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AWP's Big Job Is Taken After a year of turmoil and its best attended conference ever, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs has named interim executive director Chloe Schwenke to the job full-time. At Macmillan, a new horror imprint, Nightfire, has been formed under the Tom Doherty Associates banner, while at Follett, five book fair fulfillment centers are slated to be opened. In more awards news, Tayari Jones took home the Aspen Words Literary Prize for An American Marriage last night. In Chicago, the Printers Row Lit Fest has returned to the hands of its original owners, and in New York, former baseball pro Lenny Dykstra has sued his onetime New York Mets teammate Ron Darling and his publishers, Macmillan and SMP, over a passage in Darling's new book accusing Dykstra of racist comments. Finally, at Amazon, Jeff Bezos has penned his annual letter to shareholders, which examines, among other things, the growth of third party sellers and Amazon’s place in e- and physical retailing. Schwenke Named Executive Director of AWP Chloe Schwenke has been named executive director of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs two weeks after its 2019 conference wrapped. Board chair Robin Reagler announced the hiring in a letter to members, adding that the conference "eclipsed all previous AWP Conference records, attracting nearly 15,000 attendees." more » Tom Doherty Associates Forms Horror Imprint Nightfire is the name of a new horror imprint coming from Tom Doherty Associates in early 2021.The imprint will publish across all areas of horror and in a range of formats. more » Follett Will Open Five Book Fair Fulfillment Centers Follett Corp., which entered the school book fair business in fall 2017, will open five new fulfillment centers by August 1. more » A Day of Community, Discussion, and Resistance: The 2019 Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference Courageous stories by writers and illustrators of color were honored and celebrated during the fourth annual Kweli Conference, held in New York City on April 6. more » Bologna 2019: International Booksellers Connect Through Digital Publishing Among the events at this year's fair was an International Children's Booksellers Conference, featuring a dozen children's booksellers from around the world discussing their stores and various projects. more » 2019 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists Announced The finalists for the New York Public Library's nineteenth annual Young Lions Fiction Award, honoring the works of five talented young authors, have been announced. more » HarperOne Announces Marketing Dept. Changes Aly Mostel will join HarperOne on April 18 as director of marketing. In addition, Julia Kent and Carolyn Davidson have both been promoted. more » Man Behind C-3PO to Pen First Book DK has acquired 'Star Wars' actor Anthony Daniels's debut. more » S&S to Distribute Tra Publishing Internationally Under the agreement, which is already effective, Simon & Schuster will handle sales and distribution to markets and territories worldwide. more » Tune In to PW Insider Following PW's annual report on fast-growing independent publishers, we talk to Independent Book Publishers Association CEO Angela Bole about the state of indie publishing. more » Agent Coordinator - The Bright Agency - New York City, NY. Special Markets Manager - Central Recovery Press - Las Vegas, NV. Account Manager Book Trade - Fox Chapel Publshing - East Petersburg, PA. New Business Representative - Apa Publications (Rough Guides / Insight Guides / Berlitz - , . VP, Field Sales - Macmillan - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Carissa Ray has been promoted to sales manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Emily Logan has been promoted to national account manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. James Phirman has been promoted to executive director of special sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Michael Harrigan has been promoted to executive director, Amazon at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Jessica Tackett, formerly associate marketing manager at Bloomsbury Digital Resources, has joined Princeton Architectural Press as associate marketing manager. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News New Children's Store Opens in the U.K.: Through the Wardrobe Books is opening this weekend in in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. Waterstones Boss Feels for Employees: James Daunt says he is sympathetic to employees seeking higher wages. Las Vegas's The Writers Block Reopens: The downtown store closed last fall and is reopening with new partners in an expanded space. VIEW ALL Click here to join the conversation in PW's Facebook group for booksellers, and click here to read ShelfTalker, our children's bookselling blog. Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration' by Emily Bazelon "In this timely exploration, Bazelon, a staff writer for the 'New York Times Magazine,' argues that 'the unfettered power of prosecutors is the missing piece for explaining how the number of people incarcerated in the United States has quintupled since the 1980s.'" more » Picture of the Day The board of V-Day, the global activist movement and nonprofit fighting to end violence against women and girls, holds up copies of V-Day founder and 'Vagina Monologues' author Eve Ensler's new book 'The Apology' (Bloomsbury USA). Pictured here (from l. to r.): Rosario Dawson, Pat Mitchell, Katherine McFate, Susan Celia Swan, Jane Fonda, Thandie Newton, Carole Black, and Kim Crenshaw. Courtesy Emi Battaglia Public Relations PW Daily team: Rachel Deahl, John Maher, Jim Milliot, Calvin Reid, Emma Wenner PW Daily logo: Nicole Cadavid To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: jmilliot@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2019, PWxyz LLC New and cherished Book Titles from Xlibris and AuthorHouse Add them to your collection today! Happy Feelings Felicia by Nichole L. Blackmon Felicia was very happy today. The sun was shining, and she had a great day at school. She was able to participate in class. She had a great time playing with her friends, and even the lunch food was delicious! READ MORE The Possum in the Pool by Joy Liebl All of Mother Opossum’s children listen to her about being careful around the pool…except for Robby. He falls in and finds out water is more than just wet! READ MORE An Alligator and Friends Or Friendly Antics by Adrienne Harrell An Alligator and Friends Or Friendly Antics is an illustrated children’s book that follows the fun and playful adventures of Lily the alligator. READ MORE Benjamin by Anne Ogle Benjamin goes on a canary hunt, which gets him in trouble with the law. A police officer takes him to the Oregon Humane Society. They help him find his way to a “fur-ever” home. READ MORE A Flying Adventure for Nana’s Gnomes by Wendy Pearce This is the next adventure for Nana’s gnomes and their cowboy cousins. It is a tale about having fun, using imagination, appreciating nature, and being mindful of others. Join them, and meet new friends and learn valuable lessons! READ MORE A Treasure Chest of Animal Adventures by Jazzy JoJo This book is about a wide variety of fictional animals and their adventures! The stories are written to allow young readers to exercise their imaginations and creativity, as they become the illustrators for all 10 animal stories. READ MORE Cocoon by Veronica Red This book has been carefully and beautifully created to capture the natural characteristics and energies of water sign children and allow shared connection to their internal and external selves by using a touch of magic, spirituality, and poetry. READ MORE Dit; This Is!; Dot; The Mime by Angela K. Page This set of four short stories is created to engage, have fun, and further develop comprehensive reading including analytical and writing skills. They also involve the heavy usage of common sight words and light development in mathematical thinking. 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