liz Bicknell about the unique process of translating the Caldecott Honor book for foreign readers. more » »  Tune In to PW Radio Author Helene Stapinski discusses her new book, 'Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy.' PW senior writer Andrew Albanese looks ahead to the ALA annual conference. more » »
Brooklyn Book Festival Lineup Announced Colson Whitehead will be the recipient of the annual Best of Brooklyn Award, and authors including Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Hisham Matar, Morgan Parker, and Gene Luen Yang will be in attendance. more » »
Amazon to
Acquire Whole Foods: The $13.7 billion deal marks the biggest
transaction ever for the e-commerce giant as it pushes deeper into groceries.
Amazon's
Preventative Patent: Amazon has locked down a patent on
technology to prevent people from comparing prices in its bookstores to
online prices from other retailers.
A Milo Draft
Emerges: A leaked manuscript suggests that “the most
controversial book of the decade” could actually be the most boring book of
the year, 'Buzzfeed' reports.
Belmont Books
Opens Its Doors: Owned by a local husband and wife team, the
first bookstore in Belmont, Mass., for seven years hopes to become a
neighborhood staple.
Soviet
Children’s Literature: In 1920s Russia, children read
propagandistic books about sugar beets, hydroelectric plants, and five-year
plans.
 Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'Come Sundown' by Nora Roberts is the #1 title on PW's top 10 overall bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'Blind Spot' by Teju
Cole "In this collection of photos, cultural critic Cole explores the construct and limitations of human perception using snapshots from his travels paired with his written interpretations." more » »
When Less Is More Meghan Dietsche Goel
An appreciation for novels in verse.
 A Book Launch in a Train YardNovelist Stacey Lender (c.) celebrates the launch of her debut, 'City Mouse' (Akashic Books), at 10 Hudson Yards in New York on Tuesday, June 13. With her are her editor, Kaylie Jones (r.), and publisher, Johnny Temple. Photo: Brett Deutsch/Deutsch Photography |
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After making changes to BookExpo that some in the industry found
less than ideal and in favor of BookCon, Reed has promised tweaks for 2018. more
This self-help book, which instructs people how to emulate the best
qualities of cats, was helped along by an innovative marketing campaign in
which its publisher reached out to cat lovers via Facebook. more
In an effort to create books that are positioned to work, and
sell, as movies and TV shows, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has inked a
development agreement with the production and talent representation company,
the Gotham Group. more
In the first installment of Louisa Ermelino's new column, the
'Publishers Weekly' adult book director looks back at BookExpo 2017. more
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