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ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books As part of the American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week, which runs through October 3, the organization has released a list of the 100 most banned and challenged books of the last decade. more Publishers Escape Fee Award as GSU E-Reserves Case Finally Ends After more than 12 years of litigation, 'Cambridge University Press et al v. Patton et al,' known better as the Georgia State University e-reserves case, has finally come to a conclusion. more Follett, Baker & Taylor Offer Business Update at Annual Summit During a recent webinar, executives from Baker & Taylor and parent company Follett described how the school and library market has changed in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. more Highlights of Next Week's Stars Black Buck Mateo Askaripour. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26 (400p) ISBN 978-0-358-38088-7 Read the Review » A Certain Hunger Chelsea G. Summers. Unnamed Press, $26 (240p) ISBN 978-1-951213-14-5 Read the Review » The Sea Gate Jane Johnson. Simon & Schuster Canada, $17.99 trade paperback (416p) ISBN 978-1-9821-4087-8 Read the Review » The Law of Innocence Michael Connelly. Brown, $29 (432p) ISBN 978-0-316-48562-3 Read the Review » Lazarus: A Killer Instinct Novel Lars Kepler, trans. from the Swedish by Neil Smith. Knopf, $28.95 (528p) ISBN 978-0-5933-1783-9 Read the Review » Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality Frank Wilczek. Penguin Press, $26 (272p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2379-0 Read the Review » The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog Kelly Conaboy. Grand Central, $27 (256p) ISBN 978-1-5387-1786-8 Read the Review » The French Laundry, Per Se Thomas Keller. Artisan, $75 (400p) ISBN 978-1-57965-849-6 Read the Review » Children's Books Once Upon a Winter Day Liza Woodruff. Holiday House/Ferguson, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8234-4099-3 Read the Review » The Secret Life of Sam Kim Ventrella. HarperCollins, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-294118-3 Read the Review » Class Act Jerry Craft. HarperAlley/Quill Tree, $12.99 paper (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-288551-7 Read the Review » The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love, & Truth Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson. Crown, $18.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-593-12161-0 Read the Review » Dear Justyce Nic Stone. Crown, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-984829-66-5 Read the Review » New Books and More New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 5, 2020 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about defeating a not-so-daunting dragon, a middle grade biography of a cultural icon, and a YA fantasy duology opener in which truth is bent by magic. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 5, 2020 This week, we highlight new books from Anneliese Mackintosh, Deborah Baker., and Ruby Hamad. more Nicola and David Yoon Launch YA Romance Imprint Starring Heroes of Color YA romance readers have a new reason to swoon: Random House Children's Books has announced the launch of an imprint led by bestselling authors and married couple Nicola and David Yoon, devoted to publishing teen love stories by and about people of color. more Rick Riordan on Wrapping Up His Trials of Apollo Series In 'The Tower of Nero,' the fifth and final book in the Trials of Apollo series, Rick Riordan brings his epic and bestselling saga to a conclusion—at least for now. PW spoke with Riordan about the end of this journey, and what to expect next. more Shortlist Announced for Inaugural Children's Book Prize for Social Justice The prize honors nonfiction books for young readers that represent urban life and themes of community, compassion, and equality. more Court Rules the DoJ's Case Against Bolton Can Go Forward A federal judge this week denied former national security adviser John Bolton’s motion to dismiss the government's case against him for breaching his nondisclosure agreements. more PW JobZone: Latest Jobs Professional Book Club Guru is seeking a new Online Book Club Account Executive Igram Content Group is seeking a new Client Relations Manager Chronicle Books LLC is seeking a new Associate Managing Editor Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone Top 10 Bestsellers 1 Rage Bob Woodward, Author 2 Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator 3 Solutions and Other Problems Allie Brosh, Author 4 The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Author 5 Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens, Author 6 Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author 7 My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Author, Mary Hartnett, With, Wendy W Williams, With 8 Just Feed Me: Simply Delicious Recipes from My Heart to Your Plate Jessie James Decker, Author 9 Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America Bill O'Reilly, Author 10 The Coast-To-Coast Murders James Patterson, Author, J D Barker, With Download a printable PDF of this bestsellers list. For more PW bestsellers lists, click here. Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: Andrew Albanese Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: Cevin Bryerman Follow PW on Facebook and Twitter. 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

Ohio Library Board Reverses Decision to End ALA Membership for 'Leaning to the Left' In seeking to end support for ALA, some library board members at the Medina County District Library in Ohio complained that the organization's support for racial and social justice issues was too politically partisan. more Librarian of Congress Taps USPTO Veteran Shira Perlmutter as Next Register of Copyrights In a statement, Hayden praised Perlmutter for her "deep knowledge of domestic and international copyright law and policy" and a "background in negotiating international intellectual property agreements.” Perlmutter will assume her role in late October. more Publishers Weekly’s LIVE from the Library Lounge: Rethinking Libraries in the Wake of Protests and the Pandemic Couldn't join us live? No problem, you can check out Tuesday's discussion with University of South Carolina professors R. David Lankes and Nicole A. Cooke here. More Win Powerful Debut on Racism and Fatphobia Fat acceptance advocate Stephanie Yeboah joins us on Sept. 30 to discuss Fattily Ever After. Enter to win a copy and join us for the interview. Get the details! (Sponsored) more Highlights of Next Week's Stars The Butchers’ Blessing Ruth Gilligan. Tin House, $25.95 (312p) ISBN 978-1-947793-78-1 Read the Review » Outlawed Anna North. Bloomsbury, $26 (272p) ISBN 978-1-63557-542-2 Read the Review » Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything Kristin Bair. Alcove, $16.99 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-643-85500-4 Read the Review » Hot to Trot: An Agatha Raisin Mystery M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green. Minotaur, $26.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-250-15775-1 Read the Review » The Frozen Crown Greta Kelly. Harper Voyager, $26.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-295695-8 Read the Review » The Killer’s Shadow: The FBI’s Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Dey Street, $27.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-307444-6 Read the Review » South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War Alice L. Baumgartner. Basic, $32 (368p) ISBN 978-1-5416-1778-0 Read the Review » Children's Books Two Many Birds Cindy Derby. Roaring Brook, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-250-23254-0 Read the Review » Becoming Muhammad Ali James Patterson and Kwame Alexander, illus. by Dawud Anyabwile. Little, Brown/Patterson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-3164-9816-6 Read the Review » Girl Giant and the Monkey King Van Hoang, illus. by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien. Roaring Brook, $17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-24041-5 Read the Review » Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home Edited by Adi Alsaid. Inkyard, $18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-335-14649-6 Read the Review » My Heart Underwater Laurel Flores Fantauzzo. Quill Tree, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-297228-6 Read the Review » New Books and More New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 28, 2020 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a family during Jim Crow from award-winning co-creators, a middle grade graphic novel following a band of adventurers, a YA novel about a teen with stand-up comedy aspirations, and more. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 28, 2020 This week, we highlight new books from Dave Chisholm, Ruth Stone, and Jon Butler. more In the Study, with a Typewriter: 100 Years of Agatha Christie Novels A century after the publication of Agatha Christie’s first mystery, 'PW' looks at her life and legacy. more 2020 Halloween Reads for Kids and Teens In honor of the upcoming holiday, we've put together a list of Halloween-themed books for young readers of all ages and horror thresholds—from a picture book about a timid ghost, to a middle grade primer on the history of witches, an anthology of YA vampire stories, and many more. more NSC Official Details a Politically Tainted Review Process for Bolton Memoir The senior official who led the prepublication review of John Bolton’s bestselling memoir 'The Room Where It Happened' suggested in a court filing that political appointees in the Trump administration did in fact abuse the review process in an attempt to suppress the book. more Book Fair Directors Say Live Shows Must Go On On the eve of the Gothenburg Book Fair, which runs September 24-28, director Frida Edman and Frankfurt's Juergen Boos have written an open letter saying virtual events are no substitute for live fairs. more PW JobZone: Latest Jobs Professional Book Club Guru is seeking a new Online Book Club Account Executive Independent Publishers Group is seeking a new Senior Editor or Director Verso Books is seeking a new Fellowship Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone Top 10 Bestsellers 1 Rage Bob Woodward, Author 2 Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator 3 Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens, Author 4 The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything Clea Shearer, Author, Joanna Teplin, Author 5 Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Michael Cohen, Author 6 The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author 7 Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America Bill O'Reilly, Author 8 Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life: A Cookbook Gina Homolka, Author 9 Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author 10 Troubled Blood Robert Galbraith, Author Download a printable PDF of this bestsellers list. For more PW bestsellers lists, click here. Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: Andrew Albanese Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: Cevin Bryerman Follow PW on Facebook and Twitter. 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

 

We Need to Talk About Audible Bestselling author Cory Doctorow on his crowdfunded effort to tip the scales against Audible's DRM-enforced market dominance. more PRH to Release Obama’s 'A Promised Land’ Globally in November The first volume of Barack Obama's long-anticipated presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' will be published globally in hardcover and digital formats on November 17, 2020, by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House. more Publishers Weekly’s LIVE from the Library Lounge: Rethinking Libraries in the Wake of Protests and the Pandemic Registration is now open for the first installment in PW's new free webinar series, which will feature a discussion with University of South Carolina professors R. David Lankes and Nicole A. Cooke. Back-to-School Savings with Mackin! Start the school year off right with hundreds of free titles and 150,000 e-books and audiobooks, on sale now until Oct. 31, courtesy of Mackin and our amazing publisher partners! Visit our distance learning essentials pages on mackin.com to access great information and links to additional free content and more today. (Sponsored) more Highlights of Next Week's Stars Big Girl, Small Town Michelle Gallen. Algonquin, $16.95 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-64375-089-7 Read the Review » Dark Horses Susan Mihalic. Scout, $27 (352p) ISBN 978-1-9821-3384-9 Read the Review » Butter Honey Pig Bread Francesca Ekwuyasi. rsenal Pulp, $19.95 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-55152-823-6 Read the Review » The Art of Violence S.J. Rozan. Pegasus Crime, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-64313-531-1 Read the Review » How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton, edited by Aracelis Girmay. BOA, $28 (278p) ISBN 978-1-950774-14-2 Read the Review » Every Day We Get More Illegal Juan Felipe Herrera. City Lights, $14.95 trade paper (88p) ISBN 978-0-87286-828-1 Read the Review » Conjure Rae Armantrout. Wesleyan Univ., $15.95 trade paper (152p) ISBN 978-0-8195-7997-3 Read the Review » First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country Thomas E. Ricks. Harper, $29.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-299745-6 Read the Review » The Best of Me: Essays David Sedaris. Little, Brown, $30 (400p) ISBN 978-0-316-62824-2 Read the Review » The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State Declan Walsh. Norton, $30 (352p) ISBN 978-0-393-24991-0 Read the Review » Children's Books The Blue Table Chris Raschka. Greenwillow, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-293776-6 Read the Review » The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore, illus. by Loren Long. HarperCollins, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-286946-3 Read the Review » The Christmas Barn John Churchman and Jennifer Churchman. Little Bee, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4998-1019-6 Read the Review » New Books and More New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 21, 2020 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a teacher's march for civil rights, a middle grade graphic novel update of Little Women, a YA fantasy novel following an esoteric bookseller on the lam, and more. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 21, 2020 This week, we highlight new books from Carl Rollyson, David Hajdu, and Bill Clegg. more Sargent Leaving Macmillan Citing “disagreements regarding the direction of Macmillan,” Holtzbrinck announced this morning that John Sargent will leave as CEO of the company at the end of the year. more 2020 NBA Longlists Announced The National Book Foundation has announced the 2020 National Book Award longlists. The five finalists for each award will be named on October 6, and the winners for each will be announced during a virtual ceremony on November 18. more 2020 CBC Diversity Award Winners Announced The awards are given each year in honor of children's book professionals who have helped create and promote diverse titles for young readers. more HC, S&S Name Company-Wide Diversity Executives As part of an industry-wide effort to reckon with issues of diversity in trade book publishing, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have each named new high-ranking staffers to address issues of diversity at their companies. more Bookstore Sales Fell 24.6% in July The July results were an improvement over steeper sales drops in recent months, but sales through the first seven months of 2020 are down 31.6%. more PW JobZone: Latest Jobs Independent Publishers Group is seeking a new Digital Print Associate Astra Publishing House is seeking a new Publicity Director, Astra House Hachette Book Group is seeking a new Editorial Director, Nonfiction, Grand Central Publishing Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone Top 10 Bestsellers 1 Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Michael Cohen, Author 2 Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator 3 Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author 4 Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Jay Shetty, Author 5 Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America Bill O'Reilly, Author 6 Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss Jenna Bush Hager, Author 7 Live Free or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink Sean Hannity, Author 8 Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Author 9 Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 51) J D Robb, Author 10 The Harbinger II: The Return Jonathan Cahn, Author Download a printable PDF of this bestsellers list. For more PW bestsellers lists, click here. Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: Andrew Albanese Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: Cevin Bryerman Follow PW on Facebook and Twitter. 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

 

Are You Ready to Stand in the Gap? PW columnist Nicole A. Cooke on ways to turn antiracist knowledge and education into action. more Parneshia Jones Named Director of Northwestern University Press Parneshia Jones, an 18-year veteran at Northwestern University Press, most recently serving as trade editorial director, was named director. She is the first Black person in the press's 127-year history to hold that position. more Publishers Weekly’s LIVE from the Library Lounge: Rethinking Libraries in the Wake of Protests and the Pandemic Registration is now open for the first installment in PW's new free webinar series, which will feature a discussion with University of South Carolina professors R. David Lankes and Nicole A. Cooke. Back to School Sale Support students in your community and save up to 50% on thousands of e-books and audiobooks, including picture books, titles for beginning readers, middle grade chapter books, YA and teen reads, test prep and study guides, and diverse reads. (Sponsored) more Highlights of Next Week's Stars The Prophets Robert Jones, Jr. Putnam, $27 (400p) ISBN 978-0-593-08568-4 Read the Review » Here Is the Beehive Sarah Crossan. Little, Brown, $26 (280p) ISBN 978-0-3164-2858-3 Read the Review » Stillicide Cynan Jones. Catapult, $15.95 trade paper (176p) ISBN 978-1-64622-013-7 Read the Review » Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Christopher Fowler. Bantam, $28.99 (464p) ISBN 978-0-525-48592-6 Read the Review » Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938–1941 Alan Allport. Knopf, $40 (608p) ISBN 978-0-451-49474-0 Read the Review » The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams David S. Brown. Scribner, $30 (464p) ISBN 978-1-98212-823-4 Read the Review » The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women—and Women to Medicine Janice P. Nimura. Norton, $27.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-393-63554-6 Read the Review » Alfred Hair: Heart of the Highwaymen Gary Monroe. Univ. Press of Florida, $40 (208p) ISBN 978-0-8130-6670-7 Read the Review » Children's Books Julián at the Wedding Jessica Love. Candlewick, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5362-1238-9 Read the Review » Jacob’s Fantastic Flight Philip Waechter, trans. from the German by Elisabeth Lauffer. Blue Dot Kids, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-73312-126-2 Read the Review » Everything Naomi Loved Katie Yamasaki and Ian Lendler, illus. by Katie Yamasaki. Norton, $18.95 (48p) ISBN 978-1-324-00491-2 Read the Review » Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon Simran Jeet Singh, illus. by Baljinder Kaur. Kokila, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-525555094 Read the Review » Forget This Ever Happened Cassandra Rose Clarke. Holiday House, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-82344-608-7 Read the Review » New Books and More New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 14, 2020 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about children's experiences around the world, a middle grade series starter about an odd couple of friends, and a YA novel about a Korean American teen vying for a spot in a K-pop band. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 14, 2020 This week, we highlight new books from Alex Ross, Natasha Lester, and David Nasaw. more 2020 Pandemic Novels for Young Readers In a case of art imitating life, pandemics feature in a number of recent and forthcoming children's and YA novels. We've rounded up a selection of new and soon-to-be released titles to check out. more A Place at the Table: Cookbooks for Fall 2020 Authors of color push back against the overwhelming whiteness of cookbook publishing. more July Sales Jumped in Trade, Fell in Education Sales of adult books rose 20.9% in the month over July 2019 and sales in the children/young adult category increased 14.5%. more The World of Dav Pilkey: Reigning Dogs and Cats Even for an artist of prolific energy, the past year has been an unusually fast-paced creative whirlwind for Dav Pilkey. PW recently got a peek at what’s coming from Pilkey, including a graphic novel series launch and a new Dog Man caper. more PW JobZone: Latest Jobs Farcountry Press is seeking a new Production Director Fox Chapel Publishing Co. is seeking a new Acquisitions Editor Simon & Schuster is seeking a new SENIOR MANAGER, DIGITAL & SOCIAL MARKETING, CHILDREN'S BOOKS Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone Top 10 Bestsellers 1 Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9), Volume 9 Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator 2 All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Author 3 Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Author 4 Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author 5 The Harbinger II: The Return Jonathan Cahn, Author 6 Logan Likes Mary Anne! (the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #8), Volume 8 Ann M Martin, Author, Gale Galligan, Illustrator 7 Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Author 8 Elena Ferrante - New Novel Elena Ferrante, Author, Ann Goldstein, Translator 9 Untamed Glennon Doyle, Author 10 Big Preschool School Zone Publishing, Author Download a printable PDF of this bestsellers list. For more PW bestsellers lists, click here. Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: Andrew Albanese Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: Cevin Bryerman Follow PW on Facebook and Twitter. 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

 

The Big Indie Books of Fall 2020 A roundup of some of the best books from small presses and university presses due out this season. more Publishers, Internet Archive Agree to Yearlong Discovery Plan in Lawsuit Over Book Scanning The parties outlined a litany of issues that suggest a potentially sensitive and complex litigation. more 'PW' Announces New Nonfiction Reviews Editor, Writer-at-Large Harmony Difo joins 'Publishers Weekly' as nonfiction reviews editor, and Zoe Christen Jones has been hired in a newly created writer-at-large position, which includes a new column on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the book business. more What It Means to Be Black in Trump’s America A collection of impassioned, powerful essays, Why Didn’t We Riot?: A Black Man in Trumpland speaks to and for the millions of Black and Brown people who were effectively pushed back to the back of the bus in the Trump era. Award-winning journalist Issac J. Bailey explains why the country’s fate in 2020 and beyond is largely in their hands. (Sponsored) more Highlights of Next Week's Stars Kraft Jonas Lüscher, trans. from the German by Tess Lewis. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26 (224p) ISBN 978-0-374-18214-4 Read the Review » Sergeant Salinger Jerome Charyn. Bellevue, $28.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-942658-82-5 Read the Review » Moonflower Murders Anthony Horowitz. Harper, $28.99 (608p) ISBN 978-0-06-295545-6 Read the Review » Take It Back Kia Abdullah. St. Martin’s, $27.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-27301-7 Read the Review » From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA Pete Croatto. Atria, $27 (336p) ISBN 978-1-9821-0395-8 Read the Review » Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel Rachel Holmes. Bloomsbury, $40 (960p) ISBN 978-1-4088-8041-8 Read the Review » We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence Becky Cooper. Grand Central, $28 (464p) ISBN 978-1-5387-4683-7 Read the Review » Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers Crystal Downing. Broadleaf, $24.99 (200p) ISBN 978-1-5064-6275-2 Read the Review » Children's Books I Am Every Good Thing Derrick Barnes, illus. by Gordon C. James. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-5255-1877-8 Read the Review » The Little Mermaid Jerry Pinkney. Little, Brown, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-316-44031-8 Read the Review » A Polar Bear in the Snow Mac Barnett, illus. by Shawn Harris. Candlewick, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0396-7 Read the Review » My Rainbow DeShanna Neal and Trinity Neal, illus. by Art Twink. Kokila, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-9848-1460-9 Read the Review » A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Laura Taylor Namey. Atheneum, $18.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-5344-7124-5 Read the Review » New Books and More New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 7, 2020 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about two friends preparing to be separated by a move, a middle grade novel about a tomboy, and a YA thriller in which teens band together against a bully. more PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 7, 2020 This week, we highlight new books from Ann Cleeves, Nancy Pearl, and J.D. Robb. more Judge Issues Sweeping Order Against E-book Piracy Operation A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction against a major e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library, after the operators of the site failed to respond to a lawsuit filed in July by the Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, Penguin Random House, and a number of bestselling authors. more PRH Reports U.S. Sales Up 5.2% in First Half of 2020 A good performance in the U.S. plus higher digital and online sales helped to soften the blow of the Covid-19 pandemic across Penguin Random House's global operations in the first half of 2020, parent company Bertelsmann said. more Bertelsmann, HarperCollins Show Interest in S&S Could the Big Five soon be the Big Four? This week executives at Penguin Random House's parent company expressed interest in buying Simon & Schuster, while HarperCollins executives have indicated the company is also exploring a deal. more Wiley Posts Q1 Gains Led by Digital Sales Boost Higher sales of a range of digital and online products offset continued declines in print revenue, leading to a 2% increase in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 at John Wiley & Sons. more PW JobZone: Latest Jobs Peter Lang Publishing is seeking a new Acquisitions Editor, Media & Comm Independent Publishers Group is seeking a new Publisher Development Administrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is seeking a new Designer Find out about these and other great jobs at PW JobZone Top 10 Bestsellers 1 Midnight Sun Stephenie Meyer, Author 2 His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope Jon Meacham, Author, John Lewis, Afterword by 3 Live Free or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink Sean Hannity, Author 4 Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Author 5 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Author 6 Big Preschool School Zone Publishing, Author 7 Untamed Glennon Doyle, Author 8 Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Mary L Trump, Author 9 Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth Brian Stelter, Author 10 How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X Kendi, Author Download a printable PDF of this bestsellers list. For more PW bestsellers lists, click here. Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: Andrew Albanese Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: Cevin Bryerman Follow PW on Facebook and Twitter. 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