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Subscribe | JobZone | Advertise B&N Temporarily Closes 400 Outlets The retailer has temporarily closed about 400 stores to the public as it works with state and local officials to comply with shelter-in-place rules. At many locations that are closed for in-store shopping, B&N is continuing to offer curbside pickup for online orders. more Macmillan Withdraws from BookExpo 2020 Macmillan Publishers will not exhibit at BookExpo and BookCon 2020, making the house the last of the Big Five publishers to announce their withdrawal from the annual trade show. Reedpop expects to go ahead with both events, which have been rescheduled for July 22–26. more Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus With schools, libraries, and bookstores shuttered and several book festivals and author tours canceled, both new and established children's authors are navigating difficult terrain amid the Covid-19 outbreak. We're following some of the new and forthcoming books that have taken a hit, and will be featuring these roundups regularly. more How Regional Indie Bookstore Associations Are Helping Regional independent booksellers associations are working to support their members with information, digital resources, virtual events, promotions, and more throughout the pandemic. more More News ·         Novelists Ignite "A Mighty Blaze" in Response to Extinguished Book Tours ·         As Coronavirus Spreads, Publishers Struggle with When, and How, to Move Pub Dates ·         Scholastic Starts Temporary Staffing Reductions ·         Arcade Acquires, and Publishes, Abandoned Woody Allen Memoir JobZone ·         National Accounts Manager - Chronicle Books LLC - San Francisco, . ·         Publicist Yale Press - Yale University - New Haven, CT. ·         Acquisitions Editor, Science - University of California Press - Oakland, CA. ·         Publicist or Senior Publicist, Algonquin Books - Workman Publishing Co. - New York, NY. ·         Project Production Manager - Orange Books - Alpharetta, GA. 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 2020, PWxyz LLC

NEW ISSUE This week in Publishers Weekly: Squad Goals No longer relegated to the sidelines, sports titles by and about women take the field. Homeland In her new book of essays, novelist Laila Lalami asks what it truly means to be an American. BookLife In our latest self-publishing survey, a publisher warns indie authors about the downsides of big advances. Look inside Download Our App! Download the app, Publishers Weekly, to read it on your tablet or smartphone. Simply enter the email address where you received this message to gain access. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1608, New York, NY 10010

Inside the Australian book industry
Editorial | Feature | Title preview | Rights sales and acquisitions | Award-winners | Bestsellers | Top reviews | View full newsletter Editorial Showcasing Australian children’s books following cancelled Bologna fair With the Bologna Children’s Book Fair cancelled in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the focus for publishers will inevitably shift to online rights-selling and networking opportunities. After all, there are still plenty of new books being published that are looking for homes in overseas territories. When the Bologna fair organisers announced their news, they said their team was now ‘working to recreate online the atmosphere and the business and networking opportunities’. It will be interesting to see how fair organisers and publishers find new ways to connect digitally in these self-isolating times. This issue of Think Australian was originally planned as a preview of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. In the wake of its cancellation the current issue will nonetheless focus on the latest Australian children’s and YA rights sales, acquisitions, award-winners and bestsellers, including a round-up of the standout children’s and YA titles that Australian publishers were intending to promote at the fair—and will now be pitching from Australia. (The newsletter also includes the latest adult fiction and nonfiction rights news too.) Children’s nonfiction—in particular, books with an environmental focus—remains popular, but there is also a strong and varied offering across picture books, middle-grade and YA fiction, including a ‘charming graphic novel primer for reluctant readers about an aspiring superhero whose superpower is her kindness’ (Bunnygirl, Berbay) and a ‘smart, swoony LGBTQ YA novel about a teenage band on the way to the top’ (Stars Like Us, Hardie Grant Egmont). You can read about these titles and more in our children’s books preview—as well as this year’s Hello! from Australia catalogue. Once again, we’ve teamed up with Publishers Weekly and BookBrunch to distribute this issue of Think Australian to over 75,000 subscribers. However, if you’re a Publishers Weekly or BookBrunch subscriber and want to receive monthly issues of the newsletter, please sign up here. Andrea Hanke Editor Think Australian thinkaustralian@booksandpublishing.com.au Feature Lead children’s titles from Australian publishers & agents Prior to the cancellation of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Think Australian spoke with a number of Australian publishers and literary agents who were scheduled... Read more Title preview The History of Mischief Following the death of their parents, Jessie and Kay move to an abandoned house where one night they discover The History of Mischief hidden beneath... Read more Where is Claris in Paris! A brand-new search-and-find series starring Claris, the chicest mouse in Paris! With a quarter of a million Claris books in print, readers can’t get enough... Read more Mama Ocean Mama Ocean had eyes that sparkled, like sunlight on the sea, and tresses which tumbled and trailed through the tides. But something is troubling Mama... Read more The Friendly Games In 1956 Melbourne hosted the Summer Olympic Games. Student John Wing was so proud of his country, one of the friendliest places on earth. But... Read more Anisa’s Alphabet For many refugees, the alphabet represents the start of a new language and a new future, but Anisa’s Alphabet is different. A poignant and highly... Read more Rights sales and acquisitions Educational picture books on ‘microbial worlds’ sold to Korea, China Children’s/YA sales Language rights to four titles in the ‘Small Friends Books’ series of educational picture books—co-published by art–science collaborative and micro-publisher Scale Free Network... Read more Affirm acquires new picture book from Godwin, Lester Children’s/YA acquisitions Affirm Press has acquired the rights to Sing Me the Summer (November), a new picture book from bestselling children’s book creators Jane Godwin... Read more Internationally published refugee memoir to be adapted for film Behrouz Boochani’s multi-award-winning memoir No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (trans by Omid Tofighian, Picador)—an account of the Iranian refugee’s incarceration on... Read more Award-winners Magical middle-grade novel wins major prize Jessica Townsend’s 2017 debut children’s novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Hachette Australia)—the first in a magical series for younger readers—has won the overall... Read more Bestsellers ‘The 117-Storey Treehouse’ tops 2019 Australian children’s chart The 117-Storey Treehouse, the ninth book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s internationally published junior fiction series, was the bestselling Australian children’s book in 2019.... Read more Top reviews
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Subscribe | JobZone | Advertise Reed Postpones BookExpo, BookCon Until July Faced with the loss of a major exhibitor and widespread postponements of public events due to the coronavirus, Reedpop has decided to reschedule the BookExpo, BookCon, and Unbound events originally slated for May to July 22–26 in New York City. more Amazon Deprioritizes Book Sales Amid Coronavirus Crisis As it works to meet the surge in demand for "household staples, medical supplies, and other high demand products," Amazon has sent a letter to other suppliers, including publishers, telling then to expect reduced purchase orders and extended delivery windows for existing purchase orders through April 5. more How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus PW is tracking some of the most creative efforts by authors and publishers to connect with readers on social media and across the web, including free writing courses, bilingual videos and teaching guides, coloring books, and more. more Macmillan Abandons Library E-book Embargo In a surprise announcement last week, Macmillan said it has abandoned its controversial embargo on new release e-books in libraries. "There are times in life when differences should be put aside," reads a brief memo from Macmillan CEO John Sargent addressed to librarians, authors, illustrators, and agents. more More News ·         15 Books and Authors Hurt by the Coronavirus ·         B&N's James Daunt: 'Books Are Essential' ·         More Bookstore Layoffs as Pandemic Worsens ·         Smaller Children's Publishers Adapting Amid Coronavirus Outbreak JobZone ·         Publicist Yale Press - Yale University - New Haven, CT. ·         Acquisitions Editor, Science - University of California Press - Oakland, CA. ·         Publicist or Senior Publicist, Algonquin Books - Workman Publishing Co. - New York, NY. ·         Project Production Manager - Orange Books - Alpharetta, GA. ·         Associate Publicist/Publicist - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc - New York, NY. 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 2020, PWxyz LLC

Dear Reader,   In an effort to ensure you’re receiving the support you need to continue doing business during these difficult times, we recently announced that–along with the tools available on publishersweekly.com­–the digital edition of Publishers Weekly magazine will be free until further notice. The latest issue published today and is now available. You can access your free digital edition of Publishers Weekly here. Starting next week, you’ll receive a notification as each new issue is available. If you don’t wish to receive those notifications, going forward, you can unsubscribe at the bottom of this email or any future emails. We remain diligent in our efforts to ensure that we continue supporting you and our industry during this period. As more families shift to manage their studies and work remotely, and Americans seek both information and escape, we are proud and heartened to find books are the source that will sustain us through this challenging moment. From the authors, agents, publishers, and everyone who helps create them, to the readers who turn their pages, we’re grateful for you all. Stay safe. Cevin Bryerman, EVP and Publisher, Publishers Weekly Jim Milliot, VP and Editorial Director, Publishers Weekly Copyright © 2020 Publishers Weekly, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Publishers Weekly 71 W 23rd St Ste 1608 New York, NY 10010-4186