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Barnes and...Oh, Boy The legal troubles for Barnes & Noble just got costlier, as a judge has ordered the bookseller to help pay its former CEO's legal costs in an ongoing case. The American Booksellers Association, on the other hand, remains focused on Baker & Taylor and its departure from retail wholesale. Hachette Book Group is having a better day, with the publisher reporting a sales gain in Q1, as is Chronicle Books, which has launched an audio unit with the help of Hachette Audio. And Christian publishing is mourning Rachel Held Evans, who died this week at 37. We all need a break sometimes. And for writers, that means it's important to occasionally stop writing, as this Paris Review essay argues. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow for poetry concurs, having been given plenty of time to write and finding himself paralyzed during the process. Don't tell George R.R. Martin that, though—fans are really depending on him to finish those books and save HBO's Game of Thrones from itself. HBG Has Q1 Sales Gain Revenue at Hachette Book Group rose 3.3% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, over the comparable period in 2018. Even excluding some extraordinary items, such as more than $2 million in revenue from Worthy, which HBG bought last fall, HBG CEO Michael Piestsch said sales in the quarter were up over 2018. more » In Twist, Judge Orders B&N to Help Pay Former CEO's Legal Costs Among three decisions handed down at a May 6 conference, Judge John G. Koeltl ruled that Barnes & Noble's countersuit against former CEO Demos Parneros can proceed. But in a twist, the judge held that an indemnification clause in Parneros's employment contract called for the company to advance Parneros's costs for defending himself against the suit. more » Help Eliminate Ageism in the Workplace This is a first – a book that positions older workers as revolutionaries and reveals how organizations that engage employees across all life stages outperform their competitors. 'The Talent Revolution' is the definitive guide to maximizing workforce value, exposing work-life longevity as the most influential driver transforming today’s workplace. (Sponsored) more » Baker & Taylor News Sparks ABA into Action Following last week's news that Baker & Taylor is ending its retail wholesale business, the American Booksellers Association wrote to members to say it was working to limit any damage to the community and find the best solutions for moving forward. more » Chronicle Books Creates New Audio Unit Chronicle Books is partnering with Hachette Audio to create audiobooks that, for the first time, will be marketed under the Chronicle Books brand. Chronicle Audio's first titles will be released this spring. more » Publishing Industry Mourns the Death of Rachel Held Evans Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author of ‘A Year of Biblical Womanhood’ and other well-received titles, passed away on May 4, according to her husband. She was 37. more » Milkweed Launches Fellowship Program The Milkweed Fellowship is a paid, 1-2 year immersion program designed to offer a comprehensive experience in book publishing for individuals who may not otherwise have access or means to pursue a career in the industry. more » Last Call: Books about Woodstock 1969 Deadline: May 10. Needed: Adult and children’s titles publishing in 2019 relating to the 1969 Woodstock festival. Email pitches to features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for Info: Woodstock” in the subject line. Please note: select backlist titles are now eligible. For more information, click here. » Senior or Executive Editor for History and Social Sciences - University of Virginia Press - Charlottesville, VA. Children's Field and Educational Sales Manager - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY. TA Specialist - Scholastic Inc. - New York, NY. Director, National Accounts - Baker & Taylor Publisher Services - Westchester, IL. Director of Publishing - The Central Conference of American Rabbis - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Daniel D. Fox is joining Andrews McMeel Universal in the newly-created position of executive creative director of games. David Patterson has been promoted to v-p at Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc. Phoebe Low is joining InkWell Management as agency and foreign rights assistant. Dennis Jones has been named commercial agent for Australia and New Zealand at Bookazine. Jones remains based in Melbourne. VIEW ALL » Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Nothing’s Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon' by C.M. Kushins "With refreshing candor, journalist and musician Kushins traces the ups and downs of Warren Zevon’s incendiary life and music career in intimate detail." more » Picture of the Day Alane Adams (c.), children’s book author and founder of literacy nonprofit Rise Up Foundation, made her 100th school visit this year last Friday, speaking to students at Cook Elementary School in Houston. She spent the week touring schools devastated by Hurricane Harvey, partnering with First Book to donate $100,000 in new books and disaster recovery research funding. Courtesy Trail Runner 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 Presses Launched and Bought Penguin Random House grew a little bigger last week with its purchase of Spain's Salamandra while, in smaller press news, a Minnesotan medical clinic is starting its own consumer imprint. Back in New York, Patti Smith has won the 2019 "One Book, One New York" contest and, at its annual meeting, BISG worked to make sense of the supply chain for its attendees. Plus, good news for comics: North American sales are up. Woody Allen has been pitching a memoir, the New York Times reports, but publishers aren't biting. They are, however, delivering books on fascism to book buyers who have it on the mind. And, in the U.K., Imtiaz Dharker has turned down the poet laureateship. Mayo Clinic Launches Publishing Imprint After working for decades with multiple publishers to publish health books for consumers, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is launching its own publishing imprint, Mayo Clinic Press. Its debut title will be released this fall. more » BISG Annual Meeting Tries to Make Sense of the Supply Chain This year’s BISG annual meeting, held April 26 at the Harvard Club in New York City, surveyed a range of trends across the publishing supply chain. more » 2018 North American Comics Sales Rise to $1.09 Billion Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S. and Canada were approximately $1.09 billion in 2018, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron. more » PRH Adds Spain's Salamandra Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial has acquired Barcelona-based publishing house Ediciones Salamandra, the Spanish publisher of J.K. Rowling and numerous international bestselling authors. more » Book Deals: Week of May 6, 2019 Montlake pays seven figures for a new novella by Sylvia Day, Penguin wins Rollo Romig’s look at murders in India, Atria re-ups with Lisa Jewell, and more in this week's notable book deals. more » This Week's Bestsellers: May 6, 2019 Scribner publishes an edition of ‘The Mueller Report’ that hits #2 in the country and sweeps the East Coast. Plus economist Emily Oster lands at #5 in hardcover nonfiction with a data-driven take on parenting, and Melinda Gates’s nonfiction debut is among the week’s notable releases. more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including a feature examining how automation has affected books on business and personal finance and more. » Patti Smith Wins 2019 'One Book, One New York' Vote Rock star and author Smith's 'Just Kids' is the winner of the 2019 'One Book, One New York' contest. more » Book & Journalism Award Winners Announced In honor of World Press Freedom Day on Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has announced the 2019 recipients of its Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book & Journalism Awards. Call for Information: War & Military Books Needed: Information on forthcoming war and military books, particularly those about contemporary war and warfare, including cyber warfare and covert ops. We’re interested in analysis, cultural history, current events, and also titles that look at the human cost of modern warfare. Publishers who have major titles on other topics are also encouraged to submit. New titles only, please; no reprints. Pub dates: August 2019—January 2020. Email pitches and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com by May 17 and put “Call for Info: War & Military” in the subject line. more » Lean Out: Spotlight on Marissa Orr Tech veteran and public speaker Orr encourages women to define career success on their own terms in her new book. (Sponsored) more » TA Specialist - Scholastic Inc. - New York, NY. Director, National Accounts - Baker & Taylor Publisher Services - Westchester, IL. Editor/Writer - Pixel+Ink - New York City, NY. Director of Publications - Colorado Mountain Club - Golden, CO. Director of Publishing - The Central Conference of American Rabbis - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Gary Thompson has been promoted to director at Dead Reckoning. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Virginia Bookstore Expands: Baine's Books and Coffee is opening in Amherst, adding to locations in Appomattox and Scottsville. Connecticut Store Crowdsourcing Cash: Breakwater Books in Guilford, open for 47 years, is raising $20,000 online for operating expenses. Tiny Chinese Bookstore is a Curiosity: Chinese "space capsule" bookstore and reading room, offering just 60 titles, is drawing attention. Maryland Laments Loss of Store: Readers in Westminster are mourning the closing of the Mustard Seed, the area's only Christian bookstore. NYC Counterculture Store Hits Milestone: Bluestockings Bookstore, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. 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. Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Our Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'Exhalation,' 'Light from Other Stars,' 'Rough Magic,' and more. » Review of the Day: 'The Flight Portfolio' by Julie Orringer "Orringer’s magnificent novel is centered around American journalist Varian Fry’s work helping imperiled refugees out of Nazi-occupied France." more » Picture of the Day Last week, 'Refinery29' cofounder and executive creative director Piera Gelardi (l.) helped Stephanie Riggs, virtual reality pioneer and creative director of Experiential, launch her new book 'The End of Storytelling: The Future of Narrative in the Storyplex' (Beat Media Group) at the 'Refinery29' headquarters in New York. Courtesy Erin Cox 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 The Book World Reckons with B&T Heads are still spinning over yesterday's news that B&T will exit the retail wholesale business, with former clients and competitors alike scrambling for answers. At Simon & Schuster, however, where Q1 profits were up, CEO Carolyn Reidy maintains that an alternative would be found. In children's news today, Highlights has sold trade book publisher Boyds Mills Press and its affiliated imprints to Kane Press, effective immediately. And in New York, a new Shakespeare & Co. is coming. Books are powerful things, and this week, children's books have proved they have power to spare: when they're not enabling the rise of a Jeopardy! champion, they're causing the fall of a Baltimore mayor. (Dear David Simon: we have a suggested premise for a sixth season of The Wire.) Novels, however, are apparently useless—at least for making a living, says ever-positive novelist Will Self. But they still pack a punch. For proof, just look at The Manchurian Candidate, which turns 60 this year. Sales, Profits Up in Q1 at S&S Sales at Simon & Schuster rose 3% in the first quarter of 2019 over the comparable period in 2018, rising to $164 million from $160 million a year ago. Operating income increased 6%, to $17 million. more » Industry Reacts to B&T Exiting the Retail Wholesale Business Booksellers and former competitors alike are developing plans on how to deal with the news that Baker & Taylor with be closing down its retail wholesale business over the next several months. more » Highlights Sells Boyds Mills to Kane Press Highlights has sold its trade book publishing arm to Kane Press, effective immediately. The new company, called Boyds Mills & Kane, will be headquartered in the Kane Press offices in New York City. more » Shakespeare & Co. to Open in Lower Manhattan New York City-based bookseller Shakespeare & Co. will open a store in Brookfield Place, a retail mall in lower Manhattan, in January 2020. There, it plans to host large scale author events. more » Hanover Square Brings Net Force Back The press will relaunch the bestselling series, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, this fall. The deal is for four print novels, including this October's 'Net Force: Dark Web' by Jerome Preisler, and four e-novellas. more » TA Specialist - Scholastic Inc. - New York, NY. Director, National Accounts - Baker & Taylor Publisher Services - Westchester, IL. Editor/Writer - Pixel+Ink - New York City, NY. Director of Publications - Colorado Mountain Club - Golden, CO. Director of Publishing - The Central Conference of American Rabbis - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Susan Graham is being promoted to agent at Einstein Literary Management. Michael Ploetz, formerly marketing and publicity coordinator at Little Bee Books, has joined DK as children's associate marketing manager. Jenny Lee is joining Basic Books as publicist. Angela Man has joined Orbit Books as associate publicist. Asharee Peters has been promoted to marketing assistant, from office manager, at Holiday House. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News French Booksellers Want Their Status: The 'bouquinistes' of Paris, who sell along the Seine, fight for UNESCO World Heritage status. California's New Counterculture Store: Ex-skate punks have opened Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore in Oakland. Virginia Pop-up to Stay Open: Town Books, an indie pop-up bookstore in Alexandria, will stay open for another year. 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 'Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal' by Jeff Kinney is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Brisket Chronicles' by Steven Raichlen "Barbecue guru Raichlen turns his expert attention to that collagen-laced chest cut of beef known, in 1450 England, as bru-kette, revealing it as the modern-day centerpiece for an international menu of delicacies." more » Picture of the Day At the book event for Rabbi Tirzah Firestone's new book 'Wounds into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma' (Monkfish) at New York's 92nd Street Y late last month, feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem (l.) joined (from l. to r.) Firestone, publicist Meryl Zegarek, and Monkfish publisher Paul Cohen for some backstage celebrations. Courtesy Meryl Zegarek 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 Bye Bye, B&T Retail Baker & Taylor is closing the book on its retail wholesale business, cutting 500 jobs in the process and leaving booksellers with lots of questions. This week's print issue of PW asked some questions of its own, namely: should writers write what they don't know? And is Stephen Chbosky ready for a comeback? One thing not in question is the commitment to diversity at Penguin Classics, with the imprint rolling out four Asian-American classics on May 21. Canadian bookselling chain Indigo Books and Music is making big moves in the U.S., and they're paying off, the New York Times reports. In indie bookselling today, the big news is the new president of the ABA, Jamie Fiocco of Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, N.C. In the nation's capital, the historic landmark Carnegie Library, home to the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and the Kiplinger Research Library, will soon also house...an Apple Store. And back in New York, everyone's favorite scandal-ridden former politician, Anthony Weiner (sorry, Mr. Spitzer), is reportedly on the prowl for a book deal. B&T to Close Its Retail Wholesale Business Baker & Taylor will close down its retail wholesale business in order to better align itself with the education focus of parent company Follett Corp. B&T has begun notifying publishers and booksellers about that closure, and will work with them over the next several months to make the necessary adjustments to their supply chains. more » Penguin Classics Launches Asian-American Classics Line The publisher will release four canonical novels by Asian-American authors on May 21. more » Should Writers Write What They Don't Know? A white author shares lessons learned as a longtime student of cultural appropriation in fiction. more » Has Stephen Chbosky Written Another Generation-Defining Novel? 'Imaginary Friend,' the author's first novel since 1999’s megaselling 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' is a work of literary horror. more » Khaled Lutfi Wins 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire Imprisoned Egyptian publisher Khaled Lutfi has been selected for the International Publishers Association’s 2019 Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. more » Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Winner Announced The Jewish Book Council's 2019 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature is going to Michael David Lukas, author of 'The Last Watchman of Old Cairo' (Spiegel & Grau, 2018). more » Editor/Writer - Pixel+Ink - New York City, NY. Director of Publications - Colorado Mountain Club - Golden, CO. Senior Publicist, Center Street, Nashville - Hachette Book Group - Brentwood, TN. Director of Publishing - The Central Conference of American Rabbis - New York, NY. Marketing Manager - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Chelsea Masquelier is being promoted to operations coordinator at Chronicle Books. Bridget Smith, formerly a literary agent at Dunham Literary, is joining JABberwocky Literary Agency as literary agent and can be contacted at bridget@awfulagent.com. VIEW ALL » Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'The Mister' by E.L. James is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Invited' by Jennifer McMahon "Whether one believes in ghosts, McMahon’s consummately crafted chiller is guaranteed to haunt." more » Picture of the Day One day after Greek Easter, Riverstone Books of Pittsburgh welcomed Pittsburgh native Jeffrey Siger (r.), who is on tour promoting 'The Mykonos Mob' (Poisoned Pen Press), the latest novel in his series about a Greek police department. Siger is pictured here with Christopher Zebley, the store manager, and Robin Carroll, its events coordinator. Courtesy Poisoned Pen 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 We'll Take Mergers for 500, Alex Alex Trebek: These two large educational publishers agreed to merge on May 1, 2019. Contestant: What are McGraw-Hill and Cengage, Alex? Alex: Indeed. Contestant: I'll take "Jeopardy! Contestants In History" for 400, Alex. Alex: This Jeopardy! star made his millions by developing a study strategy based on reading children's books. Contestant: Who is James Holzhauer, Alex? Alex You got it! Contestant: I'll take "Beloved Children's Book Series" for 200, Alex. Alex: This franchise announced yesterday that it will be adapted by Audible, and will now also see a spinoff series published as graphic novels by Scholastic's Graphix imprint. Contestant: What is the Baby-Sitters Club, Alex? Alex: Right again! We'll be back after these links from around the internet. Welcome to the commercial break! Following the white nationalist intrusion at Politics and Prose this past weekend, the Hill reports that such interruptions are growing more common in bookstores and libraries and at book fairs across the country. At Stanford, the university has backed down—for a year—on ending support for its press, the Chronicle for Higher Education has confirmed. And Book Riot turns its eyes to Barnes & Noble, which is launching a YA book club. McGraw-Hill, Cengage Agree to Merge As large educational publishers struggle to keep up with the rapid changes in both the K-12 and higher education markets, McGraw-Hill and Cengage have agreed to merge in deal that will create a $3.2 billion learning company. more » 'Jeopardy!' Star James Holzhauer on His Children’s Book Strategy 'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer used a secret weapon—children’s books—to become a game-show millionaire; we checked in with the quiz-show phenom about his prepping strategy and his favorite titles. more » 'A Sheets Story' Is in Comic Shops May 4! When the Glatt family heads to the country to celebrate Mother’s Day, Marjorie debates getting her ears pierced while Wendell insists Marjorie shouldn’t change just to fit in. Lion Forge invites you to enter the pastel, ghost-filled world of Brenna Thummler’s 'Sheets' once again this May with the Free Comic Book Day exclusive issue 'A Sheets Story'! (Sponsored) more » The Baby-Sitters Club Spawns More Graphic Novels Aimed at Younger Readers Following the success of the graphic novel adaptations of Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series, Scholastic’s Graphix imprint has announced plans to adapt a BSC spinoff series, The Baby-Sitters Little Sister, which launched in 1990 and consisted of 128 titles. The Little Sister books will now be made into graphic novels aimed at ages seven to 10. more » Is the Next Big Idea Club the Next Big Thing? Although serial entrepreneur Rufus Griscom has a background in books, he had no intention of getting into the book business when he launched a new venture, Heleo, in 2015. With the Next Big Idea Club, that's changed. more » Findaway Launches Wonderbook Read-Along Format Cleveland-based digital technology company Findaway has rolled out a new read-along audio format called Wonderbook, which joins its Playaway audio line of products. more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Mueller Can't Hold a Candle to Thrillers Readers of e-books seem to prefer fictional thrillers to the real ones, with books by John Sandford, James Patterson, and David Baldacci all beating out the Mueller Report this week. more » NBA Submissions Close May 15 Publishers should complete and submit the entry form for the 70th National Book Awards by that date. more » Dante Micheaux Wins Four Quartets Prize The T. S. Eliot Foundation and the Poetry Society of America have announced that poet Dante Micheaux has won the second annual Four Quartets Prize, which comes with a $20,000 purse, for his book 'Circus.' more » Searls Takes Home Wolff Translator’s Prize Damion Searls, translator of 'Anniversaries' by Uwe Johnson, is the winner of the Goethe-Institut's 2019 Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize. more » NCAC Condemns White Nationalist Action at P&P The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement of support for Politics & Prose, author Jonathan M. Metzl, and those who attended a reading at the store that was interrupted by white nationalists. more » Call for Information: Travel Books We'd like to hear from major guidebook publishers as well as regional and university presses with travel publishing programs. Any new imprints, series, or digital ventures? Are you going to a destination for the first time, or returning to one after a long absence? We'd also like to hear about forthcoming narrative travel nonfiction and special-interest travel titles. Pub. dates: August 2019—February 2020. Please email pitches and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com by no later than May 15 and put “Call for Info: Travel” in the subject line. more » Director of Publications - Colorado Mountain Club - Golden, CO. Senior Publicist, Center Street, Nashville - Hachette Book Group - Brentwood, TN. Director of Publishing - The Central Conference of American Rabbis - New York, NY. Marketing Manager - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc - New York, NY. National Sales Manager - Arcadia Publishing - Mt. Pleasant, SC. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Becky Odell has been promoted to publicist at Dutton. Jake-Ryan Kent is being promoted to publicist at Llewellyn Worldwide. VIEW ALL » Children's Fiction Bestseller List 'Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal' by Jeff Kinney is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Our Castle by the Sea' by Lucy Strange "In this WWII thriller, Strange crafts an evocative portrait of wartime suspicion and intrigue." more » Picture of the Day Four of the five finalists in this year's One Book, One New York competition on a panel at the New York Public Library last month. Pictured here (from l. to r.) are authors Min Jin Lee, Jacqueline Woodson, Patti Smith, and Fatima Farheen Mirza with the panel moderator, Buzzfeed Books Editor Arianna Rebolini. Not pictured here is David Mohr, the son of finalist Nicholasa Mohr, who also attended the panel. Courtesy NYC Mayor’s Office 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

Audio Ain't Goin' Nowhere Audiobooks, it seems, aren't a trend so much as a new future for publishing, with consumer use of the format continuing to rise steadily. Another big change, in the religion sector of the industry, is the closing of Christian retail chains, leaving questions on whether indies can fill the gap. There's more news from Sharjah this week, as the Emirate was named the London Book Fair Market Focus 2020. And in Washington, D.C., a National Book Award Winner has launched the National Antiracist Book Festival. Nora Roberts has sued a Brazilian writer, the New York Times reports, saying her work was plagiarized. In Rome, a lost sequel to 'A Clockwork Orange' has been discovered in Anthony Burgess's old home. And at the New Republic, Maggie Doherty outlines the troublingly patriarchal history of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Consumer Use of Audiobooks Continues to Rise Half of all Americans over the age of 12 have listened to an audiobook in the past year, according to a new consumer survey. Growth can be attributed to more people listening in cars and advances in technology. more » First National Antiracist Book Festival Launched by National Book Award Winner Ibram Kendi, who received the 2016 National Book Award for his book 'Stamped From the Beginning,' has launched the first National Antiracist Book Festival, to be held April 27 at American University in Washington, D.C. more » The Blockbuster Thriller of the Summer! Request an ARC of the novel that has bestselling author Lee Child raving, "Fantastic. One of my favorite books of the year.” Harlan Coben praises it as, "High wire tension from the first moment. Four ruthless people locked in a deadly game where victory means survival. Gripping and unforgettable!" Getting in is easy. Getting out is murder. (Sponsored) more » Sharjah Named London Book Fair Market Focus 2020 The London Book Fair has named the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah as the Market Focus of the London Book Fair 2020. more » Can Indies Fill the Christian Retail Gap? LifeWay's decision to close all 170 of its bricks-and-mortar stores by the end of the year comes two years after Family Christian closed all 240 of its outlets and could lead to potential sales for surrounding independent bookstores. more » Brossard Wins Griffin Trust Lifetime Recognition Award French Canadian poet, essayist, and novelist Nicole Brossard will receive the Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry’s Lifetime Recognition Award at the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Readings on June 5, 2019. more » Murray, Fein Ross to be Honored by UJA-Federation UJA-Federation of New York will honor Brian Murray of HarperCollins and Carol Fein Ross of Hachette Book Group at its Publishing Division Celebration this year. more » Scharre Wins Colby Award Paul Scharre has won the 2019 William E. Colby Award for his book, 'Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War.' more » Director of Marketing - Baker & Taylor Publisher Services - Westchester, IL. Fairchild Editorial Internship, Summer 2019 - Bloomsbury Publishing - New York, NY. Associate Account Manager - Candlewick Press - Brooklyn, NY. Editorial Assistant - Yale University - New Haven, CT. Marketing Director - HarperCollins - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Have you changed jobs, retired, or been promoted? Click here to enter your job move information. It will appear on our site and in PW Daily. Bookstore News Texas Gets a New Bookstore: Lark & Owl, a new store founded by ten women, has opened in Georgetown, Tex. B&N Opens Small-format Store: Barnes & Noble has opened its smallest store yet, just 8,300 sq.-ft., in Fairfax, Va. Christian Store in Washington Survives: The Adventist Book Center in Spokane uses a variety of strategies to stay in business. Lit. Bar Will Finally Open: The much anticipated bookstore in New York's South Bronx neighborhood will open this Saturday. 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. Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'A Gentleman in Moscow' by Amor Towles is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Heartland: An American History' by Kristin L. Hoganson "In this sophisticated, complex work, history professor Hoganson uses the history of Champaign County, Ill., to explore and question the American myth of its “heartland” as a safe, insulated, provincial place." more » Picture of the Day Otto Penzler, owner of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York, addresses a house packed with mystery authors and lovers, including authors Harlan Coben and Nelson DeMille, at the shop's 40th anniversary celebration earlier this month. Photo: Charles Perry 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 Sharjah's Moment In the Sun The Emirate of Sharjah's turn as UNESCO World Book Capital has begun with celebrations on the Arabian peninsula. In more Middle East–adjacent news, Dzanc has dropped a novel by an Israeli-American novelist that was criticized heavily for its Islamophobic themes. And across the U.S., poets laureate are getting huge fellowship grants thanks to the Academy of American Poets and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Today in books to screen news, the Tolkien estate has disavowed the forthcoming J.R.R. Tolkien biopic starring Nicholas Hoult, the Guardian reports, while Variety takes a look at how George Clooney and Christopher Abbott fought to bring Catch-22 into the 21st Century. And at Grub Street, Ecco publisher Daniel Halpern remembers Anthony Bourdain. Sharjah Stars as World Book Capital 2019 The United Arab Emirate of Sharjah began its year-long turn as Unesco's World Book Capital. Among the events planned are the launch of mobile beach libraries and numerous fairs, exhibitions, and performances. more » Dzanc Drops Novel Criticized for Islamophobic Themes Dzanc Books responded to a week of controversy aroused by a new release, 'Siege of Tel Aviv,' by reverting the rights back to the author, Hesh Kestin. The novel, marketed by the small literary press as absurdist satire, has been condemned by early readers for allegedly containing Islamophobic content. more » Get 'The Underfoot Vol. 1: The Mighty Deep' Now! Long ago, the Giants-That-Were conducted strange experiments granting hamsters the gifts of intelligence and self-awareness. The Giants have since disappeared, but their return is imminent. Until then, the fight between intelligent species is on, and it’s up to the valiant Hamster Aquatic Mercenaries—HAM—to keep their horde alive. (Sponsored) more » Inaugural Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships Announced The Academy of American Poets has announced the recipients of its inaugural fellowships, awarding 13 poets laureate across the U.S. with a combined $1,050,000 in recognition of their literary merit and to support civic programs. more » Carlton Books Restructures Under Welbeck Ownership Following the departure of publishing director Kirsty Bradbury, Wayne Davies will join Carlton as group publisher, nonfiction, and Alex Allan, formerly head of the publishing team at DK, has been named interim group publisher, children’s. more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Mueller Report Hits Top Ten In Two Days Despite its late release on April 19, Scribner's edition of 'The Mueller Report' cracked the top ten on the Apple Books bestseller list for the week ended April 21. more » Lebanese Novel Wins 'Arabic Booker' 'The Night Mail' by Lebanese author Hoda Barakat won the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. more » Consortium Adds Four to Distribution Network Charco Press, Denpa, Rabsel Editions, and Unbound begin distribution with Consortium on September 1, 2019. more » Editorial Assistant - Yale University - New Haven, CT. Marketing Director - HarperCollins - New York, NY. Client Relations Coordinator (NYC) - Ingram Content Group - berkeley, CA. Marketing Specialist - Octane Press - Austin, TX. Operations Manager - Longleaf Services - Chapel Hill, NC. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Hilary Harwell has been promoted to agent at KT Literary and can be contacted at hilary@ktliterary.com. James Abbate has been promoted to assistant editor at Kensington Publishing and can be contacted at jabbate@kensingtonbooks.com. Samantha Fabien has been promoted to literary agent, in addition to her role as international rights manager, at Laura Dail Literary Agency. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Cincinnati Store On the Move: Smith & Hannon Bookstore is reopening Saturday, after a move to a new location. New Jersey's New Bookstore-in-a-Truck: GoGo Books, a mobile bookstore in a truck, is set to rove the streets of Newark. W.H. Smith Names U.S. Head: W.H. Smith, which bought In Motion last year, appointed Ziad El-Assad to lead its U.S. operations. 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. Children's Fiction Bestseller List 'Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal' by Jeff Kinney is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities' by Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg "With this compact volume, the creators serve readers well, including those exploring gender identity and those who love them." more » Picture of the Day A standing room only crowd gathered for an author panel from Bold Strokes Books, the publishers of LGBTQ fiction, at Battenkill Books in Cambridge, N.Y., earlier this month. Pictured here (from l. to r.) are panelists C. Spencer, Karen Williams, Renee Roman, Bold Strokes publisher and author Radclyffe, and Bold Strokes senior editor and panel moderator Sandy Lowe. Courtesy Battenkill Books 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

Happy World Book Day It's a new day for imprints, or at least a day for new imprints: one from Skyhorse and one from Law&Crime, both of which are distributed by Simon & Schuster. It's not a new day at all for the seemingly never-ending GSU e-reserves case, although it may get another day in court. And, from this week's magazine, some advice for publishers on how and why to be precise with their vendor specifications and a profile of Liza Wieland in advance of her forthcoming novel, Paris 7 A.M. Today is World Book Day, which you should celebrate with red roses, as is the Catalan way. It's also Shakespeare Day, which British politician Boris Johnson is probably not celebrating, as the pub date for his book on the Bard has been delayed once more. Prince's memoir, however, has escaped publishing purgatory, and will be released this October. In Sharjah, the opening ceremonies for the emirate's year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital are set to begin this week. And back home, Slate has reviewed the Mueller Report as a work of literature, calling it "part spy thriller, part Game of Thrones." Skyhorse Forms Arcade CrimeWise Skyhorse Publishing is stepping up its presence in crime fiction with the launch of Arcade CrimeWise. The imprint will launch its first titles this fall under the direction of Cal Barksdale, the executive editor of Skyhorse’s Arcade Publishing unit. more » S&S to Distribute New Law&Crime Publishing Unit The Law&Crime network, an on demand and live streaming network focused on trials and legal commentary, is launching a publishing unit and has signed with Simon & Schuster for worldwide sales representation and distribution. more » A Fantasy Series Inspired by Hindu Mythology Sparkling with breathtaking action and an electrifying romance, the first book in Swati Teerdhala’s debut South Indian-inspired fantasy trilogy follows one rebel girl’s mission to assassinate a ruthless general—only to have her heart captured by a greater force.This sweeping new fantasy is perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Renée Ahdieh. (Sponsored) more » The GSU E-reserves Case Lumbers On Will the third time be the charm in the Georgia State University e-reserves case? With an April 26 deadline for reply briefs looming in the now 11-year-old copyright case, it's any observer's guess. more » Attention, Publishers: Vendor Models Aren't Everything Why publishers may not be getting what they think they’re getting from their vendors. more » Liza Wieland Takes a Master Poet to Paris Wieland’s novel 'Paris, 7 A.M.' centers on Elizabeth Bishop’s stay in Paris in 1937, when the poet’s journals abruptly break off. more » Celebrate World Book Day and Read For Free Amazon Crossing connects readers across cultures with books from around the world. Download 9 free Kindle books now through April 24 in celebration of World Book Day. Read along. Explore the world. (Sponsored) amazon.com/WorldBookDay » Storytel Expands to Singapore The Swedish streaming audiobook platform has launched in Singapore, offering a selection of 85,000 titles for unlimited listening at a variety of subscription tiers. more » Call for Information: Books about Woodstock 1969 Needed: Adult and children’s titles publishing in 2019 relating to the 1969 Woodstock festival. Email pitches to features@publishersweekly.com by May 10 and put “Call for Info: Woodstock” in the subject line. more » Marketing Director - HarperCollins - New York, NY. Client Relations Coordinator (NYC) - Ingram Content Group - berkeley, CA. Marketing Specialist - Octane Press - Austin, TX. Operations Manager - Longleaf Services - Chapel Hill, NC. Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator - Little Bee Books - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Cassandra Fernandez, formerly marketing assistant at Random House Children's Books, has joined Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing as marketing associate. Stephen Brayda, formerly senior designer at Riverhead Books, is joining HarperVia, Amistad, and HarperEspanol as art director effective April 24. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Georgia Store Steps in to Help Libraries: Johns Creek Books and Gifts is hosting local library events as Johns Creek's libraries are repaired. Pennsylvania Bookstore Adds Beer: Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem is adding a beer tasting room with 17 taps. New Store Opening in California: Capitol Books in Sacramento will host a grand opening on Wednesday. Utah Gets a New Bookstore: Used bookstore A Novel Idea is opening a second location in Ogden. 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. Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'Life Will Be the Death of Me... And You,Too!' by Chelsea Handler is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Hawk Parable' by Tyler Mills In this poetry collection, "Mills has written a book for the long nuclear century." more » Picture of the Day Anthony Daniels, the actor behind the droid C-3PO (of 'Star Wars' fame), poses with the cover for his upcoming memoir 'I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story' (DK) at his cover reveal event earlier this month. Courtesy DK 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

Big Books for Your Beach Bag Our annual Summer Reads feature is finally here, so clear your reading schedule for the next, err, 12 weekends or so. A suggestion: why don't you pre-order some of the titles we've recommended from your local bookshop on Independent Bookstore Day? This year's celebration, our bookselling editor reports, will be the biggest one to date. In other news, the push for diversity in publishing continues on. Following the release of the HBO documentary Leaving Netherland earlier this year, biographers of Michael Jackson have had to make hard pivots during their research and writing processes to account for new accusations of sexual abuse, the New York Times reports. Plus, NPR notes that the Mueller Report is already a bestseller despite being free to read by virtue of being a public government document. Finally, the L.A. Times shines a spotlight on English translations of Armenian memoirs, which are sharing diaspora stories with a new generation. Independent Bookstore Day Gets Even Bigger The fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day takes place on Saturday, April 27, with 580 stores participating, up from 507 last year. In some areas, entire cities and states have done joint IBD promotions. more » Pushing Diversity Forward in Publishing People of Color In Publishing and We Need Diverse Books teamed up for a town hall this month that shows how far publishing has come regarding diversity—and how much further it needs to go. more » Read The World Amazon Crossing is celebrating World Book Day by giving away 9 free Kindle books from around the world. Download them now through April 24. Read along. Explore the world. (Sponsored) amazon.com/WorldBookDay » Is Anybody Out There? One Writer on the Purgatory of Submission At our sister site, the 'Millions,' Glen Cadigan writes about the often interminable wait for responses after submitting your writing. more » Book Deals: Week of April 22, 2019 'Tattooist of Auschwitz' author Heather Morris jumps to St. Martin’s, Ecco votes for Senator Tester, S&S pays six figures for a book on literary innovation, and more in this week's notable book deals. more » This Week's Bestsellers: April 22, 2019 Chelsea Handler’s ‘Life Will Be the Death of Me,’ which PW called ‘amusingly offbeat,’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Martha Hall Kelly is in full flower with ‘Lost Roses,’ her follow-up to ‘Lilac Girls,’ and new Macmillan imprint Celadon has its second bestseller in ‘Wolfpack.’ more » Take a Trip to the Paris of Your Dreams... In this romantic adventure from the bestselling author of 'The Red Notebook,' a group of Parisian neighbours and an Airbnb tenant from Milwaukee find themselves in 1954 after drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais. The city of Edith Piaf and 'An American in Paris' works its charm on them...but soon they must find a way to return to the modern world. (Sponsored) more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including updates on diversity in the book business and the GSU E-reserves case and more. » Summer Reads 2019 Digital Edition Looking for the perfect book to throw in the suitcase or take to the beach? Let us help. more » Melville House, NYPL Launch Climate Change Reading Group The series of monthly environmental discussions is open to the public, and will take place at the library's central branch in Manhattan throughout the spring and summer, starting with an April 23 session. more » Call for Information: Backlist Backbones We’d like to hear from adult and children’s publishers about the older titles that sell well year after year, particularly those that have been repromoted or repackaged recently, or those that will be in the next six months. No more than five titles per imprint, please. Include with your pitch the reason each book is selling well or expected to sell well, e.g.: Is it part of a larger repackaging effort or marketing push? Is its topic newly relevant? Has it sold well in atypical retail channels? Email pitches to features@publishersweekly.com by April 29 and put “Call for Info: Backlist Backbones” in the subject line. more » Client Relations Coordinator (NYC) - Ingram Content Group - berkeley, CA. Marketing Specialist - Octane Press - Austin, TX. Operations Manager - Longleaf Services - Chapel Hill, NC. Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator - Little Bee Books - New York, NY. Associate Director, Brand Marketing - Macmillan - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Morgan LaRocca is joining Graywolf Press as marketing and events assistant. Chantz Erolin is joining Graywolf Press as editorial and production associate. Luana Horry has been promoted to associate editor at HarperCollins Children's Books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Kansas Bookstore Challenges Cheapskates: A tweet from the Raven Bookstore in Lawrence prompted a Chicago columnist to examine the cost of books. Bahrain Gets a New Bookstore: The Jarir Bookstore chain, based in Saudi Arabia, is expanding to Bahrain. A New Mexico Store on a Mission: Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque seeks to reclaim the Native American narrative. Canada Celebrates Bookstore Day: This Saturday, 20 stores across Canada will join in the celebration of Independent Bookstore Day. 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. Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Our Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'The Book of Flora,' 'Unbroken Cowboy,' 'Everything About You,' and more. » Review of the Day: 'Flowers of Mold' by Ha Seong-nan and translated by Janet Hong "The characters in this stellar collection from Ha, her American debut, live at the edge of normalcy, flirting with the strange and unsettling while going about their everyday routines." more » Picture of the Day Author Kevin Charles Smith stopped by the 'Publishers Weekly' booth at TLA 2019 last week, where he offered an author visit as part of PW's Prize Pack Mania giveaway. Pictured here with Smith is PW's Stacey Gill. Photo: Mark Miller 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 Booksellers Have That Report You Wanted While publishers keep racing to publish the Mueller Report first, booksellers have already done so thanks to Espresso Books Machine technology. That's the good news for bookstores today. The bad news is that bookstore sales laid an egg for the second month running in February. And we have reports in this week from TLA 2019 and the International Authors Forum's annual NYC meeting. Wattpad is headed to Hollywood, Deadline reports, partnering up with Sony Pictures Television. The Guardian takes a look at the kerfuffle over Ian McEwan's comments on his new novel and whether it's science fiction. (He says no. Science fiction writers vehemently disagree.) And in Macedonia, there's a national workshop for handmade paper—just in case you're looking 1. to relocate to southeastern Europe and 2. for a new hobby. Booksellers Publish First Copies of Mueller Report Giving new meaning to the publishing industry term “instant book,” two independent bookstores turned the release of the redacted 400-page investigative report by special counsel Robert Mueller into a print-on-demand feature within hours of its release on Thursday. more » Bookstore Sales Have Second Consecutive Bad Month Bookstore sales fell 6.4% in February compared to a year ago, dropping to $626 million from $669 million in February 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. In January, sales were down 9.6%. more » The Black Vault: Exposing UFO Secrets This book reveals the relations between U.S. Government secrets and the UFO Phenomena. Armed with only official declassified documents, Greenewald outlines his two-decade journey to pry loose every document he can find. He explores the UFO connection to the FBI, CIA, NSA, Air Force, Army, Navy, NSA, DIA, and countless others. (Sponsored) more » Looking for Answers to Copyright at IAF Panel In NYC At the annual meeting of the International Authors Forum in New York on April 15, the EU Copyright Directive and its consequences for publishers worldwide dominated the proceedings. more » TLA 2019: A Blast for Librarians, Publishers, and Authors More than 7,000 librarians, 450 exhibitors, and nearly 300 authors and illustrators participated in the 2019 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, held April 15–18 in Austin. more » Dean Smith Named Director of Duke University Press Smith, currently director of the Cornell University Press, succeeds Steve Cohn at Duke, who is retiring after serving as director of the press since 1993, effective July 1. more » Obituary: Danielle Cumbo Publishing industry veteran Danielle Cumbo, who most recently served as director, international sales at Simon & Schuster, passed away after a long illness on April 16. more » Client Relations Coordinator (NYC) - Ingram Content Group - berkeley, CA. Marketing Specialist - Octane Press - Austin, TX. Operations Manager - Longleaf Services - Chapel Hill, NC. Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator - Little Bee Books - New York, NY. Associate Director, Brand Marketing - Macmillan - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Samantha Chambers, formerly marketing intern at HarperOne, is joining Chronicle Books as children's marketing and publicity assistant. Danielle Keir has been promoted to senior publicist at Berkley. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News California Gets a New Bookstore: Page Against the Machine has opened in Long Beach, Calif. Pennsylvania Publisher to Open Store: The Head & the Hand, a small publisher, is opening a new storefront in Philadelphia. Minnesota's Shifting Bookstore Scene: In the Twin Cities, three stores have closed and another three have opened. Feminist Store Syncs with Students: Charis Books in Atlanta has moved into a new location across from Agnes Scott College. Romanian Chain Tries Smaller Stores: Romanian bookstore chain Carturesti is opening a smaller format store in a Bucharest office building. 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: 'Flowers over the Inferno' by Ilaria Tuti and translated by Ekin Oklap "Set in Northern Italy, Tuti’s exhilarating debut and series launch introduces Supt. Teresa Battaglia, a tough, solitary woman in her 60s who has earned her place as the head of an all-male homicide team and is keeping her battle with declining health secret from her colleagues." more » Picture of the Day The very first sale for Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul, Minn., known until Thursday morning as Common Good Booksellers, was a copy of Will Mabbitt's 'I Can Only Draw Worms' (Puffin). The book was purchased for Roman Bognanni, son of longtime customers Junita Bognanni (formerly of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution) and Peter Bognanni, author of 'This Book Is Not Yet Rated' (Dial Books). Coincidentally, Common Good, which was owned by Garrison Keillor until its sale earlier this week, held a launch event for Bognanni's book just last week. Photo: David Enyeart 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 PRH Wants Rewards for Readers Penguin Random House, in another effort to interface directly with its consumer base, has created a reader loyalty program, and will give away one free book for every 120 purchasing points stockpiled. Trade book sales were up in February, a much-needed relief after a January nosedive. At Arcadia, David Steinberger and Co. are going through some changes to set up the company for its second year under new ownership. And as the LifeWay closures inch closer, the details of the situation are coming into focus. TIME magazine has announced its list of this year's 100 most influential people, and writers Marlon James, Lynn Nottage, and Tara Westover have made the cut. In Minnesota, Garrison Keillor's St. Paul bookstore has a new owner and name, Next Chapter Books, while the San Antonio Express-News reports that long-lost works by Franz Kafka might soon emerge following a messy legal battle. PRH Creates Reader Loyalty Program Under the program, readers who buy PRH books in any format will be able to collect points for purchases made at online or physical stores. After they collect 120 points, customers are eligible to receive a free book. more » Trade Books Post Good February Sales Sales of adult trade books rose 6.6% in February over February 2018 after slumping in January, while sales of children/young adult books had a second consecutive month of good sales increases, according to the AAP. more » Read Along. Explore the World Great stories can come from anywhere. In celebration of World Book Day, Amazon Crossing is giving away 9 free Kindle books in translation between now and April 24. Read the world. (Sponsored) amazon.com/WorldBookDay » Arcadia Readies for Second Year Under New Ownership In the new fiscal year, CEO David Steinberger has made a number of new hires and promotions, set in motion plans to outsource Arcadia's warehousing operation, and will continue to seek acquisitions of regional publishers. more » LifeWay Closures Come Into Focus LifeWay Christian Resources will close two-thirds of its 170 bricks-and-mortar stores this summer, with the rest following by the year’s end. more » B&N to Offer Free Download of Mueller Report Those with a Nook tablet or the Nook Reading App can order the report to be downloaded shortly after the expected release of the report. more » Marketing Specialist - Octane Press - Austin, TX. Operations Manager - Longleaf Services - Chapel Hill, NC. Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator - Little Bee Books - New York, NY. Associate Director, Brand Marketing - Macmillan - New York, NY. Designer/Senior Designer - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Janine Sato has been promoted to production developer at Chronicle Books. Sarah Homer is being promoted to assistant editor at HarperCollins Publishers. Carolyn Forde, senior literary agent at Transatlantic Agency, has been named representative for U.K. publisher Legend Press. Kristin Brodeur has been promoted to managing editor for digital formats at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Marina Padakis has been promoted to senior managing editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Australia Loses an Iconic Bookstore: Brisbane's Boswells Books is closing after more than 50 years in business. Danish Booksellers Talk Shop: The owners of Kogebogeriet, a cookbook store in Copenhagen discuss their day-to-day. Virginia Bookstore is Reborn: Charlotteville's Read it Again, Sam has reopened as 2nd Act Books. Amazon's China Strategy Shifts: Amazon is changing the way it handles marketplace sellers in China, curtailing indie booksellers on the site. 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. Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'Supermarket' by Bobby Hall is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?' by Bill McKibben "Readers open to inconvenient and sobering truths will find much to digest in McKibben’s eloquently unsparing treatise." more » Picture of the Day At the Ronald Collins Flying Dog Brewery Free Speech Book Event on April 14, author Ronald K.L. Collins talk about his book 'The People v. Ferlinghetti: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg's Howl' (Rowman & Littlefield) over beers at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Md. Courtesy Rowman & Littlefield 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 Spring Is for Starting Something New Simon & Schuster and Modern Library have finished spring cleaning and found space for some new projects, with S&S forming a new nonfiction imprint and Modern Library launching a series of classics written by women. Meanwhile, the centennial celebration of Children's Book Week has begun and, in the wildfire-damaged town of Paradise, Calif., donations are helping to bring libraries back. In France, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has swung to the top of the French bestseller list after fire destroyed a good portion of the cathedral earlier this week. Back in the U.S., the country's best teen poets are combining art with activism. And on Antiques Roadshow, a ring filled with Charlotte Brontë's hair was discovered and appraised. Modern Library Launches Series of Classics Penned by Women The Modern Library Torchbearers series is an ongoing collection of trade paperbacks meant to "honor a more inclusive vision of classic books" beginning this May. more » S&S Forms New Nonfiction Imprint Tiller Press will publish books on wellness, self-expression, empathy, food and cooking, diet, parenting, home, workplace, play, creativity, travel, fan culture, and civic engagement. more » "For Anyone Who Has Suffered Trauma" —Gloria Steinem "Rabbi Firestone has emerged as a moral leader who has come through the eye of her own life's needle, and who is thus able to see a future beyond tragedy."—'Tikkun' | "…Written with empathy, combining research, Jewish teachings, psychological insights, her own family's stories and those of other Holocaust survivor families." — 'NY Jewish Weekly' (Sponsored) more » Donations Help Rebuild Libraries in Paradise, Calif. Last November, the Camp Fire destroyed 90% of the town of Paradise, Calif. In an effort to support the community, children's author Lee Wardlaw drove a trailer loaded with more than 5,300 books from Santa Barbara to Paradise, delivering 1.5 tons of literary donations. more » Centennial Celebration of Children's Book Week Underway The 100th anniversary of Children's Book Week is shaping up to be a momentous occasion. Numerous participants, partnerships, and interactive opportunities are in the works, all designed to pay tribute to the artists and illustrators who have left an indelible mark on children's literature. more » KidLit TV Celebrates Children's Book Week 2019 KidLit TV, a producer of resources for parents, teachers and librarians, has partnered with the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader to release 100 "Creator Corner" videos, in honor of the 100th anniversary of Children's Book Week. more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Hollywood Powers Adapted Books to the List This week's Apple Books store bestseller list again shows the power the screen has to make bestsellers. more » Bauer Wins Bernstein Award Shane Bauer has won the NYPL Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for 'American Prison.' more » Lucas Honored By WNBA Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation, has won the 2019 WNBA Award. more » Amazon Publishing Announces Upcoming Sci-Fi Story Collection The Amazon Original Stories imprint will publish 'Forward,' a six-part collection of science fiction short stories by bestselling and award-winning authors, in September. more » Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator - Little Bee Books - New York, NY. Associate Director, Brand Marketing - Macmillan - New York, NY. Designer/Senior Designer - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc - New York, NY. DIRECTOR JOURNALS (F/M/D) - De Gruyter - Berlin, Germany. Designer / Senior Designer - Bloomsbury Publishing - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Sue Ostfield, formerly sales manager at Redleaf Press, has joined the American University in Cairo Press as marketing manager and can be contacted at sue.ostfield@aucegypt.edu. Susan Dobinick has been promoted to senior editor for nonfiction at Bloomsbury Children's Books. Michael Wynne, formerly digital lead generation and customer acquisition director at Acxiom, has joined Open Road Integrated Media as customer acquisition manager. Eric Meyer has joined Open Road Integrated Media as metadata specialist. Amanda Yee has been promoted to director of email production at Open Road Integrated Media. VIEW ALL » Children's Fiction Bestseller List 'Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild' by Dav Pilkey is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Polyglot Lovers' by Lina Wolff and translated by Saskia Vogel. "The edifice of male genius is annihilated in this galvanizing novel from Wolff." more » Picture of the Day Earlier this month, the Bookshop in Nashville, Tenn., hosted a private, post-sales-conference cocktail party for Two Rivers and Ingram Academic, divisions of Ingram Content Group. Courtesy Joelle Herr 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 The Pulitzers Arrive While Mueller Is On His Way Yesterday at Columbia University, the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded at a brief ceremony whose winners, as always, remained shrouded in mystery until the final moments. (The Pulitzers release a shortlist only after announcing a winner.) The awards were perhaps mildly overshadowed this year by the impending Mueller Report, which publishers are rushing to release as soon as possible after the redacted report's release to the public on Thursday. In partnership news, Princeton Architectural Press has joined forces with Moleskine Books, the notebook publisher's book line. And Warren Adler, the self-publishing pioneer and author of The War of the Roses, has died at 91. Another loss to the literary community came yesterday when science fiction and fantasy Grand Master Gene Wolfe died at age 87. In Europe, poems by Rebecca author Daphne Du Maurier have been discovered 90 years after they were written. And in an era of perilous climate, a group of writers have spoken out on the role of fiction in addressing climate change. Powers, Blight, Stewart Win Pulitzers in Fiction, History, Biography The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the book categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, general nonfiction, and criticism on Monday afternoon at the Columbia University School of Journalism in Manhattan. more » Publishers Rush to Release Mueller Report Following news that the U.S. Department of Justice is due to release a redacted version of the Mueller report, publishers are preparing to race to the presses to get their versions of the book on the shelves. more » Princeton Architectural Press Partners with Moleskine Books Princeton Architectural Press has reached an agreement with Italian lifestyle brand Moleskine to become the licensed publisher and distributor of Moleskine Books. more » Obituary: Warren Adler Warren Adler, a novelist best known for his 1981 bestseller 'The War of Roses,' died at age 91 in New York City on Monday. more » IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist Announced The International Publishers Association has announced its shortlist for the 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire, which promotes freedom to publish. more » FSG Acquires New Carly Simon Book About Jackie O Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish a new book by the singer, 'Touched by the Sun,' about her friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, on October 22. more » Last Call: Romance Novels Deadline: April 19. For this feature we're particularly interested in authors who write contemporary romances featuring royalty. Pitches on other romance trends for 2019 are also welcome; publishers are encouraged to mention comps that support the trend. Email pitches and comments on background to features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for info: Romance” in the subject line. more » DIRECTOR JOURNALS (F/M/D) - De Gruyter - Berlin, Germany. Designer / Senior Designer - Bloomsbury Publishing - New York, NY. Associate Acquisitions Editor - North Atlantic Books - Berkeley, CA. VP of Marketing - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Nashville, TN. Agent Coordinator - The Bright Agency - New York City, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Stephanie Hess has joined Orbit Books as graphic designer for marketing. Alyssa Miele has been promoted to editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Bridget Nocera has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as publicity assistant. Marissa Page has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as publicity associate. Sammy Brown has been promoted to publicist at HMH Books for Young Readers. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News California Bookstore Seeks a New Owner: Branches Books & Gifts in Oakhurst, open for six years, is up for sale. 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. Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Clyde Fans' by Seth "Readers will be dazzled by this impressive graphic novel, 20 years in the making, of the Matchcard brothers and the business that bound them together." more » Picture of the Day Words Bookstore opened their new location in the LifeTown facility for people with disabilities in Livingston, N.J., earlier this month with a reading by Harlan Coben (l.), pictured here with Jonah Zimiles, managing principal of the store. Courtesy Words Bookstore 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 Netflix Hits the Books Publishing and Hollywood can agree on one thing: books are an important source material for film and television. Netflix, never one to slouch on IP acquisitions, knows it, and has been aggressively ramping up its purchasing of book adaptation rights. In Washington state, nonprofits have teamed up to fight the state's Department of Corrections, which banned sending books to prisoners earlier this year and only recently instituted corrective actions to the ban that are nonetheless seen as inadequate. And Jared Diamond is back with a new book looking at how politics keep making our global problems worse. In Europe, ministers at the European Union have given the final green light to copyright reform, Politico reports. In the New York Times, the elusive E.L. James was profiled this weekend in advance of the publication of her latest, The Mister. And in anticipation of today's forthcoming Pulitzer Prize announcements, here's a look back at every Pulitzer for nonfiction winner of the 21st Century. Washington Partially Rescinds Prison Book Ban Facing public criticism over a ban on sending free books to prison inmates, the Washington Department of Corrections has backed down and partially rescinded the ban, but advocates for prison inmates call the new policy "insufficient" and continue to negotiate with DOC officials. more » The Netflix Literary Connection The streaming service is on a book-buying spree as it seeks more content for its ever-growing global subscriber base. more » This July, Serafina is Back! Fierce battles have given way to tranquility at Biltmore Estate. Who is Serafina if not the protector of her beloved home? Our heroine must confront deceptively dark and terrifying forces in this return to Robert Beatty's #1 'New York Times' bestselling Serafina series. (Sponsored) more » Jared Diamond's New Book Pinpoints the Crisis of Our Times Jared Diamond examines how political issues exacerbate many of the world’s problems in 'Upheaval.' more » Book Deals: Week of April 15, 2019 Allende jumps to Ballantine, Mulholland goes big for 'The Chain,' Nikki Haley signs with St. Martin’s, and more in this week's notable book deals. more » This Week's Bestsellers: April 15, 2019 Read MeHistorian Douglas Brinkley launches a new season of space exploration books with ‘American Moonshot.’ Plus Lori Gottlieb, who writes the Dear Therapist column for ‘The Atlantic,’ debuts at #9 in hardcover nonfiction with ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone,’ and YA novelist Tahereh Mafi builds on her Shatter Me series with ‘Defy Me.’ more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including a report on Netflix's literary aspirations and more. » Riverhead to Pub Nick Hornby's 'State of the Union' Riverhead Books announced it will publish a novel based on Nick Hornby's comedy series, 'State of the Union,' on May 7. IBC Names New Executive Director Robert Martin has joined the Independent Booksellers Consortium as executive director, effective April 16. more » Pixel+Ink, Holiday House, PRHPS Agree Pixel+Ink has joined its sister company Holiday House on an agreement for sales and distribution through Penguin Random House Publisher Services. more » Associate Acquisitions Editor - North Atlantic Books - Berkeley, CA. VP of Marketing - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Nashville, TN. 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. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Robin Noonan has been promoted to director of sales and marketing at Naval Institute Press and Dead Reckoning. Rob Wall has been promoted to art director at Little Bee Books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News U.K. Kids' Store Wants to Expand: North London–based children’s bookshop Pickled Pepper Books is franchising its brand. Indian Bookstore Struggle for Survival: Trilogy bookstore in Mumbai is the latest bookstore to close in the city. U.K. Living Wage Debate Continues: U.K. indie booksellers argue that if they can offer a living was, so can Waterstones. 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. Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Our Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'Eating the Sun,' Nest of the Monarch,' 'The Rose,' and more. » Review of the Day: 'Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells' by Pico Iyer "Aging, death, and family fracturing are seen through the lens of Japanese culture in this luminous memoir." more » Picture of the Day PEN America celebrated the 25th anniversary of 'In the Time of the Butterflies' (Algonquin) by Julia Alvarez (r.) with a conversation at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York last week. The conversation was moderated by the National Book Award–winning author of 'The Poet X' (HarperTeen), Elizabeth Acevedo. Photo: PEN America/Jasmina Tomic 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 Battling Banned Books The Banned Books Week Coalition has announced its anti-censorship plans for 2019's Banned Books Week with a snappy subtitle, "Censorship Leaves Us In the Dark." Religion publishers are taking another look at the Millennial audience, and MIT is doing the same with the tie between books and podcasts. And over at our sister site, the Millions, the folks behind the Best Translated Book Awards have announced their 2019 longlists. In more awards news, this year's Guggenheim Fellows have been named. Among the fellows are a range of authors including Catherine Lacey, Carmen Maria Machado, Luis Alberto Urrea, Carmen Giménez Smith, and Robin Coste Lewis. On Broadway, the R.J. Palacio novel Wonder, a big hit in theaters as a film adaptation, will get a stage makeover. It's a big day for libraries, as an "extraordinary" 500-year-old library catalogue summarizing books that no longer exist was discovered in Copenhagen. And, in more modern library news, a Google Chrome extension can help users use Amazon to see if a book is available in a branch of their local library. Banned Books Week Coalition Debuts 2019 Anti-Censorship Plans The Banned Books Week Coalition, an alliance of institutions in support of the annual anti-censorship event, announced plans for this year’s Banned Books Week, subtitled Censorship Leaves Us In the Dark, to be held September 22-28, 2019. more » MIT Book Explores Ties Between Books and Podcasts In the expanding world of podcasting there may yet be space for the printed word. That’s the hypothesis of a team of podcasting and publishing professionals who came together to produce the podcast Ways of Hearing in 2017 and then transformed it into a book with the same name. more » Financial Physics: Spotlight on Michele Schneider You don't have to be a math whiz to take advantage of Schneider's pattern-based financial knowledge. (Sponsored) more » Best Translated Book Awards Names 2019 Longlists Celebrating its 12th year of honoring literature in translation, the Best Translated Book Awards named its 2019 longlists for both fiction and poetry, announced today at the 'Millions.' more » Religion Publishers Give Millennials a Fresh Look New books for, by, and about millennials are challenging the status quo when it comes to American religion. more » How Writers Can Pay It Forward An author uses the advance from her new book to build a creative space for authors. more » Harvard Business Review Press, RBmedia Partner On Audiobooks The exclusive agreement commits the two companies to publishing at least 120 audiobooks together over the next three years. more » Last Call: Fall 2019 Adult Announcements Deadline: April 12. Needed: Information on adult trade titles (new titles only, no reprints) being published in all general trade formats (hardcover, trade paper, mass market, e-book; for titles being published in multiple formats, please submit only one format) between Aug. 1, 2019, and Jan 31, 2020. Publishers are invited to enter their data online at announcements.publishersweekly.com. The fall 2019 adult announcements issue will publish on June 24. For more details, click here » 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. Senior Managing Editor - Macmillan Children's Publishing Group - New York, NY. National Account Coordinator - Macmillan - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Sarah Kwak is being promoted to associate editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Pilar Garcia-Brown is being promoted to associate editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Bethany Vinhateiro is being promoted to senior editor at HMH Books for Young Readers. Alessandra Preziosi is being promoted to senior editor at HMH Books for Young Readers. Claire Gilhuly has been promoted to editorial assistant for food and lifestyle books at Chronicle Books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Greenwich Village Store to Close: New York City's bookbook is closing, but will continue operating pop-ups around town. Pennsylvania Store Readies for Opening: Reads and Company is a new bookstore opening in Phoenixville next month. U.K. Chain to Cut Backlist: W.H. Smith plans to cut backlist and is reimagining its book buying strategy. 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. Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'Supermarket' by Bobby Hall is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Maxim Osipov and translated by Boris Dralyuk, Alexandra Fleming, and Anne Marie Jackson "Osipov makes his English-language debut with this masterful and sublime collection, largely set in rural Russian villages." more » Picture of the Day Tennis ace and philanthropist Andy Roddick poses with 9-year old author Kate Gilman Williams and her book, 'Let’s Go On Safari!' (Crickhollow Books). Gilman Williams will be a speaker at the Andy Roddick Foundation’s annual "Brunchin'" benefit on May 4 in Austin, Tex., to spread the message of her book: how children across the globe can help animals at risk in Africa. Courtesy PR by the Book 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