International Hot Book Properties
This week's hot books include an Italian thriller that is the first in a new series and a new novel from 'History of Bees' author Maja Lunde. more »
This week's hot books include an Italian thriller that is the first in a new series and a new novel from 'History of Bees' author Maja Lunde. more »
Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: The Return
of the Seven Figure Advance
While big advances are nothing new in the heady days before a major rights fair, the fact that at least five books—two novels and three nonfiction titles—have sold for $1 million (or more), indicates that publishers are going to Germany ready to splash some cash. more »
While big advances are nothing new in the heady days before a major rights fair, the fact that at least five books—two novels and three nonfiction titles—have sold for $1 million (or more), indicates that publishers are going to Germany ready to splash some cash. more »
Book to Film Deals
This week's book to film deals include a TV deal for the new book by Robert Harris, and a TV deal for a memoir by Tina Brown. more »
This week's book to film deals include a TV deal for the new book by Robert Harris, and a TV deal for a memoir by Tina Brown. more »
Two YA Authors Co-Write Novel, Two
Imprints to Co-Publish It
Fellow writers Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli met-cute via their agent in 2013, becoming fast friends before they ever met in person. Now the two are teaming up on a new novel, What If It’s Us, which will be released in fall 2018 by not just one but two HarperCollins imprints. more »
Fellow writers Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli met-cute via their agent in 2013, becoming fast friends before they ever met in person. Now the two are teaming up on a new novel, What If It’s Us, which will be released in fall 2018 by not just one but two HarperCollins imprints. more »
U.S. Adult Deals Roundup
Penguin buys Hessler’s latest, Teen Tor invests in a fantasy duology, Ketherine Tegen Books pays six figures for a debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. more »
Penguin buys Hessler’s latest, Teen Tor invests in a fantasy duology, Ketherine Tegen Books pays six figures for a debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. more »
U.S. Children's Deals Roundup
New deals this week for Maya Motayne, Laura Pohl, Kiersten White, and more. more »
New deals this week for Maya Motayne, Laura Pohl, Kiersten White, and more. more »
Global Publishing Leaders 2017:
Thomson Reuters
The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC merged to form Thomson Reuters in 2008. more »
The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC merged to form Thomson Reuters in 2008. more »
From Our Partner
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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the
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The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak
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Tom Brady, Author
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Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging,
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 New Fifty Shades Coming in November 'Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian' will be the second book by E.L. James that examines the Fifty Shades story from the perspective of the male protagonist, Christian. more »  Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Dohle Highlights Stability of the Book
Business Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle praised the slow, but continuous growth of the book business around the world and noted the “healthy co-existence" of the print and digital markets. more »  Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: In Opening Keynote, Andrew Wylie Defends the
World Wylie offered a strong defense of diversity in literature, and of the importance of international voices in a world that appears to be “broadly reassembling" along nationalist lines. “People want more," Wylie observed. "They want to travel locally and globally, and to encounter different perspectives, because that’s the way the world is. This is the human condition.” more »  Hachette to Honor Weinstein Books Contracts The Hachette Book Group's joint imprint with the Weinstein Company will honor its authors' contracts, but no further plans have been made for Weinstein Books in the wake of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. more »  Unbind Yourself and Step Into Grace Enter to win a free copy of 'Unbinding: The Grace Beyond Self'—a profound guide to encountering the sacred and experiencing grace firsthand. (Sponsored) Enter Here! » 
Lindsey Lochner has been
promoted to v-p of marketing engagement at NetGalley.
Tarah Theoret has been
promoted to director of community engagement at NetGalley.
Kristina Radke has been
promoted to v-p of business growth and engagement at NetGalley.
Shane Archer has been promoted to CTO
of Firebrand Technologies in addition to his role as CTO of NetGalley.
Israel Carberry has been
promoted to engineering manager at NetGalley.
Elizabeth Lotto is being
promoted to assistant manager of subsidiary rights at Simon & Schuster.
Ellen Kokontis has been
promoted to associate art director at Albert Whitman.
IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
  Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: The Return of the Seven Figure Advance
While big advances are nothing new in the heady days before a major rights fair, the fact that at least five books—two novels and three nonfiction titles—have sold for $1 million (or more), indicates that publishers are going to Germany ready to splash some cash. more » »  Many ‘Angles,’ Shared Purpose at NAIBA Convention Over five hundred booksellers, authors, and publishers shared unique perspectives on bookselling at the two-day New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association annual gathering in Cherry Hill, N.J, from October 6-8. more » »  Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Park Row Nabs Buzzed-About Thriller
A buzzed-about psychological thriller and sophomore novel by Annie Ward called 'Beautiful Bad' has been acquired in a six-figure deal by Park Row Books, after a seven-bidder auction. more » »  Book Deals: Week of October 9, 2017 Penguin buys Hessler’s latest, Teen Tor invests in a fantasy duology, Ketherine Tegen Books pays six figures for a debut, and more in this week's notable book deals. more » »  This Week's Bestsellers: October 9, 2017 ‘Sleeping Beauties’ by Stephen King and his younger son, Owen King, is the #2 book in the country. Plus R.J. Palacio’s ‘Wonder’ prepares for its big-screen debut, and Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate’s latest, ‘Wishtree,’ hits our list. more » »  PW's Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'In the Distance,' 'The Apparitionists,' 'The Secret Life,' and more. more » »  Win a Copy of 'Zombies' and More! Enter to win copies of ‘Zombies’ and ‘When Science Sheds Light on History’ by Philippe Charlier. (Sponsored) Enter Here » »
AmazonCrossing Launches Multilingual Website The literary translation imprint of Amazon Publishing launched a submissions website that is navigable in 14 languages. more » »
RCW, The Agency Tapped to Rep Chandler's Estate
Rogers, Coleridge & White and The Agency are now representing the Estate of Raymond Chandler across publishing and all media, effective immediately. more » »
Great Writers
Forgotten By History: Ever heard of Alexander Baron or Mary
Elizabeth Braddon? They’re just some of the overlooked authors we need to
rediscover.
Fifty Shades
of Xi: Scores of books praising President Xi Jinping are being
published in China ahead of next week’s political summit.
Nnedi Okorafor
is Redefining Fantasy: Some readers have labeled her YA
series, Akata, the "Nigerian Harry Potter," as it pushes
African-influenced fantasy into the spotlight.
'Walden'
Wasn’t Thoreau’s Masterpiece: In his 2-million-word journal,
the author discovered how to balance poetic wonder and scientific rigor as he
explored the natural world.
Sex and the
Single Librarian: One of the frustrations of being a librarian
is the occupational stereotyping—even from those who should know better.
 Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'Sleeping Beauties' by Stephen and Owen King is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
  'Turtles All the Way
Down' by John Green "In an age where troubling events happen almost weekly, this deeply empathetic novel about learning to live with demons and love one’s imperfect self is timely and important." more » »
Bookish Halloween Costumes Elizabeth Bluemle
Costumes made at home featuring favorite literary characters can
live long beyond Halloween.
 A Regnery SoiréeRegnery president and publisher Marji Ross gives remarks at Regnery's 70th Anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. Some of Regnery's biggest authors, as well as other major conservative voices, were in attendance, including David Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, David Horowitz, Second Lady Karen Pence, Hugh Hewitt, and Sebastian Gorka, who referred to the Regnery team as a "scrappy band of insurgents" in a celebratory video played at the event. Courtesy Regnery |
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 NYCC 2017: As Graphic Novels Grow In Trade, Comics Shops Struggle
At New York Comic Con, held October 5-8 at the Javits Center, ICv2 presented its annual white paper on the graphic novel marketplace. The findings outlined continued growth of book format comics and the decline of periodical sales, driven by an emerging segment of new consumers interested in children's graphic novels and made up of female fans. more »  Judge Says Yiannopoulos’ Lawsuit Against S&S Can Proceed
After oral arguments on Thursday, a New York State Supreme Court rejected Simon & Schuster’s motion to dismiss Milo Yiannopoulos’ $10 million breach of contract lawsuit over the cancellation of his book, 'Dangerous." more »  Authors Withdraw from Festival at Odds with Museum over Seuss Mural
Three children's authors withdrew from scheduled appearances at the upcoming inaugural Springfield Children’s Literature Festival after the host refused to address their concerns regarding a mural that includes what the authors termed an “obviously offensive” depiction of a Chinese man. more »  Get 'Lighter Than My Shadow' by Katie Green Today! Discover Fall's Essential Must-Read Triumph. 'Lighter Than My Shadow' is a hand-drawn story of struggle and recovery, an inspiration to anybody who believes in the human power to endure, and to eventually find happiness. Joss Whedon says, “It’s universal yet specific and those together make such strong medicine. Wow.” In Stores Now! (Sponsored) Learn More » 
Katelyn Beaty, formerly
managing editor at 'Christianity Today,' is joining InterVarsity Press as
freelance acquisitions editor.
Ethan McCarthy is being
promoted to associate editor at InterVarsity Press.
Jessica Roth has been promoted to
assistant director of publicity at Touchstone.
Shida Carr has been promoted to
associate director of publicity at Touchstone.
Lara Jones is being promoted to
assistant editor at Emily Bestler Books.
 Chronicle Ups Print Run for New 'Playboy' Title Following the death of Hugh Hefner last week, Chronicle has gone back to press for its just-released 'Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds 1953-2016.' The title now contains the last foreword the Playboy founder will ever write for a book. more » »  Movie Alert: 'Wonder' R.J. Palacio never envisioned that her “little book about a little boy with enormous challenges” would one day become a film. But it has; Wonder hits theaters in November. We spoke with Palacio and director (and fellow YA author) Stephen Chbosky about the process of adapting the story to screen. more » »  Four Questions for...Anthony Horowitz After announcing that his 2011 book, 'Scorpia Rising,' would be his last featuring the popular teenage spy Alex Rider, Anthony Horowitz had a change of heart. With his latest Alex Rider book, 'Never Say Die,' due out next week, 'PW' talked to Horowitz about how, and why, Alex made a return appearance. more » »  Tune In to PW Radio Journalist Masha Gessen discusses her new book, 'The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia.' PW editorial director Jim Milliot reviews 2017’s bestselling books so far. more » »
WME to Represent Lebowski Publishers The agency will represent the Holland-based publisher in the areas of crime/suspense, true crime, and science fiction, as well as film, TV, and international publishing rights. more » »
B&T to Distribute Abrams, Gibbs Smith, Leonard, and More
Baker & Taylor has added a number of publishers to its Global Publishers Services arm, expanding its distribution client list. more » »
FSG to Publish Final Volume of Poems by Leonard Cohen
'The Flame,' which was completed in the months before his death, is slated for publication in October 2018. more » »
Image to Publish Flannery O'Connor's College Journal
The quarterly journal of art and faith will be the exclusive publisher of the author's journal, written when she was 18, this November. more » »
What’s So
“Inscrutable” About Ishiguro?: The author has now won the
Nobel Prize. But critics are still struggling to understand him.
Romance
Publishing's Diversity Problem: According to a new report,
only 7.8 in every 100 books from leading romance publishers in 2016 were
written by people of color.
Rupi Kaur Is
Kicking Down the Doors: The author of 'Milk and Honey' and
'The Sun and Her Flowers' has used Instagram to beat the publishing industry
at its own game.
IBPA on Amazon
Buy Buttons: The IBPA has issued a letter laying out its
policies and endeavors relating to Amazon's new buy button policy.
The Case for
Quebec's Reclusive Author: Réjean Ducharme was brilliant,
influential, and mostly invisible to English Canada.
 Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'Killing England' by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard is the #1 title on PW's top 10 overall bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'Her Right Foot' by
Dave Eggers and illustrated by Shawn Harris "Eggers’s crucial and timely re-examination makes [the Statue of] Liberty an active participant in a debate that is more contentious than ever." more » »
A Mischief of Mice Meghan Dietsche Goel
An artistic tribute to literature’s most beloved rodents.
 Sparta Books Won't Let Go of CobenSparta Books in Sparta, N.J., hosted author Harlan Coben at The Mohawk House last month on the publication date of his new novel, 'Never Let Go' (Dutton). Pictured here (from l. to r.): Linda Schurmann, Sparta Books bookseller; Mindy Kemper, Sparta events manager; Coben; Sparta store owner Donna Fell; and bookseller Susan Perricone. Courtesy Dutton |
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In the News
 National Book Award Finalists Announced The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The winners will be announced at the NBA’s 68th annual awards dinner on November 15. Read on for PW’s reviews of the books by all five finalists. more   Penguin Random HouseBuys Sasquatch The Seattle-based house, which was named one of PW’s fast-growing independent publishers of 2016, was bought by Penguin Random House for an undisclosed sum. more
Movie Alert
 'Wonder' R.J. Palacio never envisioned that her “little book about a little boy with enormous challenges” would one day become a film. But it has; Wonder hits theaters in November. We spoke with Palacio and director (and fellow YA author) Stephen Chbosky about the process of adapting the story to screen. more
On the Scene
 Boston Teen Author Festival in Photos The sixth annual Boston Teen Author Festival took place on September 23 in Cambridge, Mass. The event drew more than 500 readers for a series of panels with YA authors, signings, photo-ops, and more. Read on for some highlights from the day’s festivities. more 
Four
Questions
 Anthony Horowitz In 2001, when Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider nailed his first mission in Stormbreaker, young readers took an immediate liking to this intrepid teenage spy. Horowitz penned eight subsequent Alex Rider adventures before announcing that 2011’s Scorpia Rising would be his last Alex Rider novel. But Horowitz had a change of heart, and decided to revisit Alex in Never Say Die, which is due out next week. PW called on Horowitz to ask about Alex’s return appearance. Q: Why did you decide six years ago that Scorpia Rising would be Alex’s final chapter—and what inspired you to resurrect him? A: I was always afraid that if I wrote too many Alex Rider adventures, they would become formulaic, repetitive—and so I quit after Scorpia Rising. The trouble was, I’d left Alex in a bad place. He was lonely and sad, and I felt I owed it to him, and to my readers, to revisit him and bring him to a happier place. more 
Out
Next Week
 Hot Off the Presses: Week of October 9, 2017 Hitting shelves next week are a picture book ode to the perfect haircut, a middle grade novel in which a boy and his elderly neighbor forge a bond while exploring the cosmos, and a historical, magical-realist YA novel from a bestselling author. more
In Brief
 In Brief: October 5, 2017 This week, Soman Chainani asks the big questions; David Barclay Moore tours for his debut novel; actress Quvenzhané Wallis debuts as an author; Salina Yoon and her Penguin character visit a book festival; Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright dine with booksellers; and Joan Dupont celebrates a black sheep. more
Rights Report
 Kate Farrell at Henry Holt has acquired Dear
Heartbreak: YA Authors on the Dark Side of Love, edited by Heather
Demetrios, a collection of real-life letters from teens answered by 19
young adult authors: Adi Alsaid, Becky Albertalli, Libba Bray, Heather
Demetrios, Amy Ewing, Tim Federle, Zach Fehst, Gayle Forman, Corey Ann Haydu,
Varian Johnson, A.S. King, Nina LaCour, Kim Liggett, Kekla Magoon, Sarah
McCarry, Sandhya Menon, Cristina Moracho, Jasmine Warga, and Ibi Zoboi.
Publication is slated for December 2018. Brenda Bowen at Sanford J.
Greenburger Associates sold North American rights on behalf of Demetrios; the
contributors were represented by various agents.  Jeffrey West at Scholastic has bought Sabina
Khan's The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali, in which the title
character is caught kissing her girlfriend by her conservative Muslim
parents, who respond by forcing her to move from Seattle to Bangladesh.
Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Hillary Jacobson at ICM Partners
negotiated the deal for North American rights.  Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury Children's
Books has acquired Phil Stamper's debut novel, The Gravity of Us,
plus an untitled standalone. The story follows two teen boys who find love
amid the drama of a NASA mission to Mars. Publication is planned for winter
2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the two-book deal for world English
rights.  Amy Stapp at Tor Teen has bought Alexis
Bass's contemporary YA novel Happily and Madly, set on a wealthy
island off the coast of New England, about a girl fated to die before she
turns 18 who unwittingly uncovers a sinister plot when she saves the life of
a handsome stranger weeks before that fateful birthday. Publication is set
for spring 2019; Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media did the
two-book deal for world English rights.  Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired world
rights to Irish author Catherine Doyle's debut middle grade novel The
Storm Keeper's Island and a second untitled book in a six-figure deal; it
will be edited by Ellen Holgate in the U.K. and by Allison Moore in the U.S. The
Storm Keeper's Island tells the story of Fionn Boyle who is sent to stay
with his grandfather for the summer on a remote island, but after his arrival
awakens an ancient magic buried deep in the island, he must embrace his
destiny as the Storm Keeper's heir. It will be published in the U.K. and
Australia in July 2018 and in the U.S. in winter 2019; Claire Wilson at RCW
Literary Agency negotiated the deal.  Stephanie Owens Lurie at Disney-Hyperion
imprint Rick Riordan Presents has bought Rebecca Roanhorse's Race
to the Sun, about a seventh-grade girl named Nizhoni Begay and her
brother who, aided by various Navajo gods disguised as relatives, must stay
one step ahead of a shape-shifting monster as they follow in the footsteps of
the legendary Hero Twins to save their family. Publication is slated for fall
2019; Sara Megibow of KT Literary sold world rights.  Stacey Barney at Putnam has acquired, in a
five-house auction, author Greg Howard's The Whisper, a middle
grade mystery that follows a boy who seeks out all-knowing, mythical wood
creatures to help him find his missing mother before he becomes the prime
suspect in her disappearance. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019;
Brianne Johnson at Writers House brokered the six-figure, two-book deal for
world English rights.  Caitlyn Dlouhy at Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy
Books has bought National Book Award finalist Tor Seidler's Phoenix,
a middle grade novel about a squirrel who overcomes his greatest fear to save
his community in an urban drama set against the backdrop of a NYC Con Edison
substation, featuring a red-tailed hawk, a cheese-loving pack rat, a
self-serving sewer rat, and a flirty pigeon. A publication date has not been
set; Holly McGhee at Pippin Properties negotiated the deal for North American
rights.  Eric Wight at Rodale Kids has acquired Kelly
DiPucchio's picture book, How to Grow Happiness: A Jerome the Gnome
Adventure, illustrated by Matt Kaufenberg. It follows Jerome and
his whimsical garden friends as they learn how to find happiness through hard
work, compassion, and patience. Publication is planned for May 2018. Steven
Malk at Writers House brokered the deal for DiPucchio; Kaufenberg is unagented.
 Kristen Nobles at Page Street Kids has bought
world rights to Roam, a picture book written by Josh Crute and Marissa
Elliott-Baptiste and illustrated by Elliott-Baptiste. Owen, a young bison
who is hesitant to move, migrates with his herd across the country and comes
to realize that different and new may not be so bad. Publication is scheduled
for winter 2019; the author and illustrator were unagented.
To see all of this week's deals, click here.
IN THE MEDIA
SHELFTALKER
Kenny Brechner Will ‘City of Brass’ Cover the 1002nd Arabian Night?
If Scheherazade needed to buy more time, would she choose S.A.
Chakraborty’s debut novel?
more »
Cynthia Compton October Treats (No Tricks)
Tips on celebrating Halloween throughout October in the
bookstore.
more »
Elizabeth Bluemle Guest Post: Justina Ireland on Nurturing Souls (and Zombies)
Why this YA author is inspired to create characters not content
with letting history shape their destinies.
more »
Meghan Dietsche Goel So You Want to Start a Festival, Part 1
The whirlwind of activity one week out from the Texas Teen Book
Festival.
FEATURED
REVIEWS
 William's Winter Nap
Linda Ashman, illus. by Chuck Groenink. Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4847-2282-4 After snuggling in for the night in his log cabin, a boy named William is repeatedly awakened by animals seeking shelter. A chipmunk is first: “ ‘Excuse me, but I’ve lost my way./ I’m cold and tired. May I please stay?’/ Will says, ‘Yes, I’ll scooch a bit./ There’s room for two—I’m sure we’ll fit.’ ” Other animals follow, crowding the bed—and then an enormous bear shows up. more  Snow Scene
Richard Jackson, illus. by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-62672-680-2 Readers move through and out of winter in a series of seamlessly connected acrylic paintings on canvas. Jackson’s pithy rhymes create a kind of guessing game to accompany nearly every page turn. “What are these?” he asks, as readers are confronted with birch bark trunks at close range. more  Somewhere Else Gus Gordon. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-62672-349-8 When winter comes, “most birds go Somewhere,” explains Gordon. Some birds even use a travel agency. But a duck named George Laurent stubbornly clings to home base. Gordon’s illustrations eclectically mix wistful watercolor-and-ink drawings with vintage photos. more  Kids Like Us
Hilary Reyl. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-374-30628-1 While on location in France at his mother’s latest film project, Martin, a handsome American student with autism, experiences life through his “affinity” with Proust’s In Search of Lost Time. As Martin experiments with attending a general education summer school, he struggles to distinguish between events in Search and in his own life. more  Instructions for a Secondhand Heart Tamsyn Murray. Poppy, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-316-47178-7 Jonny Webb, almost 16, has a life-threatening heart condition that has kept him in the hospital for years. Plugged into a machine that keeps blood pumping through his body, Jonny holds onto the hope that a donor heart will become available, but that means someone his age has to die. After 15-year-old Neve Brody’s twin brother, Leo, has a fatal fall, his organs are donated, and his heart is a perfect match for Jonny. more
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 National Book Foundation Names 2017 NBA Finalists The diverse shortlists include such established voices as Frank Bidart and Frances FitzGerald and up-and-coming literary favorites including Danez Smith, Carmen Maria Machado, and Ibi Zoboi. more »  PRH Buys Sasquatch Books The Seattle-based house, which was named one of PW’s fast-growing independent publishers of 2016, was bought by Penguin Random House for an undisclosed sum. more »  Two YA Authors Co-Write Novel, Two Imprints to Co-Publish It
Fellow writers Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli met-cute via their agent in 2013, becoming fast friends before they ever met in person. Now the two are teaming up on a new novel, What If It’s Us, which will be released in fall 2018 by not just one but two HarperCollins imprints. more »  Spotlight on Mariko Tamaki and Brooklyn Allen Expanding the 'Lumberjanes' universe into middle grade novels was a dream assignment for author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Brooklyn Allen. (Sponsored) Learn More »
Mike Rosamilia is being
promoted to CFO and senior v-p of finance at Kensington Publishing Corp.
Lynn Cully is being promoted to v-p
and publisher at Kensington Publishing Corp.
Adam Zacharius is being
promoted to v-p and general manager at Kensington Publishing Corp.
Margo Lipschultz has
joined Putnam as executive editor acquiring commercial women's fiction.
Bryan Trandem,
currently senior editor and former group publisher at the Quarto Group, will
retire from the company effective November 15.
Warren Bass, currently senior editor
at the 'Wall Street Journal,' will join Penguin Press as executive editor
effective November 13.
Sue Tarsky has been promoted to
publishing director at Albert Whitman.
Morgan Avery has been promoted to
associate graphic designer at Albert Whitman.
Annette Hobbs Magier has been
promoted to director of sales and marketing at Albert Whitman.
Chris Russell, formerly
associate editor at Viking, has joined Axios as expert voices editor.
 BAM Gets Behind Debut Cookbook in New Holiday Promo The nation's second largest bookstore chain is going exclusive with a debut cookbook by an Alabama food blogger as part of a holiday promotion running through the end of the year. more » » 
A Nutritarian
Call to Action: PW Talks with Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Editor: The
bestselling author and family physician presses Americans to give up their
bad eating habits in his latest, 'Fast Food Genocide.'
Review:
'America: The Cookbook'
by Gabrielle Langholtz: "Langholtz ('The New Greenmarket
Cookbook') sets out to document all the nooks and crannies of American
cuisine, and she succeeds spectacularly."  An Evening with 'Heart': The 2017 Eric Carle Honors This year’s Carle Honors, which took place on September 28 in New York City, celebrated the contributions of four individuals to the vibrant world of children’s literature. Among the evening's speakers was author-illustrator and museum cofounder Eric Carle. more » »  iBooks Bestsellers: Nelson Goes to Cuba Nelson DeMille's 20th novel, 'The Cuban Affair,' hit the top of the iBooks bestseller list this week, followed by Harlan Coben's 'Don't Let Go.' more » »
APA Publications Acquires Rough Guides From DK DK has agreed to terms for the sale of its Rough Guides, a travel book imprint, to APA Publications for an undisclosed sum. more » »
Johns Hopkins UP Gives Away 'Reducing Gun Violence' E-Books
The university press is allowing free PDF downloads of 'Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis' in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. more » »
University of Chicago Press to Distribute UCL Press
Effective January 1, 2018, the University of Chicago Press will distribute, sell, and market the U.K.-based press's books in North America. more » »
Who Will Win
the Nobel Prize in Lit?: Might it be Japanese spaghetti
enthusiast Haruki Murakami? Norwegian cigarette smoker Karl Ove Knausgaard?
The possibilities are endless.
E.U. to
Amazon: Pay Up: The e-tailer has been ordered to repay $295
million in Luxembourg back taxes as the result of a crackdown on unfair tax
deals.
Publisher to
Recall History Textbook: A Canadian publisher will recall a
textbook that claimed that indigenous peoples happily agreed to move for
European settlers.
Jeff
VanderMeer Lands Two-Book Deal: The 'Annihilation' author, who
just signed a new deal with FSG, discusses how his next novel is inspired by
our dystopian present.
The Instagram
Poet Outselling Homer: Rupi Kaur, author of 'Milk and Honey'
and new collection 'The Sun and Her Flowers,' beats out the next-best-selling
work of poetry 10 to 1.
 Children's Fiction Bestseller List 'Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties' By Dav Pilkey is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'Her Body and Other
Parties' by Carmen Maria Machado "Machado creates eerie, inventive worlds shimmering with supernatural swerves in this engrossing debut collection." more » »
October Treats (No Tricks) Cynthia Compton
Tips on celebrating Halloween throughout October in the
bookstore.
 A Thurber for TrevorAt the Thurber Prizes ceremony, held earlier this week at Caroline's in Manhattan, Thurber House executive director Laurie Lathan (l.) recognized (from l. to r.) finalists Aaron Thier and Ken Pisani and this year’s winner, Trevor Noah. Photo: Abigail Welhouse |
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 Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 In its citation, the Swedish Academy commended Ishiguro as an author "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world." more »  HarperCollins Launching a New Business Imprint HarperCollins Leadership, which is set to launch October 10, will publish books on leadership in both business and in the community. Nelson Books’ publisher and senior v-p Brian Hampton will helm the new imprint. more »  Indie Scouting Report: September 2017 Our roundup of the best-reviewed self-published titles from BookLife authors. more »
Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit has
joined Page Two Strategies as Marketing Director.
Caity Anast has been promoted to
metadata and contracts supervisor at Albert Whitman.
Aileen Boyle is launching Audere Media,
a book publicity and marketing consultancy, at http://www.auderemedia.com
and can be contacted at aileen@auderemedia.com.
Lara Blackman has been
promoted to Assistant Editor at Touchstone.
Matthew Benjamin has been
promoted to Executive Editor at Touchstone.
Tahra Seplowin is being
promoted to Assistant Editor at HQN Books/Harlequin Desire.
Allison Carroll has been
promoted to Editor at HQN Books.
Amanda Lewis is being promoted to
editorial director at Page Two Strategies.
Taysia Louie has joined Page Two
Strategies as junior designer.
Kayi Wong has joined Page Two
Strategies as publishing assistant.
 Bookstore News: October 5, 2017 Ohio pub unveils new bookstore; California library starts selling books; new indie in the works in Georgia.; inside the Greek bookstore that specializes in dictionaries; and more. more » »
Read Russia 2017 Prize Competition Opens The nonprofit invites authors to submit newly published works of Russian literature in English translation. more » »
Norton Signs Palahniuk for New Novel
Chuck Palahniuk returns to W.W. Norton with his forthcoming novel 'Adjustment Day,' to be published in May 2018. more » »
Casemate Teams with Versatile PreMedia Printing
The U.K.-based Casemate Group has partnered with Versatile to offer publishers the ability to receive distribution and printing services in one place. more » »
Advantage Media Group Launches Zilker Media
The PR, digital marketing, and platform development agency is based in Austin, Tex., with founder Rusty Shelton as CEO. more » »
Jill Bialosky
Faces Plagiarism Charges: The poet, essayist, and W.W. Norton
editor is being accused of plagiarized passages in her new memoir, 'Poetry
Will Save Your Life.'
Merkel and
Macron to Open Frankfurt: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and
French President Emmanuel Macron will kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair on
October 10.
'Exorcist'
Writer's Home for Sale: Author William Peter Blatty's house is
on the market—just in time for Halloween.
Ocean Vuong,
War Baby: The fascinating, moving, and war-torn story of the
Vietnamese-American former refugee and prize-winning poet.
The Lessons of
a Botched Book Review: On Michelle Goldberg's September review
of 'Blurred Lines,' a meticulous and complex analysis of sexual assault, for
the 'New York Times.'
 Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'It' by Stephen King is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'The Best American
Science and Nature Writing 2017,' edited by Hope Jahren "Jahren curates an outstanding selection of science writing from the past year in the latest volume of the series." Read more » »
Will ‘City of Brass’ Cover the 1002nd Arabian Night? Kenny Brechner
If Scheherazade needed to buy more time, would she choose S.A.
Chakraborty’s debut novel?
 Three Shortlisted GraywolvesGraywolf Press's second annual literary salon, held at Aria in Minneapolis, featured presentations before a packed house by three young writers—all three of whom were recently shortlisted for this year's National Book Awards. Pictured here (from l. to r.): Layli Long Soldier, Carmen Maria Machado, and Danez Smith. Photo: Claire Kirch |
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 Follett Enters School Book Fair Market Follett Book Fairs will be aimed at grades K–8 in the current school year, expanding into other grades in subsequent years. The new division is a direct challenge to Scholastic, which has long dominated the school book fair market. more »  Publishers, Authors, and Agents Rally for Hurricane Maria Relief In response to Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, a number of agents, editors, and authors in the children’s book community and beyond have joined together to hold an online talent auction in support of Puerto Ricans affected by the storm. more » 
Refugees and
Me: 'PW' Talks with Helen Thorpe
Thorpe follows a group of teenagers in a beginner-level English- language-acquisition class in Denver in 'The Newcomers.' (PW subscriber exclusive) more »  The Publishing Software of the Future The future is here! See for yourself how today’s advanced technologies such as Machine Learning (AI) can now be used by publishers, in the cloud and combined with classic publishing software applications. Visit us at our booth F1 in Hall 4.0 at Frankfurt Book Fair to get an impression of the benefits of using the latest Microsoft technologies! (Sponsored) Learn More » 
Natalie Mandziuk has been
promoted to acquisitions editor at Rowman & Littlefield.
Sarah Stanton is being
promoted to executive editor at Rowman & Littlefield and can be contacted
at sstanton@rowman.com.
Megan Rudloff has
joined Touchstone as publicity assistant.
Michelle Campbell, formerly
manager of library and educational marketing at Scholastic, has joined Little,
Brown Books for Young Readers as senior manager of school and library
marketing.
Margo Beth Fleming, formerly
senior editor at Stanford University Press, has joined Brockman as an agent.
  Even Great Writers Trip Sometimes A writer and cartoonist takes comfort in other writers’ debacles. more » »
Authors on the Air October 3, 2017: Jen Welter Jen Welter, author of 'Play Big: Lessons in Being Limitless from the First Woman to Coach in the NFL,' will appear on multiple TV and radio programs on October 4 and 5. more » »
Trevor Noah Wins Thurber Prize for American Humor The host of 'The Daily Show' won the award for his debut book, 'Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,' at a ceremony in New York on October 2. more » »
Funeral for Alison Greene to Be Held October 3
Greene, the wife of ABA CEO Oren Teicher, died on October 2. The funeral will take place at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains, N.Y., at 1:00 p.m. more » »
BIGNY Annual New York Book Show Slated for October 12
The show, to be held at Battery Gardens in Manhattan at 6:00 p.m., encourages, recognizes, and celebrates excellence in print and electronic book production and design. more » »
S&S to Distribute Oni Press
Simon & Schuster will handle sales and worldwide distribution to the book trade for Oni's line of original and licensed comic books and graphic novels effective March 1, 2018. more » »
Dayton
Literary Peace Prize Winners: The only international literary
peace prize awarded in the U.S. has selected books by Patricia Engel and
David Wood as this year's honorees.
Drama Book
Shop—a Late Centennial?: The store is celebrating its 100th
anniversary, but its owners recently discovered the store may be a year older
than they had thought.
Betting Odds
on Nobel Prize Shift: The literary betting public have pushed
Don DeLillo's odds from 66/1 to 14/1, to rival favorites Haruki Murakami and
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
Seattle's Rep
As a Book Town: In the wake of a local closure, independent
bookstores are thriving against the odds. But is Seattle still as bookish as
it once was?
A Friendship
with Philip Larkin: Andrew Motion first came across the poet's
work as a schoolboy in the late 1960s—then ended up teaching with him.
 Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'What Happened' by Hillary Rodham Clinton is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'We Were Eight Years in
Power: An American Tragedy' by Ta-Nehisi Coates "National Book Award–winner Coates collects eight essays originally published in the 'Atlantic' between 2008 and 2016, marking roughly the early optimism of Barack Obama's presidency and the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War." more » »
Guest Post: Justina Ireland on Nurturing Souls (and Zombies) Elizabeth Bluemle
Why this YA author is inspired to create characters not content
with letting history shape their destinies.
 Coppola Comes to City LightsFrancis Ford Coppola (second from r.) joined the City Lights Bookstore staff last week for a photo op after signing copies of his new book, 'Live Cinema and Its Techniques' (Liveright), at a sold-out event in San Francisco. Free glasses of Coppola wine were served to attendees as they waited in line to enter. Photo: Erin Messer |
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