 
Today’s virtual Adult Book & Author
Dinner, set to begin 5:30 p.m. EDT, will be hosted by Zerlina Maxwell, an
MSNBC political analyst, co-host of the radio show Signal Boost, and author
of the forthcoming The End
of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide (Hachette Book
Group).
Maxwell be joined on the
panel by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, who will be discussing When the Light of the World Was
Subdued, Our Songs Came Through (Norton); writer Carmen Maria
Machado, who will be presenting her comic book debut, The Low, Low Woods (DC);
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar who will be unveiling This Is What America Looks Like
(Dey Street); and Rebecca Roanhorse who will be talking about her fantasy
novel Black Sun
(Saga), the first installment of a new epic fantasy trilogy.
BookExpo 2020: Rebecca Roanhorse Offers Readers a
Different Fantasy World
The prolific author's latest novel, Black Sun, is an epic fantasy set in pre-Columbian America, more »   Grab a Galley @ BookExpo Get your hands on over 80 fantastic titles in PW’s grand giveaway. This extensive collection spans every age and category from a sweet picture book written and illustrated by Jeff Bridges and his daughter to a pair of hilarious and heartfelt memoirs penned by some of the funniest comedians working today. Stock up on the titles everyone will be talking about here! 
BookExpo: 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar to Take the Stage at the
Adult Book & Author Dinner
The congresswoman will be discussing her memoir, This Is What America Looks Like. Read Our Review Here »  
BookExpo 2020: Zerlina Maxwell Looks to Heal the Liberal
Divide
With The End of White Politics, MSNBC political analyst Maxwell lays out what Democrats need to do to win the House, Senate, and White House. more » 
BookExpo 2020: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Discusses
New Anthology
Joy Harjo, recently named to her second term as U.S. Poet Laureate, will preview the forthcoming poetry anthology When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through. Read Our Review Here »  
BookExpo 2020: Machado Unveils First Graphic Novel
Bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado will discuss the forthcoming The Low, Low Woods at BookExpo Online's Adult Book & Author Dinner. more »
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Three Cheers for Porter Square
Porter Square Books is PW's Bookstore of the Year this
year, and in our latest issue, we highlighted
just why it's so special. In Italy, book sales
took a huge hit in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. And the
Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipients for 2020 have been
announced. PW editorial director Jim Milliot joined All
Things Considered last night to discuss how the
pandemic is affecting publishing. In New York City, the public
library systems are discussing
whether to open up a grab-and-go pickup service, the City
reports. And Joyce Carol Oates has won France's
€200,000 Cino del Luca World Prize.
Porter Square Books: PW’s Bookstore of the Year
A Cambridge bookstore goes from good to great after changing hands. more » 
Italy Reports Huge Decline in Book Sales
The Italian publishing industry sold eight million fewer books in the first four months of 2020 than 2019, and bookstores ceded ground to online bookstores. Publishers hope that promotions will help them rebound. more »  
2020 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients
Announced
The Amazon Literary Partnership has announced $1 million in grant funding to 66 organizations across the publishing industry. more » 
WORD Bookstore and Authors Team Up for Charity
All this week WORD Bookstores in Brooklyn and New Jersey will donate 10% of the purchase prices of books by a rotating group of authors to a different charity each day. more » 
Can There Be Book Deals Without Meals?
With restaurants closed and publishing lunches a thing of the past, Harper's Sara Nelson considers the future of book acquisitions. more » 
Apple Books Bestsellers: Hunger Games Reigns
Supreme Once More
Suzanne Collins has fought her way back to the top of the Apple Books store's bestseller list with her latest novel in the Hunger Games universe, 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.' more »  
Lambda Literary Awards Special Honors
Jericho Brown, Jane Wagner, and Brian Lam will be given special honors at the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards for their contributions to literature, publishing, and the LGBT community. more » 
Duncan Lien Wins German Translation Prize
Duncan Lien, a Ph.D. candidate at Penn State University, has won the $2,500 Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York. more »
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'Kant’s Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write: An Autobiography
in Essays' by Claire Messud "These intimate, contemplative and probing essays reveal Messud’s rich inner life and generosity of spirit." more »   
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Girls Write Now honored a recent event's two
keynote speakers, Rosayra Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo, authors of
'The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border' (HarperOne),
with the Agent of Change Award earlier this month. The event, held on Zoom,
was emceed by Carolina Alduey, multicultural talent manager and PR
professional, and introduced by Judith Curr, president and publisher of the
HarperOne Group, and Lulu Martinez, marketing manager at HarperCollins, who
will be translating the introduction into Spanish. Pictured here are some of
the young women who attended the event and performed some of their own work.
Each was sent a copy of 'The Book of Rosy.'
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BookExpo Is Back...Online
BookExpo is back this
week in a digital version, and PW will be keeping you
updated on all the happenings throughout the week. In children's news, J.K.
Rowling has released the
first serialization of a new story, a fairy tale she wrote a
decade ago for her children. And commission reps discuss the
ups and downs they foresee in their future. Former vice president
and current presidential candidate Joe Biden has called for
Amazon to start paying taxes, CNBC reports, while in France,
billionaires are working to keep publisher Lagardère out of the
hands of a London-based hedge fund. And a New York Times
feature takes a deep dive into copyright and authorship in the world of
wolf-kink erotic fiction.
BookExpo 2020: Celebrating Books and Authors Online
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, BookExpo and BookCon are offering six days of virtual book programming in lieu of an in-person show. more » 
J.K. Rowling Releases First Serialization of New
Story Online
J.K. Rowling made a surprise announcement this morning that she is releasing online in serialization the first installments of a story she wrote 10 years ago for her children, called 'The Ickabog.' more » 
Adult Book & Author Dinner: May 27
Five of the most important and varied voices in 2020 adult literature will take the virtual stage for the Adult Book & Author Dinner on May 27 at 5:30 PM ET during BookExpo Online! Tune in for this highly anticipated event featuring Joy Harjo, Carmen Maria Machado, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rebecca Roanhorse and Zerlina Maxwell at Facebook.com/BookExpo. (Sponsored) more »  
Commission Reps See Challenges Ahead—As Well As
Opportunities
As stores slowly reopen, commission reps see a host of issues they will need to navigate to have a successful second half of 2020. more » 
EDC on Track for Record First Quarter
After a scare in March, the first quarter of its new fiscal year, Educational Development Corporation said that it now expects to have a record first period with sales between $36.5 million and $38.5 million. more » 
Book Deals: Week of May 25, 2020
Among the big deals this week are Robin Desser’s first acquisition in her new role as editor-in-chief at Random House and Delacorte’s purchase of Kelly Oxford’s YA debut. more » 
This Week's Bestsellers: May 25, 2020
‘The Henna Artist,’ Alka Joshi’s debut novel and the Reese’s Book Club pick for May, debuts at #16 in hardcover fiction. Plus a pair of backlist titles offering advice on coping with adversity have seen renewed interest since Covid-19 took hold in the U.S., and Scott Turow returns for ‘The Last Trial.’ more »  
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Denver's BookBar Switches Up Business Model
Denver's BookBar bookstore is marking its seventh anniversary in business by changing its business model to provide services beyond retail, such as a literary imprint, BookBar Press, and a writers-in-residence program. more » 
Poetry Coalition Launches New Fellowship Program
The network of poetry organizations has launched the Poetry Coalition Fellowship program, a three-year pilot program that will offer paid fellowship positions to five fellows per year. more » 
Connelly, Tapper to Raise Money for Binc
Author Michael Connelly and CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper will be in conversation this Thursday in an event benefiting independent bookstores by raising money for the Binc Foundation. more »
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Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles releasing this week, including 'The Shooting at Château Rock,' 'A Private Cathedral,' 'Parachutes,' and more. »  Review of the Day: 'Who
We’re Reading When We’re Reading Murakami' by David Karashima "Karashima, a Japanese novelist, makes his English-language debut with this illuminating look at the 'Murakami phenomenon,' which saw Haruki Murakami rise from being little-known outside Japan to global popularity." more » 
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A New Page for the RWA?
The Romance Writers of America had a tough winter filled with
controversy around diversity, and as a result, its RITA Awards ceremony this
year was canceled long before the coronavirus reared its head. But the RWA
has now announced that it will retire the
awards permanently and replace them with a new award, the Vivian,
named after RWA founder Vivian Stephens. In big book news, Bill Clinton and
James Patterson are back, with a new
standalone novel due next summer. In Canada, bookstores are
reopening in a challenging environment. In San Francisco, Zyzzyva,
which SF Weekly calls the city's "crown jewel literary
journal," turns 35 this
year. The Guardian notes that this year's Orwell prize for
fiction shortlist may give readers
flashbacks to the 2019 Booker prize. And the Croatian author Masa
Kolanovic has won the EU
Prize for Literature.
RWA Retires RITA Awards, Debuts the 'Vivian' After
a Winter of Controversy
The Romance Writers of America will permanently retire its annual RITA Awards, which it has presented annually since 1982, and introduce a new award, the Vivian, following a controversy related to issues of diversity at the organization over the winter. more » 
Bill Clinton and James Patterson Announce Next
Novel Together
President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson will cowrite a second novel together, 'The President's Daughter,' to be published jointly by Alfred A. Knopf and Little, Brown in June 2021. more » 
Ennis and Holden’s
'The Stringbags' Soars A biplane torpedo bomber in an age of monoplanes, the Swordfish was underpowered and outgunned; an obsolete museum piece, an embarrassment. Its crews fully expected to be shot from the skies. Instead, they flew the ancient “stringbags” and became legendary. Based on the true story of the Royal Navy’s Swordfish crews, 'The Stringbags' is an epic tale of young men facing death in an aircraft almost out of time. (Sponsored) more »  
As Canadian Bookstores Reopen, Challenges Await
Indigo has reopened less than 10% of its bookstores across Canada and will close 15 outlets permanently this summer. In Winnipeg, McNally Robinson says customers are returning, but sales are still down 60% from last year. more » 
In Support of Indie Bookstores, Dozens of Illustrators
Send Art
More than 50 of the nation’s leading children's book illustrators have joined together, sending packages of art for free to independent bookstores, which the stores are then giving away to customers who place online orders. more » 
Religious Publishers Hope to Guide the Grieving
Faith-based titles seek to provide healing and hope after loss. more » 
New Books Embrace the Wisdom of Death
Death is a part of life, but much of modern society has shunned this fact to its great detriment, according to several forthcoming books on religion and spirituality this year. more » 
Candlewick Launches Online Summer 'Camp'
School closures and remote learning may extend well into the next school year for many students. In the interim, Candlewick Press has launched a program for children and teens wondering what to do with their long summer days amid the pandemic. more » 
Revenge Served Hot and Cold: PW Talks with Camilla
Läckberg
Faye, a humiliated and belittled wife from Fjällbacka, Sweden, executes racy revenge on her unfaithful husband in Läckberg’s The Golden Cage (Knopf, July). more » 
Obituary: Karen Blumenthal
Children's book author and journalist Karen Blumenthal, widely recognized for her works of narrative nonfiction addressing complicated subject matters, died on May 19, following a heart attack. She was 61. more »
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Review of the Day:
'The Night Swim' by
Megan Goldin "Goldin casts a searing light on small-town politics and how bias can affect the way people view rape victims and their alleged assailants. " more » 
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Author Rosemary DiBattista, who writes the
Italian Kitchen Mysteries series (Penguin) under the pen name Rosie Genova,
poses with her most essential book as part of the #BooksAreEssential
campaign.
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Publishers Took a Covid-19 Hit In March
The pandemic's effect on publishers in March was palpable, with sales falling
8.4% in the month. The news comes as bookstores
continue to cautiously open nationwide. At Astra Publishing House,
a swath of new
hires sees Ben Schrank take over as publisher and COO, with New
York Times books alum Maria Russo named editorial director of the imprint
mineditionUS. Shakespeare's Globe theater may close
permanently due to the Covid-19 lockdown, reports CNN. And
Waterstones, according to the Guardian, plans to put its books
under a 72-hour quarantine before selling them to customers.
Publisher Sales Fell 8.4% in March
Industry sales fell 8.4% in March compared to a year ago at publishers that report to AAP's StatShot program. Sales in the trade segments has small increases in the month, but sales in all other categories declined. more » 
Schrank Named to Head Astra Publishing House
Backed by Thinkingdom Media Group, Astra Publishing House has launched a new adult division, which will join children's publishing divisions Boyds Mills & Kane and minedition in the new company. Former Holt head Ben Schrank is publisher and COO of APH, and Maria Russo, former 'New York Times' children’s books editor, has been named editorial director of mineditionUS. more » 
BookExpo Online:
May 26 – 29, 2020 Join us for BookExpo Online, featuring authors, experts, and peers sharing great work and ideas! Programming includes the popular Adult and Children’s Book Breakfasts (now dinners!), where literary giants and celebrity authors join us in conversation, and the BookExpo Buzz sessions, where we’ll explore the breakout titles slated to become bestsellers. Tune in at Facebook.com/BookExpo. (Sponsored) more » 
Photo Essay: Bookstores Are Opening, Cautiously,
Across the Country
After two months of nationwide lockdowns due to Covid-19, many bookstores are slowly and cautiously reopening as states loosen restrictions. more » 
Diversion Debuts Nonfiction Podcast Series
Diversion Publishing is launching Diversion Podcasts, a new production unit and podcast studio that will develop and release original nonfiction audio series hosted by veteran nonfiction authors. more »  
Watson Steps Down at PubWest
Kent Watson will step down from his role as executive director of PubWest on June 12, and the organization will begin searches for an interim, and permanent, executive director shortly. more » 
PEN America Creates Freedom to Write Index
PEN America has released its inaugural PEN America Freedom to Write Index, a new annual global count of writers and public intellectuals unjustly detained or imprisoned worldwide. more » 
E.U. Prize for Literature Winners Announced
Thirteen authors have been announced as winners of the 2020 European Union Prize for Literature. more » 
NYPL 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists
Announced
The New York Public Library has announced the finalists for the 20th annual Young Lions Fiction Award. more »
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'Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering' by Joanna Gaines is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » 
Review of the Day: 'The Ballad of Songbirds and
Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)' by Suzanne Collins
"Collins continues her unflinching exploration of power and morality in this prequel set 64 years prior to the events of the Hunger Games trilogy." more » 
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Rebecca Roque, winner of this year's Mystery
Writers of America/Minotaur Books First Novel competition for her forthcoming
novel 'Till Human Voices Wake Us,' works as an ICU nurse on a Covid-19 unit
in Phoenix, Ariz. Pictured here is Roque when she's not writing.
Courtesy Minotaur Books
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Everything Is Dystopian Enough, Thanks
As our own world grows more dystopian by the day, editors across
the industry are shying away
from acquiring dystopian fiction. At Simon & Schuster and in
the book business more broadly, Carolyn Reidy leaves behind
a rich legacy. At Hachette Book Group, a new
assistance program aims to aid independent bookstores. The New
York Times takes a look at how publishers are
snapping up coronavirus books, while the Washington Post
has launched a virtual
literary event calendar. The Internet Archive has bought
Seattle’s Bop Street Records. And literary agent Frances Goldin has died at 95.
In Pandemic, Dystopian Fiction Loses Its Luster for
Editors
The renewed interest in dystopian tales following the election of Donald Trump seems to be dying down as, with the globe seized by a pandemic and millions of Americans hunkered down because of shelter-at-home orders, editors say they are interested in lighter fare—mostly. more » 
Carolyn Reidy’s Rich Legacy
The S&S CEO left behind a prospering publishing company and earned the respect and affection of the book world. more »  
HBG Launches Indie Bookstore Assistance Program
Hachette Book Group is launching a new program to assist in the reopening of independent bookstores. The program is intended to help stores recover from the impact of Covid-19 on their businesses, as well as to aid them in reopening. more » 
Obituary: Frances Goldin
Longtime literary agent and left-wing activist Frances Goldin died on Saturday. She was 95. more » 
Book Deals: Week of May 18, 2020
Among the big deals this week are a new book by rapper Gucci Mane, a memoir of addiction and recovery by a politician and her son, and a nonfiction book by the cocreator of Showtime’s 'Billions.' more » 
This Week's Bestsellers: May 18, 2020
‘All Adults Here’ by Emma Straub, the May Read with Jenna pick, debuts at #5 in hardcover fiction. Plus Mary Kay Andrews and Jennifer Weiner release their summer reads, and Katherine Applegate returns with ‘The One and Only Bob.’ more »  
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WNDB Opens Applications for Walter Grants
We Need Diverse Books announced that the 2020 Walter Dean Myers Grants for writers from diverse communities are open for applications on May 31 and will accept submissions until June 30. more » 
Sonia Purnell Wins Plutarch Award
'A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II' (Viking) by Sonia Purnell has won the 2020 Plutarch Award for the Best Biography of 2019, which is presented by the Biographers International Organization. more » 
AIGA Names 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2019 Winners
The professional association for design has announced the results of its competition, which recognizes design that "successfully demonstrate design excellence in the book and cover categories." more » 
Last Call: Health and Wellness Books
Deadline: May 22. This feature will cover books on indoor and outdoor exercise and physical activity (forest bathing, anyone?), plus stress-management techniques and related health topics that resonate in the current moment. Pub. dates: July–November. New titles only, please; no reprints. Please email pitches and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com by no later than May 22 and put “Call for Info: Health & Wellness” in the subject line. more »
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at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck' by William Souder "Journalist Souder presents a comprehensive, eloquent exploration of the life and career of John Steinbeck." more » 
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The Other Shoe Drops
Book sales may be holding strong overall, but that's not at all
the case at brick-and-mortar bookstores, where sales dropped
a whopping 33.4% in March as physical retailers across the country
took a hit. In the U.K., the wholesaler Bertram Group
is up for sale. Red Wheel Weiser has launched a
Buddhist-inspired nonfiction imprint, Dharma Spring. And
independent booksellers across the country are planning
digital celebrations for the new Hunger Games book. At the Guardian,
a new piece details how Francophone African authors are fighting for
publishing independence from French imprints. The New York
Times also turns its eye to African literature with a feature on
Afrolit Sans Frontieres, a digital African literary festival. Entertainment
Weekly brings together four major LGBTQ authors for a conversation
on the rise of queer literature. And YouTube has put together a
video featuring bestselling
authors sharing what they're reading during quarantine.
Bookstore Sales Plunged 33.4% in March
With many stores closing in March, bookstore sales tumbled 33.4% in the month compared to March 2019, according to preliminary estimates reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. more » 
U.K. Wholesaler Bertram Group Is Up for Sale
Bertram Group, one of the top U.K. book wholesale companies, is up for sale. An advertisement online notes that the company had a turnover of £250 million last year, with a gross profit of £9 million. more » 
BMI Confab Looks at Printing During the Pandemic
Analysts at the Book Manufacturers Institute’s Spring Management Conference were optimistic about the recovery of the printing sector and the overall economy despite the severe impact of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. more » 
Indies Plan Digital Celebrations for New Hunger
Games Book
The long-awaited prequel to the Hunger Game series will hit bookstores next Tuesday, but readers across the country will not be able to go inside those stores to celebrate the release. We spoke with three indie bookstores that are offering promotions and events during a challenging time. more »  
Red Wheel Weiser Launches New Imprint
Red Wheel Weiser’s Dharma Spring is a nonfiction imprint focusing on “works inspired by Buddhist wisdom to help people work with today’s challenges,” according to the publisher. Its first book will be released in October. more » 
German Bookstores Rebound After Reopening
Since stores began reopening on April 20, German bookstores are back to 80% to 85% of comparable sales from the same period last year. more » 
A Virtual Bologna: One Agent's Experience
Marietta B. Zacker of the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency shares her reflections on connecting with clients during the pandemic through the Bologna Children's Book Fair's virtual event. more » 
The Bookcoin: A New Way to Buy Children's Books in
Italy
Amid the disruption of the pandemic, independent bookshop members of the Italian Children's Booksellers Association are developing projects to support their community, including a new currency that could be used to buy books. more »  
Susan Miller Interrogates 'Monogamy'
A couple’s long idyllic life together comes under scrutiny in the author's latest novel. more » 
SIBA Moves Fall Conference Online
The Southern Independent Bookstore Alliance has canceled its fall regional show in New Orleans and is moving the event online. more » 
Bryan Washington Wins Dylan Thomas Prize
The author taks home the £30,000 International Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut short story collection, 'Lot.' more » 
Indigenous Voices Award Finalists Announced
Twenty-one finalists are vying for this year's Indigenous Voices Awards, which give a total C$30,000 to published and unpublished Canadian works in English and French. more »
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Nonfiction for her book 'Mosi Musa: A True Tale About a Baby Monkey Raised by
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