Monday 17 September 2018

Publishers Weekly Preview for Librarians

Here are the latest Publishers Weekly Preview for Librarians:

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30900-v1-100x.PNGThe Week in Libraries: September 14, 2018
Among the week's headlines: A controversial proposal to reform copyright advances in Europe; ICE wants to destroy records of detainee abuse; and the 2018 National Book Award longlists are out. more
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30904-1.JPGWin a Copy of 'Black Women Who Dared'!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of this beautifully illustrated biography collection for young people, signed by writer and illustrator Naomi M. Moyer. Stories of ten inspiring and indomitable Black women whose stories need to be told! (Sponsored) Enter Here!
Hidden Among the Stars by Melanie Dobson
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
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star2.gifAll the Lives We Never Lived
Anuradha Roy. Atria, $26 (288p) ISBN 978-1-9821-0051-3



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star2.gifMouthful of Birds
Samanta Schweblin, trans. from the Spanish by Megan McDowell. Riverhead, $26 (240p) ISBN 978-0-399-18462-8



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star2.gifThe Best Bad Things
Katrina Carrasco. MCD, $27 (400p) ISBN 978-0-374-12369-7



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star2.gifDeep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Pam Houston. Norton, $25.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-393-24102-0



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star2.gifFaking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex—and the Truths They Reveal
Lux Alptraum. Seal, $15.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-58005-765-3

PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Susan Patterson and James Patterson
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star2.gifReal Life: An Installation
Julie Carr. Omnidawn, $17.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-63243-057-1



Children's Books
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star2.gifThe Season of Styx Malone
Kekla Magoon. Random/Lamb, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5247-1595-3



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star2.gifIt Wasn’t Me
Dana Alison Levy. Delacorte, $16.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5247-6643-6



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star2.gifSanity and Tallulah
Molly Brooks. Disney-Hyperion, $21.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-368-00844-0



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star2.gifOn a Sunbeam
Tillie Walden. First Second, $32.99 (544p) ISBN 978-1-250-17813-8



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New Books and More
30901-v1-100x.JPGNew Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 17, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a father and his child, a story about the Syrian refugee crisis, and a book about the craft of writing from an award-winning author. more
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30902-v1-100x.JPGPW Picks: Books of the Week, September 17, 2018
This week: new books from Doris Kearns Goodwin and Ibi Zoboi. more
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30903-v1-100x.JPG2018 National Book Award Longlists Announced
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2018 National Book Awards. The five finalists in each category will be named on October 10, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 14. more
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PW JobZone: Recent Listings
Red Wheel/Weiser is seeking a new Publicist
The MIT Press is seeking a new Sr. Acquisitions Editor for Architecture and Art
Yen Press is seeking a new Yen Press Accountant

Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone

Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5)
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
2
Rachel Hollis, Author
3
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Author
4
J D Robb, Author
5
In His Father's Footsteps
Danielle Steel, Author
6
China Rich Girlfriend
Kevin Kwan, Author
7
Kevin Kwan, Author
8
Jenny Han, Author
9
Heather Morris, Author
10
Angie Thomas, Author
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30767-v1-100x.PNGThe Week in Libraries: September 7, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Librarians react to another change in the library e-book market; Google pulls a no-show at a Senate hearing; And if you're looking for office space in Chicago, hit up the ALA. more
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56679-v1-100x.JPGPenguin Random House Changes Library E-book Lending Terms
Beginning October 1, 2018, PRH is moving from a perpetual access model (where libraries pay a higher price but retain access to the e-book forever) to a metered model (with lower prices on e-books that expire after two years). more
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30717-1.JPGWin an Advance Copy of 'Maid'!
Enter for a chance to win one of 75 advance copies of 'Maid' by Stephanie Land, a harrowing and deeply moving portrait of motherhood and poverty in America. (Sponsored) Enter Here
B is for Baller: The Ultimate Basketball Alphabet by James Littlejohn
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
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star2.gifEvening in Paradise: More Stories
Lucia Berlin. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26 (256p) ISBN 978-0-374-27948-6



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star2.gifMy Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite. Doubleday, $22.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-385-54423-8



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star2.gifA Ladder to the Sky
John Boyne. Hogarth, $27 (358p) ISBN 978-1-984-82301-4



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star2.gifPast Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child. Delacorte, $28.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-399-59351-2



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star2.gifUnholy Land
Lavie Tidhar. Tachyon, $15.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-61696-304-0

Bilge Rat: Pirate Adventurer
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star2.gifThe Electrical Menagerie
Mollie E. Reeder. Writeratops, $15.99 trade paper (323p) ISBN 978-0-692-12428-4



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star2.gifDear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018
Edited by David Kipen. Random House, $26 (560p) ISBN 978-0-812-99398-1



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star2.gifDiderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
Andrew S. Curran. Other Press, $28.95 (528p) ISBN 978-1-59051-670-6



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star2.gifLate-Life Love
Susan Gubar. Norton, $25.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-393-60957-8



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star2.gifWhy Religion? A Personal Story
Elaine Pagels. Ecco, $27.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-236853-9



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star2.gifThe Boneless Mercies
April Genevieve Tucholke. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-374-30706-6



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New Books and More
30770-v1-100x.JPGNew Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 10, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a group of resourceful kids, a middle grade novel about an indomitable preteen in Florida, and a spooky story about disappearances and ancient family secrets. more
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30771-v1-100x.JPGPW Picks: Books of the Week, September 10, 2018
This week: a biography of Betty Ford, plus punk rock and the fall of the Berlin Wall. more
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30773-v1-100x.PNGFour Questions for Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor releases two new books for young readers this week: a middle grade adaptation of her bestselling adult memoir, 'My Beloved World'; and 'Turning Pages,' a picture book autobiography. PW caught up with Justice Sotomayor while she was on her book tour. more
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PW JobZone: Recent Listings
American Psychological Association is seeking a new Senior Editor, Magination Press
Chronicle Books LLC is seeking a new Managing Editor, Entertainment
Peter Lang Publishing is seeking a new Acquisitions Editor - Media & Communication

Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone

Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5)
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
2
Rachel Hollis, Author
3
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Author
4
China Rich Girlfriend
Kevin Kwan, Author
5
Texas Ranger
James Patterson, Author
6
John McCain, Author, Mark Salter, Author
7
Kristy's Big Day (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition
Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator
8
The Fall of Gondolin
J R R Tolkien, Author, Christopher Tolkien, Editor, Alan Lee, Illustrator
9
The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
Gregg Jarrett, Author
10
Kevin Kwan, Author
For more PW bestsellers lists, click here

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30484-v1-100x.PNGA Dystopian Twist for Library E-Books
Sari Feldman on why Tor’s decision to embargo new e-book releases in libraries is a wake-up call for librarians. more
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30412-1.JPGEnter A World Filled With Betrayals
In 'Secret Undertaking,' "De Castrique draws the reader into his protagonist’s world with consummate grace." — 'Publishers Weekly' (Sponsored) Learn More
PW LitCast: A Conversation with Ted Alvarez
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
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star2.gifThe Witch Elm
Tana French. Viking, $28 (464p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2462-9



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Edward Carey. Riverhead, $27 (448p) ISBN 978-0-525-53432-7



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star2.gifAmerican Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
Joseph J. Ellis. Knopf, $27.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-385-35342-7



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star2.gifSo Far So Good: Poems 2014–2018
Ursula K. Le Guin. Copper Canyon, $23 (100p) ISBN 978-1-55659-538-7



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star2.gifSleep of Memory
Patrick Modiano, trans. from the French by Mark Polizzotti. Yale Univ., $24 (136p) ISBN 978-0-300-23830-3

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star2.gifIn the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Nathaniel Philbrick. Viking, $30 (384p) ISBN 978-0-525-42676-9



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star2.gifGandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914–1948
Ramachandra Guha. Knopf, $40 (1,104p) ISBN 978-0-385-53231-0



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star2.gifThe Ice Swimmer
Kjell Ola Dahl, trans. from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett. Orenda (IPG, dist.), $14.95 trade paper (332p) ISBN 978-1-912374-07-6



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star2.gifThe Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin
Edited by Lisa Vaszek. Library of America, $27.95 (475p) ISBN 978-1-59853-580-8



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star2.gifThe Taiga Syndrome
Cristina Rivera Garza, trans. from the Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine and Aviva Kana. Dorothy (SPD, dist.), $16 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-0-9973666-7-9



Children's Books
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star2.gifSing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year
Edited by Fiona Waters, illus. by Frann Preston-Gannon. Nosy Crow, $40 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0247-2



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star2.gifPinny in Fall
Joanne Schwartz, illus. by Isabelle Malenfant. Groundwood, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-77306-106-1



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A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Tahereh Mafi. HarperTeen, $18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-0628-6656-1



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star2.gifThe Good Demon
Jimmy Cajoleas, illus. by Michael Hoeweler. Amulet, $18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4197-3127-3



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star2.gifGirls of Paper and Fire
Natasha Ngan. Little, Brown/Patterson, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-56136-5



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New Books and More
30487-v1-100x.JPGNew Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 20, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a visit to the dentist, a fairy tale recast entirely by ponies, and a YA novel about a girl's experiences with Asperger's. more
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30488-v1-100x.JPGPW Picks: Books of the Week, August 20, 2018
This week: a James Baldwin children's book, plus a contemporary and provocative take on 'Frankenstein.' more
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56400-v1-100x.JPGTrump, Fighting Omarosa, Fixes His Gaze on S&S
Months after President Donald Trump's lawyers slapped Macmillan with a cease-and-desist letter in advance of the publication of Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury,' the president has done the same to Simon & Schuster and Omarosa Manigault Newman's 'Unhinged.' more
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PW JobZone: Recent Listings
Schiffer Publishing is seeking a new Publicist Workman Publishing is seeking a new Production Editor, Artisan Books Independent Publishers Group is seeking a new Sales Associate, National Accounts
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Rachel Hollis, Author
2
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Author
3
Sandra Brown, Author
4
Dan Brown, Author
5
You Will Pay
Lisa Jackson, Author
6
Bill Clinton, Author, James Patterson, Author
7
The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
Gregg Jarrett, Author
8
Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy
Jeanine Pirro, Author
9
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines, Author, Marah Stets, Author
10
Jen Sincero, Author
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30394-v1-100x.JPGThe Week in Libraries: August 10, 2018
Nominate your local librarian for a 2018 'I Love My Librarian' award; How librarians find that elusive book you can't quite recall; And Facebook removes a purveyor of hate speech, but Twitter hedges. more
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30069-1.PNGIntroducing VOX Books: Books that Talk
VOX Books are the world’s first audio books that live in print books. Kids just push a button to listen, read and become immersed in the magic of storytelling. (Sponsored) More
A Lakeside Companion by Ted J. Rulseh
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
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star2.gifDestroy All Monsters
Jeff Jackson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $15 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-374-53766-1




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star2.gifDevil’s Day
Andrew Michael Hurley. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-1-328-48988-3




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star2.gifTimeless
R.A. Salvatore. Harper Voyager, $27.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-268859-0




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star2.gifAll You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung. Catapult, $26 (240p) ISBN 978-1-936787-97-5




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star2.gifBecoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis
Patti Callahan. Thomas Nelson, $25.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-78522-450-1

PW LitCast: A Conversation with Chris Keyes
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star2.gifCity of Broken Magic
Mirah Bolender. Tor, $15.99 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-250-16927-3




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star2.gifThe Darkness
Ragnar Jónasson, trans. from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. Minotaur, $27.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-17103-0




Children\'s Books
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star2.gifThe Patchwork Bike
Maxine Beneba Clarke, illus. by Van Thanh Rudd. Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0031-7




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star2.gifLouisiana’s Way Home
Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, $16.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-7636-9463-0




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star2.gifPride
Ibi Zoboi. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06256-404-7




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New Books and More
30395-v1-100x.JPGNew Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 13, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a hungry monster, a middle grade novel about two best friends who couldn't be more different, and a YA novel about a teen cast out by her friends. more

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30396-v1-100x.JPGPW Picks: Books of the Week, August 13, 2018
This week: the winner of the Man Booker International Prize, and more. more

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30398-v1-100x.PNGFour Questions for Mary Pope Osborne
Osborne’s Magic Tree House series has transported siblings Jack and Annie to a variety of historical eras and locales. But in a case of life imitating art, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017 just as Osborne was writing her new book, 'Hurricane Heroes in Texas.' more

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PW JobZone: Recent Listings
Ingram Content Group is seeking a new International Sales Specialist Penguin Random House LLC. is seeking a new Publicist The Post and Courier is seeking a new Book Publishing Sales and Operations Coordinator
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
Gregg Jarrett, Author
2
Rachel Hollis, Author
3
Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy
Jeanine Pirro, Author
4
Dan Brown, Author
5
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan, Author
6
Bill Clinton, Author, James Patterson, Author
7
J D Robb, Author
8
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines, Author, Marah Stets, Author
9
You Will Pay
Lisa Jackson, Author
10
Catherine Coulter, Author
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