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Children's Lit Community Stays Positive Private equity firms continue to invest in the educational publishing space, with Francisco Partners scooping up Follett School Solutions this week. Children's Institute 9 closed on a hopeful note, as conference-goers reflected on a year marked by resilience and creative problem-solving. After an up week, print book sales dropped again last week as nonfiction sales continue to struggle. PW talked with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich and bestselling fraternal author duo Lee and Andrew Child about their new books. The New Yorker takes a look at the state of library e-book lending in a world of apps and increasing corporate ownership over the products libraries lend. Talking Influence lays out how social media is reinventing the book club. And the historian Robert Middlekauff has died at 91. Equity Firm Buys Follett School Solutions Follett Corp. has sold its K-12 software and content division, Follett School Solutions, to the investment firm Francisco Partners. Britten Follett, who remains in a leadership role at FSS, said that the deal gives the company more funding to expand in the educational technology space. more » Children's Institute 9: Sales and Moods Up as Conference Draws to a Close The ninth annual American Booksellers Association Children’s Institute came to a close on Wednesday, marking the second year that the indie bookseller gathering was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. more » Keys to Parenting with Clarity and Self-Control Through stories of her work with families, author Claire Lerner empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. (Sponsored) more » Nonfiction Declines Led to 2.3% Drop in Print Book Sales Last Week Unit sales of adult fiction print titles rose 18.7% last week, but that wasn't enough to offset more declines in nonfiction. more » B&NE Post Gains in Q1 of Fiscal 2022 The reopening of most campus stores and higher sales of digital products lifted revenue at Barnes & Noble Education 17.6% in the first quarter ended July 31, 2021, over the comparable period a year ago. more » Make Your Fall Plans Around These New Releases From absorbing fiction that will transport you to potent memoirs and headline-grabbing nonfiction, Algonquin Books’ upcoming releases are not to be missed. (Sponsored) more » A Ghost Persists: PW Talks with Louise Erdrich Erdrich’s 'The Sentence' (Harper, Nov.) centers on the haunting of a Minneapolis bookstore by the ghost of a well-meaning white woman who fabricated an Indigenous identity. more » A Reacher Relay Race: PW Talks with Lee and Andrew Child Brothers Lee and Andrew Child collaborate on their second Jack Reacher thriller, 'Better Off Dead' (Delacorte, Oct.). more » Executive Coordinator - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. - New York, NY. Associate Reviews Editor - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Adoption Sales Representative - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. - New York, NY. Senior Editor - Insight Editions - Los Angeles, CA. Sr. Acquisitions Editor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group - Guilford, . VIEW ALL » Job Moves Melody Kellis has been named associate creative director at Amazon Publishing. Tyler Freidenrich has been named associate creative director at Amazon Publishing. Danielle Keir has been promoted to publicity manager at Berkley. Kari Webb, formerly intern at Macmillan’s Square Fish, has joined Random House Children’s Books as managing editorial assistant. Kristin Schulz has been promoted to assistant director of school & library at Random House Children's Books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Kentucky Gets a New Store for Kids: Plaid Elephant Books, a new children's bookstore, has opened in Danville. L.A.'s Destination for Plants and Books: Lost Books is a quirky plant and book store in Montrose, just outside Los Angeles. Maine Mini-Chain Adds Two New Stores: Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop continues its expansion, with stores opening in Topsham and Windham. 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 'People We Meet on Vacation' by Emily Henry is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland' by Dick Lehr "Pulitzer finalist Lehr delivers... a chilling and finely wrought portrait of the threat of political extremism." more » Students at Mponda Primary in Balaka, Malawi, head back to school with books from Book Aid International's Inspiring Readers program, which sets up libraries in schools across sub-Saharan Africa. Courtesy Book Aid International PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   The Shows Must, and Do, Go On At the American Booksellers Association's ninth annual Children’s Institute, publishers and booksellers have embraced a rapidly evolving literary landscape. The Frankfurt Book Fair will go ahead in person in October, while the Beijing Book Fair has announced its new dates after rescheduling from last week. The U.S. Copyright Office has weighed in on Maryland's new library e-book law, which is supported by the American Library Association but not the Association of American Publishers. Salman Rushdie will serialize his new novella on Substack, making him the latest big-name author to utilize the newsletter platform. The Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education has announced the inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award to recognize excellence in literature for the youngest readers. PRH parent company Bertelsmann, fresh off a big first half of the year financially, is looking to acquire and invest in more companies, according to Reuters. The owner of a book printing business in Albany, N.Y., has pled guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud, according to the Times Union. And Civil War historian and biographer Stephen B. Oates has died at 85. Children's Institute 9: Publishers, Booksellers Embrace New Landscape Children's Institute 9 is taking place virtually for the second year in a row and both publishers and booksellers are brainstorming on best practices for pivoting to meet customer demand in a new book retailing landscape. more » Frankfurt Confirms In-Person Fair, Limits Daily Attendees to 25,000 The Frankfurt Book Fair has once again confirmed that the fair will proceed with live, in-person events, this October 20-24. To protect the health of fairgoers, it will limit total daily attendees to 25,000. more » Copyright Office Weighs in on Maryland Library E-book Law In an opinion issued this week, U.S. Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter concluded that Maryland’s new library e-book law is “likely” preempted by federal copyright law. more » Salman Rushdie to Serialize New Novella on Substack Salman Rushdie will serialize a new novella, 'The Seventh Wave,' on a new Substack e-newsletter, 'Salman's Sea of Stories,' in addition to releasing new short stories via the platform. more » Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award Announced The Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education has announced the creation of the Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award for excellence in literature for the youngest readers. more » Beijing Book Fair Rescheduled After being postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, the fair will be held from September 14 to 18. more » Hachette Livre Deputy CEO to Speak at Frankfurt Book Fair Fabrice Bakhouche will be featured at the fair's Global 50 CEO Talk on October 20. more » National Book Foundation Announces 2021 NBF Presents Programming The National Book Foundation has announced its fall NBF Presents programming, which includes eight events taking place in October and November during the buildup to the 72nd National Book Awards, to be held on November 17. more » 33 1/3 Series Announces New Installments The series, published by Bloomsbury, will publish 12 new book-length considerations of albums between spring 2023 and fall 2024. more » D. Ann Williams Wins 2021 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Sisters in Crime has named the Eugene, Ore.–based writer the winner of the 2021 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award, given annually to an emerging writer of color. more » Entangled Partners with RBmedia on Audio RBmedia will produce audiobook editions of titles from Entangled Publishing. more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Louise Penny's Latest Takes the Top Spot The 17th book in the bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series is this week's #1 bestseller. more » Associate Reviews Editor - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Adoption Sales Representative - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. - New York, NY. Senior Editor - Insight Editions - Los Angeles, CA. Sr. Acquisitions Editor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group - Guilford, . Business Development Manager - Choice Media & Communications - Nashville, TN. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Sarah Elison has joined Amazon Publishing as publicity lead for Amazon Original Stories. Claire Sielaff has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor at Ulysses Press. Juana Castro has been promoted to senior manager of operations at Ulysses Press. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News North Carolina Gets a New B&N: Barnes & Noble is opening a new bookstore in Raleigh. Chicago Bookstore Is Moving: Semicolon Bookstore, a Black-owned, woman-owned store, is relocating to a larger space in Wicker Park next month. Florida Store Inspired by Tragedy: The Essence of Knowledge, a Black-owned bookstore, opened in Cocoa in 2011 to honor the owner's son, who died young. 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 'Dog Man: Mothering Heights' by Dav Pilkey is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone' by John Edgar Wideman "Wideman’s memorable collection reinforces his reputation as a witty and provocative social observer and raconteur who challenges stereotypes and creatively reaffirms the realities of Black American life." more » Authors (clockwise from top c.) Sally Field, Nell Painter, Riva Lehrer, and T. Kira Madden discussed their memoirs and the challenges of writing personal narrative with MacDowell executive director Philip Himberg on August 26 as part of MacDowell and 92Y’s salon series. Courtesy Jonathan Gourlay PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   PRH Pops Off in First Half It was a big first half of the year for Penguin Random House, where profits were up 55%. Booker Prize–winning author Marlon James will return to bookshelves in February with the second installment of his Dark Star trilogy, and a new short story collection starring Agatha Christie's Miss Marple is coming next September from William Morrow. PW talked with The Loneliest Americans author Jay Caspian Kang about Asian American assimilation and alienation. The New York Times reports on the disputes over race, culture, and inclusion that are roiling literary organizations such as the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Romance Writers of America. Call it the K-pop effect: a book that has been out of print for 20 years soared to the top of the Korean bestseller list after a member of the band BTS was seen reading it, according to UPI. According to research by the Publishers Association, proposed changes to U.K. copyright law could put 64% of publisher revenue at risk, the Bookseller reports. And Erika Seyfried, v-p and director of digital strategy and consumer engagement at Penguin Random House, has died tragically at 36. First Half Profits Soared 55% at PRH Booming audiobook sales and strong performances in some of its largest markets boosted profits up 55.1% at Penguin Random House in the first six months of 2021. Revenue rose 10.9%, to €1.80 billion. more » Jay Caspian Kang Explores Asian American Assimilation in 'The Loneliest Americans,' Kang delves into identity politics and Asian American assimilation. more » Customer Data + Automation = D2C Growth knk365’s latest update meets the growing D2C demands facing publishers today. Combining powerful automation with your integrated data knk365 helps you convert anonymous web browsers into lifelong customers. Join us for the free launch event online on 9.16 at 12ET to learn how to unlock the power of customer data for D2C growth. (Sponsored) more » Obituary: Erika Seyfried, 36 Erika Seyfried, v-p and director of digital strategy and consumer engagement at Penguin Random House, died after going missing while vacationing in Vermont on August 29. She was 36. more » Marlon James Announces New Novel 'Moon Witch, Spider King' The second installment of James's Dark Star trilogy, published by Riverhead, will be released on February 15, 2022. more » Morrow Unveils Agatha Christie Collection William Morrow has acquired world English rights to a short story collection, to be written by a collection of international authors, featuring Agatha Christie's fictional detective Miss Marple. more » Naomi Gibbs Joins Pantheon as Executive Editor Gibbs will start on September 7, and report to senior v-p and publisher Lisa Lucas. more » Binc Opens Applications for Scholarships On September 1, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation will begin accepting applications for several professional development scholarships. more » Adoption Sales Representative - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. - New York, NY. Senior Editor - Insight Editions - Los Angeles, CA. Sr. Acquisitions Editor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group - Guilford, . Business Development Manager - Choice Media & Communications - Nashville, TN. Publicity and Marketing Manager, Trade Books - Westminster John Knox Press - remote, . VIEW ALL » Job Moves Claudia Delfina Cardona has been named the inaugural Latinx in Publishing publishing fellow, to be paired with Flatiron Books senior editor Caroline Bleeke. The program's inaugural fellowship is sponsored by Macmillan Publishers. Kristin Errico, formerly managing editor at Harlequin, has joined Little Bee Books as managing editor. Nicole Fox, formerly assistant editor at Simon Spotlight, has joined RISE x Penguin Workshop as associate editor. Kaye Baginsky is joining Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting as junior scout. Diego Lopez, formerly associate editor at DC Entertainment, is joining Abrams Children's as editor of entertainment and licensed publishing. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Texas Store Hosts U.K. Festival: Wild Detectives bookstore in Dallas is hosting an offshoot of the famed Hay Festival this weekend. New Massachusetts Store Finds Fans: Lala Books opened in July in Lowell and is building a community of readers. 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 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Island of Missing Trees' by Elif Shafak "Booker-shortlisted Shafak amazes with this resonant story of the generational trauma of the Cypriot Civil War." more » In an appearance on August 30, Judy Blume reads an excerpt from 'Ramona the Brave' during a surprise Storytime Tribute to Beverly Cleary at Children’s Institute 9, the second virtual conference for children’s booksellers, which runs August 30 through September 1 and is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association. Courtesy Claire Kirch PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   A Literary Cornucopia Check out our picks for the 20 biggest and most exciting indie books publishing this fall, including titles from Anne Carson, Maggie Nelson, and Alice Walker. After passing a $3.5 trillion budget bill last Tuesday, legislators have two weeks to earmark how that money will be spent—and library advocates are moving quickly to secure funds. Business is booming for Australian online book retailer Booktopia, which saw sales rise 35% in the 2021 fiscal year. The Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses, awarded in the U.K. since 2017, has launched in North America. Bleak House, one of Hong Kong's last independent English-language bookstores, will close in October, as the owners reluctantly leave Hong Kong amid political turmoil. And Hilary Mantel has joined a chorus of British writers who fear the book industry may collapse should proposed post-Brexit changes to copyright rules go ahead. Big Indie Books of Fall 2021 These 20 upcoming releases from small and university presses consider a wide swath of topics and ideas, and demonstrate the robustness of independent publishing. more » It’s Crunch Time for Library Supporters After $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Passes House With a September 15 deadline looming for legislators to earmark how to spend $3.5 trillion approved by Congress this week, library supporters are mounting their most critical advocacy effort in a generation. more » Booktopia Sales Rose 35% in Fiscal 2021 Australian online book retailer Booktopia Group reported a 35% increase in revenue in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 over fiscal 2020 with sales of A$223.9 million. Shipments rose 27%. more » Booker Prize Winner John Banville Returns On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face at a bar. Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke calls home to Ireland and Det. St. John Strafford is sent to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A ruthless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be Quirke himself. (Sponsored) more » New Prize Honors North American Small Presses The Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses, which was founded in the U.K. in 2017, is launching in North America. The prize is aimed at small presses that produce books of "high literary merit." more » Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore Promotes Matt Stowe Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, which has two locations, has promoted Matt Stowe to the position of buying manager, overseeing a staff of two. Co-owner Rebecca Fitting will no longer serve as a buyer. more » Book Deals: Week of August 30, 2021 A hot Spanish trilogy goes to Minotaur, Senator Pat Leahy sells his memor to S&S, HC buys Wuhan expose, and more. more » This Week's Bestsellers: August 30, 2021 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have the #2 book in the country with 'Bloodless.' Plus Christian Robinson's Target collaboration drops, sending sales of 'You Matter' soaring, and 'Sensor' shows why Junji Ito is the manga king of body horror. more » The Countdown Is On. Submissions Close 9.10 PW Star Watch shines a light on creative members from all parts of the industry. Now more than ever, such individuals are critical thought leaders as we navigate change. Join us in honoring a new list of innovators, trailblazers and change makers by nominating yourself or a colleague making a difference. (Sponsored) more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including our Big Indie Books of Fall feature and more. » Call for Information: New Year, New You For this feature, we're interested in nonfiction books that will help adult readers improve their lives in 2022. Topics may include but aren't limited to: self-help and self-care, meditation and mindfulness for a secular readership, nutrition and movement, and organization and motivation. Pub dates: Nov. 2021–Apr. 2022. New titles only, please; no reprints. Please send pitches to features@publishersweekly.com by September 13 and put "Call for info: New Year" in the subject line. more » Last Call: Faith-Based Kids' Books Deadline: August 31. For this feature, we’d like to hear about children's books from religion and spirituality houses, publishing September 2021 through August 2022 (new titles only, no reprints). Editors' overall views on trends and changes in the market are also welcome. Email pitches and contact information for interviews to religionfeatures@publishersweekly.com and send cover images to Clive Chiu, cchiu@publishersweekly.com. Please put “Call for Info: Faith-Based Kids Books” in the subject line. more » Sr. Acquisitions Editor - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group - Guilford, . Business Development Manager - Choice Media & Communications - Nashville, TN. Publicity and Marketing Manager, Trade Books - Westminster John Knox Press - remote, . National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - , NY. Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Janet Shapiro has been promoted to v-p of publicity at Smith Publicity. Bruna Dantas Lobato has joined Words Without Borders as digital marketing and communications coordinator. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News A California Bookstore Worth the Drive: Bart's Books in Ojai is a unique destination for a book lover's pilgrimage, says a writer for 'SF Gate.' Rural Massachusetts Stores Are Thriving: Bookstores throughout the Berkshires have fought off the pandemic and continue to connect customers and books. 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 'Bloodless' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 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 releasing this week, including 'Plenty,' 'First Nations Version,' 'Dark and Shallow Lies,' and more » Review of the Day: 'The Nature of Middle-Earth' by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Carl F. Hostetter "This collection of Tolkien’s last unpublished writings, curated by Tolkien expert Hostetter, may best be understood as a continuation of the many previous volumes assembled by Tolkien’s son, Christopher Tolkien, that allow readers to see the author 'thinking... on paper.'... For devotees, this will be a treasure." more » At the 15th annual Killer Nashville Writers' Conference, held August 19-22 in Franklin, Tenn., conference founder Clay Stafford and author Angela Crook enjoy a full day of panels, workshops, and book signings. Courtesy American Blackguard Inc PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Bye Bye Byrds Bobby and Lee Byrd, co-founders of Cinco Puntos Press, reflect on their nearly four decades in publishing, after having sold their publishing house to Lee & Low Books in New York City. Macmillan Learning launches a program to recruit new employees from underrepresented groups. Independent publishers adapted quickly to the pandemic and have seen surprisingly strong sales as a result. Terumi Echols, the new president and publisher of Intervarsity Press, shares her bold editorial vision and plans to reach international readers. Utah's Gibbs Smith marks 10 years of its thriving BabyLit book series. Tony Award–winning actress Dinah Manoff discusses the difficulties of writing a show biz novel, and author Gregory Galloway talks with PW about his new work of noir, 'Just Thieves.' Overseas, The Bookseller reports that PRH U.K. and HarperCollins will not physically attend Frankfurt Book Fair in October, which will run as a hybrid event. Congresswoman Cori Bush secures a book deal for The Cori Chronicles with Knopf Doubleday, according to Madame Noire. And famed San Francisco poet and activist Jack Hirschman has died at 87, SF Gate reports. The Byrds of Cinco Puntos Press Say Goodbye For 36 years, Bobby and his wife Lee Byrd, now in their late 70s, ran Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Tex. In June, they sold their publishing house, which they founded in 1985, to Lee & Low Books. PW asked them to look back on their career in publishing. more » Macmillan Learning Launches Employee-Created Program to Recruit Diverse Talent A new paid externship program aims to entice students from underrepresented groups to consider a career in educational publishing. more » Indie Publishers Embrace Success Like the big trade publishers, many independent publishers had surprisingly good years last year—and they were particularly well-poised to quickly adapt to market conditions. more » Gibbs Smith's BabyLit Thrives at 10 Ten years after its launch, Gibbs Smith's BabyLit series of board-book primers, which introduces children to bits and pieces of classic novels long before they enter a classroom, has nearly 95 individual titles currently in print, and has sold more than two million copies in North America alone. more » Terumi Echols Wants IVP to Reach the World For IVPs new president and publisher, the first person of color to lead the house, ‘bold’ could be her middle name. more » Turning the Page with a Show Biz Novel Actress Dinah Madoff looks at the challenges of writing a Hollywood novel. more » Devotionals Head in Every Direction Daily spiritual readings meet the specific needs of authors, publishers, and readers alike. more » Noirish Lives: PW Talks with Gregory Galloway In 'Just Thieves' (Melville House, Oct.), Galloway explores the psychic toll of a life of crime. more » Through the Human Lens: The Millions Interviews Meghan O’Gieblyn Nick Ripatrazone talks with O'Gieblyn about her new book 'God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning.' more » Business Development Manager - Choice Media & Communications - Nashville, TN. Publicity and Marketing Manager, Trade Books - Westminster John Knox Press - remote, . National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - , NY. Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - 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 U.K. Booksellers See Staycation Boom: Bookstores in U.K. vacation destinations have seen summer sales soar as locals vacation at home. Kansas Indie Benefits from Move: After moving into a new storefront, the Raven Book Store in Lawrence is seeing higher foot traffic. U.K. Stores Open Early to Sell Rooney: Thirty branches of Waterstones and 20 indie bookstores will have special hours for the launch of Sally Rooney's new novel. 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 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age' by Debby Applegate "Effervescent writing... [A] rollicking examination of one of the country’s most sensational hostesses." more » Poet Naomi Shihab Nye reads from her new book, 'Everything Comes Next' (Greenwillow Books), during the opening night of the National Book Critics Circle’s inaugural auction to help support its goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A signed copy of the book is available for bids, along with much more, here. Courtesy NBCC PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Bookselling News Bonanza There's a whole lot going on in the world of bookselling. For one, booksellers are not happy about a just-announced price hike on Amanda Gorman's forthcoming poetry collection, which was made months after booksellers began accepting pre-orders. (PRH has since pledged to honor the original price for all pre-ordered copies.) Barnes & Noble, on the other hand, is beaming: after Covid retail restrictions stymied sales, the bookseller is seeing renewed success thanks in part to renovations made during lockdowns. Print book sales were up last week following a nearly month-long skid—a relief for booksellers and publishers both. And New York–based bookseller McNally Jackson will launch its own reprint book line featuring titles from such authors as David Foster Wallace and Han Suyin. In other news, cocktail-focused publication Punch, which was previously owned by Penguin Random House, has joined Vox Media as a sister site to Eater. Shola Von Reinhold and Doireann Ní Ghríofa have won the £10,000 James Tait Black Prizes, the Bookseller reports. And according to the Guardian, Penguin Classics will launch a "new canon" of environmental literature in the U.K., featuring work from Rachel Carson, Amitav Ghosh, Greta Thunberg, and more. Gorman Book's Price Hike Startles Booksellers Penguin Random House surprised booksellers yesterday with the announcement that Amanda Gorman's forthcoming volume 'Call Us What We Carry' would be double the anticipated length, and that the price will be raised by $5. PRH said it will “honor the original price for all customers who pre-ordered the book prior to the price change." more » Barnes & Noble Climbs Back Helped by a wave of positive trends and the empowerment of managers to run their own stores, sales at Barnes & Noble are now higher than they were two years ago. CEO James Daunt plans to add to the retailer's store count next year. more » Weekly Sales Skid Ends at Four Unit sales of print books increased 1.6% last week over 2020, ending four weeks of declines. Adult fiction sales led the rebound, with sales up 26.3%. more » Amitava Kumar's Fake News–Worthy New Novel In 'A Time Outside of This Time,' the author battles the state’s fictions with his own. more » McNally Jackson Launches Reprint Book Line McNally Editions, a paperback reprint series, will see its first three titles hit shelves in January. more » Artbook to Partner with Ingram International Starting September 1, Ingram will distribute Artbook in Asia, India, North Africa, and the Middle East. more » Meeting the Need for Speed: PW Talks with Brendan Borrell Borrell goes behind the scenes of Operation Warp Speed in 'The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine' (Mariner, Oct.). more » Business Development Manager - Choice Media & Communications - Nashville, TN. Publicity and Marketing Manager, Trade Books - Westminster John Knox Press - remote, . National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - , NY. Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Hannah Moushabeck is joining Simon & Schuster as independent channel marketing manager. Lindsay Starr, formerly senior designer at University of Texas Press, is joining University of North Carolina Press as art director. Sophie James has joined Harlequin Trade Publishing as publicity assistant. Leah Morse has joined Harlequin Trade Publishing as senior publicist. Chelene Knight has been promoted to agent at Transatlantic Agency. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News The Death of a Cali Bookstore on Film: A new documentary tracks the decline of Acres of Books, a used bookstore that closed in Long Beach in 2008. 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 'People We Meet on Vacation' by Emily Henry is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Blue-Skinned Gods' by SJ Sindu "The imagery is vivid... and the slow-burn narrative by the end becomes incandescent. Sindu’s stunning effort more than delivers on her initial promise." more » Anica Rissi reads from her story collection 'Hide and Don't Seek' (HarperCollins/Quill Tree) at Stonington Public Library's outdoor summer reading celebration at Small Cove Park in Stonington, Maine on August 21. Courtesy Anica Rissi PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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. 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Fresh Brew Minneapolis-based independent publisher Coffee House Press has announced its new publisher: Anitra Budd, who talked with PW about her vision for the venerable indie. Overseas, Simon Beckett dominates Germany's bestseller list, while María Dueñas tops Spain's bestseller list. PRH will require all employees to wear masks as offices reopen for optional use on September 13. The Los Angeles Times looks at what's on the horizon for the book business come fall in this difficult year. Pope Francis has named an Italian journalist to head the Vatican's publishing house, according to the National Catholic Reporter. And antique expert with deep publishing ties Daniel Farrell has died at 74, while a memorial service for the late literary scout Lynn C. Franklin, who died in July, has been announced. Coffee House Press Names New Publisher Anitra Budd, who has been affiliated with the Minneapolis-based indie publisher for 20 years, is the new executive director and publisher of Coffee House Press, effective October 1. more » Beckett Is Big in Germany, Dueñas Tops in Spain Britain’s Simon Beckett topped Germany’s fiction bestseller list in late July with the mystery 'The Lost' while in Spain, María Dueñas’s 'Sira' topped the fiction list. more » Obituary: Lynn C. Franklin The literary agent and scout Lynn C. Franklin died of cancer on July 19. She was 74. A memorial will be held on September 29 at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York City. more » Obituary: Daniel Farrell Daniel Farrell, an expert on antiques who brought 'Antiques Roadshow' to America in 1997 and who set up the U.S. offices of the publishing arm of the Antiques Collectors' Club, died on August 16. He was 74. more » Bible Reading on the Rise Publishers are expanding their lines of Bibles as a new study reveals that readership is up. more » PRH Issues Mask Mandate Penguin Random House will require everyone who comes into its offices to wear a mask at all times and in all areas. more » Strange, Transgressive Stuff: PW Talks with David Hajdu Hajdu, with artist John Carey, chronicles the lives of three early 20th-century performers in 'A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge' (Columbia Univ., Sept.). more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Preston and Child Dominate The latest installment of the bestselling Pendergast series took this week's top spot. more » Publicity and Marketing Manager, Trade Books - Westminster John Knox Press - remote, . National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - , NY. Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Meg Tansey has joined the National Book Foundation as director of development. Ale Romero has joined the National Book Foundation as communications and marketing manager. Taylor Michael has joined the National Book Foundation as programs coordinator. Anja Kuipers has joined the National Book Foundation as administrative assistant. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Manhattan Gets a New Bookstore: Village Works bookstore has opened in New York City. 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 'Dog Man: Mothering Heights' 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 Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II' by Judith Mackrell "A rousing portrait of women who not only reported on history, but made it themselves." more » On August 18, Valley Bookseller hosted "the Readers' Reunion," its first live literary event in over a year, at the Zephyr Theater in Stillwater, Minn. At the podium is Valley Bookseller's event coordinator, Pamela Klinger-Horn. Also pictured here (from l. to r.) are 10 Midwestern authors: Allen Eskens, Spike Carlson, Matt Goldman, David Housewright, Thomas Maltman, Mindy Mejia, Benjamin Percy, Michael Perry, Carolyn Porter, and Wendy Webb. Courtesy Rachael Johnson PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Ups and Shutdowns Publishing sales were up by 18.1% in the year's first half, setting expectations high for the holiday season. The Beijing International Book Fair, scheduled to start tomorrow, was canceled at the last minute due to the coronavirus, with a new date to be announced. Oprah has selected Honorée Fanonne Jeffers's The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois as her latest book club pick. And PW profiled The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City in this week's magazine. The New York Times explains the supply-chain problems snarling global trade, and the AP announces the winners of the American Book Awards. AIGA Eye on Design breaks down the endless life cycle of book cover trends. And playwright, poet, journalist, and member of the National Book Critics Circle board of directors Gregg Barrios has died at 80. Six-Month Publishing Sales Jumped 18.1% With all segments posting increases, sales rose 18.1% in the first half of 2021 over the comparable period in 2020 for publishers who report results to the AAP. more » Beijing Book Fair Postponed at Last Minute The Beijing International Book Fair will be postponed to a later date as a result of the spread of the coronavirus around Beijing, organizers announced today. The fair, which was holding both in-person and virtual exhibitions, was originally scheduled to start tomorrow. The organizers say they will release information about the fair "as soon as possible." more » The Countdown Is On. Submissions Close 9.10 PW Star Watch shines a light on creative members from all parts of the industry. Now more than ever, such individuals are critical thought leaders as we navigate change. Join us in honoring a new list of innovators, trailblazers and change makers by nominating yourself or a colleague making a difference. Get started here. (Sponsored) more » Oprah Winfrey Picks 'The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois' for Book Club Honorée Fanonne Jeffers's debut novel is the latest selection for Oprah's Book Club. more » Bookselling Profile: The King’s English Bookshop Calvin Crosby quit his job as executive director of the California Independent Booksellers Alliance earlier this year and returned to Utah, where he joined Anne Holman and Betsy Burton as co-owner of Salt Lake City literary icon The King's English. Here's what's in store for the store. more » Lerner to Distribute Soaring Kite Books Learner Publisher Services and Soaring Kite Books have entered a distribution agreement, effective January 1. more » Stirring the Pot: PW Talks with Mayukh Sen In 'Taste Makers,' Sen profiles seven immigrant women who transformed how Americans cook and eat. more » National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - , NY. Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Claire Rivkin, previously rights and cross channel assistant at Scholastic, has joined Random House Children’s Books as subsidiary rights coordinator. Talia Behrend-Wilcox has been promoted to senior manager of subsidiary rights at Abrams. Leah Morse has joined HarperCollins as senior publicist. Adrienne Ingrum, formerly literary agent and freelance editor at Adrienne Ingrum LLC, has joined Broadleaf Books as senior editor. Bethany Dickerson, formerly assistant editor at Baylor University Press, has joined Fortress Press as editorial assistant. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Late Indiana Bookseller Remembered: A memorial was held for Tamzin Malone, the owner of Main Street Books in Lafayette, who died earlier this month. Vancouver Store Caters to Book Fans: Western Sky Books in Port Coquitlam was established to offer a low-cost option to readers. China Wants to Build More Bookstores: Beijing bookstores that "play positive social roles" can garner more than $150,000 in government incentives. 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 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,' edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones et al. "Pulitzer winner Hannah-Jones and an impressive cast of historians, journalists, poets, novelists, and cultural critics deliver a sweeping study of the 'unparalleled impact' of African slavery on American society." more » U.S.-based self-publishing service provider BookBaby celebrates the acquisition of a (very large!) HP Indigo 100K Digital Press, with operators Johnny Quach (l.) and Michael Colbert (r.) posing beside the new addition to their fleet of presses. Courtesy BookBaby PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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. 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Cooking and Booking If you're in the market for a new cookbook, look no further: we've spotlighted the biggest new titles coming this season. Minnesota-based independent publisher Milkweed Editions has announced a disability-focused book series that will debut in April. Hachette’s acquisition of Workman is only the latest—albeit the largest—in a decade-long acquisition spree, as the Big Five continue to scoop up smaller publishing operations. Plus, information technology company and learning platform Course Hero has acquired Houghton Miffin Harcourt's CliffsNotes nearly a decade after HMH acquired it from Wiley. As ethical debates over the buying and selling of advance copies heat up, the Guardian reports that uncorrected proofs of Sally Rooney’s upcoming novel fetched hundreds of dollars on eBay and Depop. Margaret Truman’s bestselling, 32-part Capital Crimes book series is slated to be adapted into a TV series, Deadline reports. And children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has died at 72, while Lies My Teacher Told Me author James W. Loewen has died at 79. First Courses: Cookbooks 2021 With their entrées into the cookbook world, new authors showcase strong points of view. more » Milkweed Editions Announces Disability-Focused Literary Series Minnesota-based independent publisher Milkweed Editions will launch a series of books centered on neurodivergence and what the publisher calls “different ways of languaging.” Its first title, Hannah Emerson’s debut collection 'The Kissing of Kissing,' will hit shelves in April. more » Customer Data + Automation = D2C Growth knk365’s latest update meets the growing D2C demands facing publishers today. Combining powerful automation with your integrated data, knk365 helps you convert anonymous web browsers into lifelong customers. Join us for the free launch event online on 9.16 at 12ET to learn how to unlock the power of customer data for D2C growth! (Sponsored) more » Hachette Book Group's Acquisition Spree Continues The purchase of Workman is the publisher’s sixth acquisition in eight years—and its biggest. more » Course Hero Acquires CliffsNotes, Quillbot The information technology company has purchased the study guide program from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, as well as the writing improvement platform. more » Book Deals: Week of August 23, 2021 Morrow wins Emiko Jean’s adult debut in a 10-house auction, Elliott Ackerman sells a book on the U.S.’s endgame in Afghanistan to Penguin Press, and more. more » This Week's Bestsellers: August 23, 2021 Tucker Carlson's latest, 'The Long Slide,' is #3 in the country. Plus four of the 10 bestselling books of the week are backlist TikTok favorites, and a biography of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo takes its shot. more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including our latest religious books roundup and more. » Last Call: Mystery, Thriller, and True Crime Deadline: Aug. 25. For this feature, we’d like to hear about forthcoming true crime accounts, plus: spy thrillers and historicals, crime fiction in rural settings, and books by first-time crime fiction writers, whether new or veteran authors. Pitches for standalones/series launches with other themes are welcome. Pub. dates: October through March. New titles only, please; no reprints. Please send pitches to daniel.v.lefferts@gmail.com and features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for Info: Mystery, Thriller, & True Crime” in the subject line. more » From Unconsecrated Ground: PW Talks to Lynda La Plante Crime novelist Lynda La Plante's newest novel in her Jane Tennison series, 'Unholy Murder,' will be released August 24. PW spoke with La Plante about how her writing life has changed in the past year, how she creates a work-life balance, and what she finds interesting about nuns. more » Who’s There?: Every Story Is a Ghost Story "Not all writing is cursed, but surely all of it is haunted. Literature is a catacomb of past readers, past writers, past books." Ed Simon considers the ghosts that inhabit every book. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves John Burnham Schwartz is joining Penguin Press as editor-at-large on September 7. Marisa Siegel is joining Northwestern University Press as senior acquisitions editor for trade books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News U.K. Wants Booksellers to Go Green: The U.K. government has released a report to help retailers reduce their carbon footprint. India Loses a Bookstore: Crossword, a popular bookstore in Bombay, is closing on September 30. 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 'Billy Summers' by Stephen King 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 releasing this week, including 'More than I Love My Life,' 'The Failed Promise,' 'Alpha,' and more » Review of the Day: 'Never' by Ken Follett "This is a powerful, commanding performance from one of the top writers in the genre." more » Andrew Palmer (c.) and friends celebrate the release of Palmer’s debut novel, 'The Bachelor' (Hogarth), on July 20 in Seattle, Wash. Courtesy Hogarth Books PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC

 

For the Love of Books More than 250 bookstores around the country will participate in Bookstore Romance Day tomorrow, and the event, which started in 2019, continues to grow. In this week’s magazine, we profiled the great Diane Williams and rounded up the best books on book publishing. A bomb threat near the Library of Congress yesterday prompted evacuations of the building and several other government facilities, the New York Times reports. Amazon will open large retail locations akin to department stores, according to the Wall Street Journal, expanding its bricks-and-mortar footprint. Walter Mosley will pen a six-issue run on Marvel's The Thing this fall, even as Vice reports that most writers and artists in comics can't make money on the medium. Forbes has named Penguin Random House US CEO Madeline McIntosh one of its 50 women visionaries over 50. And Sweet Diversity author Donald Newlove has died at 93. Saturday Is Bookstore Romance Day Saturday, August 21, is Bookstore Romance Day. More than 250 bookstores around the country are participating, as well as Bookshop.org, and 14 virtual events and panels will take place over the weekend. more » The Best Books About Book Publishing Rounding up some of the most insightful books about publishing and the book business. more » Obituary: Donald Newlove Novelist Donald Newlove, author of 'Sweet Diversity' and other works, died on August 17. He was 93. more » The Strange Language of Diane Williams In her new story collection, 'How High? — That High,' one of the grande dames of American experimental fiction shows she’s not letting up—or holding back. more » King Features Rethinks Classic Comics for YA, Middle Grade Readers King Features, owner and licensor of a library of classic comic strips, is expanding its global book publishing activities beyond reprint collections, including into original YA and middle grade titles. The books will feature contemporary characters spun off from the originals. more » Agentless Agency: On Submitting to Lit Journals Author Brittani Sonnenberg asks how writers without agents can submit and publish on their own terms. more » Saga Egmont Acquires Germany's Audiobuch Verlag Denmark's Saga Egmont has acquired German audiobook publisher Audiobuch Verlag oHG, adding 5,000 titles to the company's catalog. more » From History to Mystery: PW Talks with Ambrose Parry 'A Corruption of Blood' (Canongate, Oct.), the third whodunit set in Victorian Edinburgh by Parry (the pen name of couple Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman), blends medicine and social history. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Christina Lopez has joined St. Martin's Press as editorial assistant. Sasha Henriques, formerly associate editor at Random House Books for Young Readers, has joined Callisto Media as editor. Dakota Reed has been promoted to assistant manager at Random House Children’s Books. Kristina Forest has been promoted to associate manager at Random House Children’s Books. Mandy Chahal has been promoted to associate marketing manager at Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press . VIEW ALL » Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Bad Immigrant' by Sefi Atta "This is a trenchant and notable take on the immigrant experience." more » Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation executive director Pam French (second from l.) celebrates the foundation's 25th anniversary with the staff of Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., PW's 2019 Bookstore of the Year. Literati hosted Binc's virtual anniversary celebration on Thursday, August 12. The event generated more than $120,000 in sponsorships and ticket sales for Binc’s programs. Courtesy Binc PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC

 

Re: Stacks Another week, another dip in print book sales compared to last year, although sales grew compared to recent weeks. At Substack, Anand Giridharadas will serialize chapters of his 2014 book The True American, as more and more authors experiment with the newsletter platform as a way of distributing and promoting their books. Quarto is restructuring its leadership as COO Ken Fund prepares to retire this November. One of the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor has returned his book advance, according to the Wall Street Journal. In the New York Times, author Khaled Hosseini reflects on Afghanistan, his birthplace. And the great horror mangaka Junji Ito discusses his latest book, Sensor, with GQ. Print Book Sales Dipped Last Week While print unit sales improved last week over the week ended August 7, 2021, they still fell 1.3% compared to a year ago, as adult fiction remained the only category to post a meaningful increase. more » Serialized Books Are a Burgeoning Business at Substack The subscription e-newsletter platform Substack has already made its mark on the media business, but will it do the same for book publishing? Author Anand Giridharadas is helping to test the waters by serializing the first two chapters of his 2014 book, 'The True American,' in his newsletter, 'The.Ink.' more » 'The Noble Edge' by Christopher Gilbert "Those concerned with the ethical weight of choices small and large will find much to ponder here."—'Publishers Weekly' July 6, 2021 (Sponsored) Read the Full Review » Quarto Restructures Top Leadership The global publisher of illustrated books will reorganize parts of its management team as COO Ken Fund prepares to retire. more » Bookselling Profile: Brazos Bookstore Brazos was established in 1974 by Karl Killian primarily as an art and architecture bookstore. Through his efforts, it developed a reputation as a literary haven in Houston. more » New Members for PSU Book Publishing Program's Advisory Board Portland State University has named the new members of its first-ever Book Publishing Program Advisory Board for the 2021-22 school year. more » Today's Giveaway Win a Set of Paulo Coelho’s Beloved Classics Enter for your chance to win a set of essential classics from Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of 'The Alchemist.' With stories of love, faith, and liberation, Coelho explores humanity in a way that will delight and guide seekers everywhere. (Sponsored) Enter Here » Kids’ Workbooks Level Up Sales remain strong and new programs launch after a windfall year in 2020. more » Hooked on a Feeling: PW Talks with Sutton Foster In 'Hooked,' the two-time Tony winner and 'Younger' star reveals another persona: devoted crafter. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Zandra Magariño, formerly chief people officer at ThinkFoodGroup, is joining HarperCollins as senior v-p of human resources. Zoë Miller has been promoted to associate publicist at Other Press. Paktra Lynch is joining Candlewick Press as educational marketing and consumer outreach assistant. Beth Kawasaki, formerly brand manager at Funimation, has joined Media Do International as executive director content and marketing and can be contacted at beth_kawasaki@mediado.jp. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Virginia Gets a New Bookstore: Blacksburg Books has opened in Blacksburg. Washington State Bookstore Changes Hands: The Edmonds Bookshop in Edmonds is getting a new owner: current assistant manager Michelle Bear. Wisconsin Bookstore Wants to Go Mobile: Itty Bitty Bookstore, a Black-owned bookstore in Madison, has launched a GoFundMe to raise $20,000 for a mobile bookstore. New York State Bookstore Up for Sale: Owl Pen Books in Greenwich is up for sale. The store has been open since 1960. Taiwan's Estlite Shifts to Small Stores: Eslite, Taiwan's dominant bookstore chain, plans to open 100 small-format stores over the next three years, moving away from superstores. 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 'Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 11' by Gege Akutami is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days' by K.M. Jackson "The rom-com trappings keep things lighthearted and welcoming even as Jackson probes heavy emotions. Readers will be wowed." more » Author Farrah Rochon signs copies of 'The Dating Playbook' (Forever) by flashlight after a New Orleans summer storm knocked out the power at Garden District Book Shop on Tuesday, August 18. Courtesy Estelle Hallick PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC

 

Action-Packed Digital Developments How will Maryland's new e-book law change the marketplace? The answer remains to be seen. DC Comics is partnering with South Korea's Webtoon on a new slate of superhero webcomics—big news for the growing Korean webcomics market. Our latest School and Library Spotlight highlights a growing slate of STEM- and STEAM-centric biographies for children. Uncorrected, "not-for-sale" advance copies of popular novels by the likes of Sally Rooney and J.K. Rowling have become hot commodities to the dismay of many authors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pearson has been fined $1 million by the SEC, which says that the educational publisher misled its investors over the extent of a 2018 data breach, according to Computer Weekly. Despite a ban on book advances in the U.S. House of Representatives, Forbes reports that Trump's former doctor-turned-congressman received a sizable advance from Post Hill just before his swearing-in. Bustle considers how the pandemic has upended book tours and what post-pandemic book promotion will look like. And Jack Covert, the founder of Porchlight Book Company, has died at 77. Define 'Reasonable': Can Maryland's New E-book Law Help Change the Marketplace? Maryland's recently passed library e-book law will require any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers in the state to also offer to license the content to public libraries "on reasonable terms." The question now is: what are reasonable terms? more » New DC Comics Are Coming to Webtoon Mobile comics platform Webtoon is teaming up with DC to produce digital comics series set in the DC superhero universe. The webcomics will be exclusive to Webtoon, and will take place outside of any DC story continuity. more » Biographies Illuminate STEM/STEAM Heroes and Concepts for Young Readers We spoke with some of the editors and creators of books that showcase key figures and essential content from the STEM and STEAM disciplines. more » Obituary: Jack Covert Jack Covert, founder of the business book bookseller and distributor Porchlight Book Company (originally known as 800-CEO READ), died on August 13. He was 77. more » PEN Calls for U.S. Protection of Afghan Writers PEN America has issued a statement calling for the U.S. government to offer protection to writers and other cultural figures in Afghanistan. more » ABA's Dan Cullen to Retire Dan Cullen, the American Booksellers Association's senior strategy officer, is retiring at the end of the year. He has been with the organization for 35 years. more » 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced Books by Louise Erdrich, James McBride, Isabel Wilkerson, and more are among the shortlisted books, which were announced today. more » Call for Information: Frankfurt Book Fair Rights Publishers/imprints: please submit information on the top two adult frontlist titles you're selling rights to before/at/after Frankfurt. For each title, please include: author name and a brief bio; a brief plot synopsis, including whether the title is fiction or nonfiction; planned U.S. pub date; what rights (if any) have sold; author headshot, preferably attached as a jpg file. Please send info to frankfurt21@publishersweekly.com no later than Sept. 7. (Note: Do not include any attachments other than photos. Manuscripts, submission forms, and catalog pages will not be opened.) more » Devilishly Handsome: PW Talks with Gwenda Bond Escape room operator Callie must work with the prince of hell to stop the apocalypse in Bond’s 'Not Your Average Hot Guy' (Griffin, Oct.). more » Apple Books Bestsellers: Coulter Overtakes King Catherine Coulter's 'Vortex' beat out Stephen King's 'Billy Summers' for the top spot. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Amelia Mack, formerly art director at Chronicle Books, has joined Astra Publishing House as art director. Deena Fleming has joined Abrams Children's Books as associate art director of Amulet Books. Meredith Pal is joining Penguin Canada as publishing assistant. Laura Dosky has been promoted to editor at Penguin Canada. Lara Hinchberger has been promoted to executive editor at Penguin Canada. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Long Island Will Lose a Bookstore: The Book Revue, a longtime fixture of the town of Huntington, is closing in September after a year of being unable to pay its rent. (Correction: this item initially mistakenly placed Huntington in New Jersey.) 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 'Dog Man: Mothering Heights' by Dav Pilkey is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'I Will Die in a Foreign Land' by Kalani Pickhart "This bighearted novel generously portrays an unforgettable set of characters through their determination to face oppression." more » Authors Veronica Chambers (top l.) and Jennifer Harlan (top r.) at the virtual launch of their new book for young readers, 'Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter' (Versify), moderated by 'New York Times' editor M.J. Franklin and hosted virtually by Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore on Monday, August 16. Courtesy Tara Shanahan PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Consolidation Continues The corporatization of the American publishing business keeps chugging along: Hachette will acquire Workman, one of the country's largest independently-owned publishers, for $240 million later this year. Bookstores are bouncing back, with skyrocketing sales in June helping to boost sales in the first half of the year by 30% over the same period last year. Employees at Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstores are unionizing, making the Brooklyn mini-chain's stores the latest of several New York bookstores that have pushed for unions over the past couple of years. Vulture investigates the doings of a mysterious manuscript thief, who has spent the past five years stealing books prior to publication. Forbes reports on new financial disclosures showing that Ted Cruz got a $320,000 advance from Regnery for his 2020 book—and that his campaign spent nearly half that amount buying copies. And the New York Times reports the deaths of financial columnist and thriller author Michael Thomas, poet Janice Mirikitani, and Sudoku puzzle publisher Maki Kaji. HBG to Acquire Workman for $240 Million Workman Publishing, one of the largest and most distinct independent publishers in the country, will be acquired for $240 million by the Hachette Book Group in a deal that is expected to be approved in September. more » Bookstore Sales Soared in June, First Half of 2021 Bookstore sales skyrocketed 811% in June over a year ago, and finished the first half of 2021 with a 30% increase over the first six months of 2020. more » New! Unlock Data with knk’s Updated CRM! The pandemic exposed the gaps in publishers’ D2C channels. We heard from our customers and have been hard at work to fill these gaps. 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(Sponsored) more » Greenlight Bookstores in Brooklyn Unionize A total of 39 employees at two locations of Greenlight Bookstore and one location of Yours Truly, Brooklyn, a stationery store, all located in Brooklyn, N.Y., have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. more » New Woodward Book Gets Title, Cover, Pub Date 'Peril,' an inside look at the Trump and Biden presidencies cowritten with Robert Costa, is slated for September 21, 2021. more » Amazon's Kindle Vella Announces First Launch Bonus Amazon's new interactive mobile platform for serialized storytelling will disburse more than $200,000 to authors this month. more » NEH Announces $28.4 Million in Grants The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced $28.4 million in grants for 239 humanities projects this year, including $1.4 million to support the writing of 25 nonfiction books. more » IVP Names Terumi Echols President and Publisher IVP has appointed Terumi Echols to the newly created role of president and publisher of the Christian publisher. Echols had been director of finance and fulfillment operations for IVP. She succeeds publisher Jeff Crosby, who is now president and CEO of the ECPA. more » Libraries: A Love Story Friends-of-the-library stalwart Denise Neary says the pandemic has made her appreciate libraries even more. more » The Radical Rabbi: PW Talks with Shaul Magid In 'Meir Kahane' (Princeton Univ., Oct.), Magid analyzes the legacy of the founder of the Jewish Defense League. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Ambriah S. Underwood has joined Grand Central Publishing's Forever imprint as editorial assistant. Madison Furr, formerly associate publicist at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, has joined Random House Children’s Books as publicist. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News New Jersey Is Losing a Bookstore: The Book Revue in Huntington is closing in September after a year of being unable to pay its rent. B&N Opens New Store in West Virginia: Barnes & Noble opened a new store on the campus of Glenville State University in Glenville. 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 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'A Guardian Angel Recalls' by Frederik Hermans and translated by David Colmer "Hermans interweaves a bitter, occasionally darkly comic moral fable with an unforgettable account of the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.... This should establish Hermans as a modern Dostoyevsky." more » Catherine Lacey, Jesse Ball, and Maryse Meijer (pictured here from l. to r.) celebrate the paperback release of Lacey’s novel ‘Pew’ (FSG) at the independent bookstore Exile in Bookville in Chicago last month. Courtesy Javier Ramirez PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC Grudge Match Publishers and the Internet Archive are once again in conflict as lawyers for four plaintiff houses fight against the IA's attempt to secure sales data to use in its defense against charges of copyright infringement. A slew of new books on the Trump administration hit the shelves this summer, but the question is, how are they selling? Plenty of people are buying conservative books, it seems, and conservative publishers are gearing up to saturate the market with books responding to leftist and anti-racist discourse, according to the New York Times. In China, the AP reports, the market has turned frosty for books from Taiwan as tensions between the two countries rise. The AP also reports that Chelsea Clinton's She Persisted children's book series will get another 11 titles starting next year. And we talked with poet laureate Tracy K. Smith about her forthcoming, career-spanning collection. Publishers Blast Internet Archive’s ‘Extraordinary’ Demand for Sales Data Lawyers say the Internet Archive's sweeping demand for 10 years' ​worth of monthly sales data is "burdensome in the extreme" and legally "irrelevant." more » Who's Buying All These New Trump Books, Anyway? There has been lots of media buzz around the latest wave of books about the Trump administration. But how are they selling compared to yesterday's hits? more » A Mirror, Mardi Gras, Jazz. . . and Magic Book two in the innovative four-book fairy-tale series about a cursed family written by best-selling authors. Dhonielle Clayton places readers right in the middle of New Orleans during the Roaring Twenties with magical intrigue and dangerous gangsters abound. Sponsored more » One Size Does Not Fit All: Hobby and Craft Books 2021 This season, publishers reach out to knitters, sewists, and other makers who haven't always seen themselves in craft books. more » Book Deals: Week of August 16, 2021 Leslie Jamison re-ups at Little, Brown; Simon & Schuster buys a book on Anne Frank; and more. more » This Week's Bestsellers: August 16, 2021 Among the hardcover fiction debuts are two August book club picks that delve into thorny relationships between women. Plus 'Black Boy Joy,' which our starred review called a "luminous middle grade anthology," lands on our children's fiction list, and manga continues its march toward bestseller dominance. more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including our latest hobby and craft book feature and more. » A Sharper Sense of Desperation: PW Talks with Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith’s fifth collection and first career-spanning volume, 'Such Color: New and Selected Poems' (Graywolf, Oct.), offers some of the former poet laureate’s best poems, as well as 30 pages of new work that tackles America’s legacy of racism. more » Tobias Literary Agency Expands into Management The agency will open an Los Angeles–based management branch to represent screenwriters. more » Discovering a World of Wonder: Spotlight on Explorer Academy Nat Geo’s Explorer Academy series blends fact, fiction, and breathless adventure to deliver a unique reading experience. (Sponsored) more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Nekasha Pratt is being promoted to v-p of marketing at HarperCollins Christian Publishing Fiction and HarperCollins Focus Fiction. Colleen McLaren has joined Llewellyn Worldwide as interior book designer. Stephanie Ingle has joined Llewellyn Worldwide as art director. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News California Gets a New Bookstore: Libélula Books & Co. has opened in San Diego, offering English and Spanish language books. New Bookstore Opens in Maryland: Two teachers have opened Rudolph Girls Bookstore in Westminster. Texas Gulf Coast's Newest Store Opens: The Unruly Cactus, a new indie bookstore, has opened in Port Isabel. Indie Stores Succeed in New Hampshire: Several New Hampshire bookstores share stories of booming sales. 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 'Billy Summers' by Stephen King 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 releasing this week, including 'The Exiled Fleet,' 'I Live a Life Like Yours,' 'The Last Mona Lisa,' and more » Review of the Day: 'Orwell’s Roses' by Rebecca Solnit "Solnit carefully charts the life of George Orwell by focusing on his love of roses and all things natural in this brilliant survey." more » Picture of the Day Author Jeffrey Kluger (top) discussed his new novel, 'Holdout' (Dutton), at an event hosted by the Smithsonian earlier this month as part of his virtual book tour. He was joined by retired NASA astronaut Marsha Ivins. Courtesy Dutton PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com. 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TikTok Makes Sales Pop Sourcebooks had a big first half and Indigo rebounded in its first quarter—and both said TikTok played no small part in the matter, as the social network's influence on the book biz continues to grow. A new generation of tabletop game developers are turning to crowdfunding platforms to launch their new games. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats has announced his third novel with FSG, Pitchfork reports. And Guernica talks to former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove's about her new collection. Sourcebooks Net Revenue Jumped 48% in First Half of 2021 New partners, new initiatives, new staff, and new readers all contributed to a 48% increase in net revenue at Sourcebooks in the first six months of 2021 over what was already a record first six months in 2020, according to publisher and CEO Dominique Raccah. more » Reopenings, TikTok Boosts Indigo Sales in Q1 Indigo Books & Music, Canada's leading book retailer, had a 27% increase in sales in the quarter ended July 3, 2021, over a year ago and it cut its net loss. Online sales fell from last year as physical sales jumped. Expansion in the U.S. was not ruled out by executives. more » Paris Spies and Stolen Art on the Riviera “Another stunning, spellbinding novel” from 'New York Times' bestselling author Natasha Lester (Chanel Cleeton). Fans of 'The Rose Code' will adore 'The Riviera House,' the lush new historical novel that follows one woman’s quest to keep Nazis from stealing priceless art during WWII, and another’s present-day journey to heal a broken heart. (Sponsored) Learn more. » Tabletop Game Makers Crowdfund New Projects Tabletop game makers embrace crowdfunding to launch new projects. more » An Inflection Point for Libraries With billions in federal funding at stake, library leaders must see this moment for what it is, writes PW library columnist Sari Feldman: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly transform the future of libraries. more » Writers Who Make Hard Choices Author Laura Davis recounts her decision to publish another book—and risk losing her family again. more » 2021 Virtual BookTalk Conference in Photos BookTalk, a virtual book conference launched by 30 creators on TikTok, held its inaugural event on August 6–8. With a focus on uplifting marginalized voices, more than 2,500 attendees watched more than 60 authors speak on all things bookish. more » Still Lives Run Deep in Sarah Winman's New Novel ‘Still Life,’ an instant bestseller in the U.K. coming to the U.S. in November, is a much-needed reminder of the goodness of people. more » Learning How to Carry the Grief: PW Talks with Ivan Maisel In 'I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye' (Hachette, Oct.), sports journalist Maisel shares his experiences dealing with his son Max’s suicide. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Erinn Pascal has joined Andrews McMeel as senior editor for children's books, effective August 23. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Kentucky Loses a Bookstore: The Bookstore in Horse Cave is closing after 40 years in business. 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 'Billy Summers' by Stephen King is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance' by John Pomfret "The 'natural fellowship, and ease of understanding' between Poland and the U.S. helped their respective intelligence agencies forge a special relationship after the Cold War, according to this immersive and vividly detailed history." more » Picture of the Day While vacationing in Maine this summer, Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Brian Lies stopped by Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Boothbay Harbor to sign copies of his recently released picture book, 'Little Bat in Night School' (Clarion Books). Lies wrapped his car to promote the book, which is the first in a series. Courtesy Clarion PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC

 

Another Down Week It was a rough week for print book sales again last week, thanks to yet another tough comparison with last year. Penguin Random House and Amanda Gorman are partnering on a poetry award. Clarivate's purchase of ProQuest has been delayed until December due to FTC involvement in the sale. Dolly Parton will pen a debut novel with James Patterson, People reports, as the thriller novelist adds the Leading Lady of Country to a list of celebrity writing partners that includes a certain former president of the United States. HarperCollins will delay Don Winslow's next novel until next year, Deadline reports. And the New Republic unpacks the uncomfortable rise of the Instagram novel. Print Book Sales Fell 8% Last Week Faced with tough comparisons a year ago—Stephenie Meyer's 'Midnight Sun' sold about 527,000 copies last year at this time—unit sales of print books fell 8% last week compared to the week ended August 8, 2020. more » PRH and Amanda Gorman Launch Creative Writing Award for Poetry Penguin Random House has announced its partnership with Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, to launch the Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, a new creative writing award focused on poetry for public high school students. more » For the Aspiring Artist on 'Making It' in the Art World What Anthony Bourdain's 'Kitchen Confidential' did for the world of chefs & restaurants, JAŠA & Noah Charney's 'Making It' does for the art world. 'Making It' is a gonzo memoir of an established artist crossed with objective advice, tips, and tricks. (Sponsored) more » Clarivate Purchase of ProQuest Delayed After receiving a second notice for information from the FTC, Clarivate said it has extended the deadline for completing its $5.3 billion purchase of ProQuest from November, 8, 2021 to December 31, 2021. more » Regnery Has Strong Second Quarter Salem Media said that sales in its publishing group rose 69% in the second quarter, to $6.6 million, with book sales up $2 million at Regnery Publishing. more » Oren Teicher Explains Why the Binc Foundation Matters It's hard to imagine the bookselling community without Binc, former American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher writes. more » Jessamine Chan's Chilling Debut Novel A single mother faces consequences after a bad judgment call in 'The School for Good Mothers.' more » Today's Giveaway Win a Set of Paulo Coelho’s Beloved Classics Enter for your chance to win a set of essential classics from Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of 'The Alchemist.' With stories of love, faith, and liberation, Coelho explores humanity in a way that will delight and guide seekers everywhere. (Sponsored) Enter Here » Call for Information: Immigration in Focus Please send information on adult and children’s nonfiction and fiction titles that draw on the immigrant experience, including global immigration with an emphasis on North America, legal and undocumented immigration, refugees, forced migration, and human trafficking. Themes may include citizenship/naturalization, assimilation, immigration law, history, conflicts, and the social and economic impact of immigration to North America and elsewhere. Pub. dates: Oct. 2021– Feb. 2022. New titles only, please; no reprints. Send pitches and pdfs to social@publishersweekly.com by Aug. 20 and put “Call for Info: Immigration/Adults,” or "Call for Info: Immigration/Children’s” in the subject line. more » The Hurdles of Finding an Agent The author of a rock ‘n’ roll primer for kids seeks—and finds—representation. more » ACC to Distribute Académie du Vin Effective September 1, ACC Art Books will be the global trade distributor for books published by the Académie du Vin Library. more » Publicist, North America - Hardie Grant Publishing - San Francisco, CA. Sales Coordinator - Publishers Weekly - New York, NY. Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Gabriel Kachuck, formerly editorial and publicity assistant at Liveright, has joined Oxford University Press as publicist. Ailyn Pambid has joined Chronicle Books as marketing and publicity assistant. Keely Thomas-Menter has joined Chronicle Books as food and lifestyle publicist. Diane Levinson has been promoted to associate director of publicity at Chronicle Books. Maggie Haas has been promoted to associate manager of website and e-commerce at Chronicle Books. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Storied NYC Comics Shop Moves: St. Mark's Comics has moved to Brooklyn after 36 years in Manhattan's East Village. Massachusetts Gets a New Bookstore: Beacon Hill Books will open on Charles Street in Boston early next 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. Trade Paperback Bestseller List 'People We Meet on Vacation' by Emily Henry is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Sentence' by Louise Erdrich "Pulitzer winner Erdrich returns with a scintillating story about a motley group of Native American booksellers haunted by the spirit of a customer." more » Picture of the Day Members of the Running Press marketing team hang out at the publisher's new Philadelphia office with Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guys. Running Press is the publisher of the Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy mini kit, which has shipped a million copies, and the Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Elf mini kit. Photo: Jessica Schmidt PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Of Jousts and Jobs A chivalric romance in verse from the 14th century gets a boost from publishers as the long-awaited A24 film The Green Knight screens nationwide. It's a big day for job move news in the business, with Penguin Publishing Group realigning its marketing and publicity teams, a new head of Hardie Grant's North American operations, and a new president at Diamond Book Distributors. The New York Times takes a look at how disgraced outgoing New York governor Andrew Cuomo's pandemic memoir has become a financial and ethical headache for PRH. Time examines extortion scams and review bombing at Goodreads. And the award-winning children’s book author and poet Eloise Greenfield has died at 92. Publishers See Green in ‘The Green Knight’ A medieval romance in verse by an anonymous author proves a hot publishing property as the long-anticipated adaptation of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ screens in theaters nationwide. more » Penguin Publishing Group Realigns Marketing, Publicity In a note to employees, Penguin Publishing Group president Allison Dobson announced a series of changes that will see the creation of separate marketing and publicity teams for Riverhead and Viking and a realignment of the Viking Penguin publicity department. more » Hardie Grant Names North American Publisher Australia-based Hardie Grant Publishing has appointed Jenny Wapner to fill the newly created role of publisher of its North American operations. more » A Proposal to End the Pandemic The struggle to recover from the pandemic continues. Building on existing initiatives, IMF economists suggest several actions at the national and multilateral levels to defeat the pandemic. This plan requires global cooperation to secure upfront financing, upfront vaccine donations, and at-risk investment to insure against downside risks for the world. (Sponsored) more » Lutkus Named President of Diamond Book Distributors Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book distribution division of Diamond Comic Distributors, has named Tony Lutkus as its new president, effective August 16. more » Nine Editors on Their New Children's Imprints Nine editors launching imprints during the pandemic reflect on what drove them, what they hope to accomplish, and how the books they intend to publish will stand out in an already crowded marketplace. more » Obituary: Eloise Greenfield Award-winning children's book author and poet Eloise Greenfield, known for her positive depictions of Black family life, her biographies spotlighting notable Black figures in U.S. history, and her efforts to fight racism, died on August 5. She was 92. more » Merriam-Webster Launches Imprint for Loquacious Kids More than two centuries after Noah Webster published the first American dictionary, the publishing house that bears his name is developing a line of books for children. The Springfield, Mass.-based publisher announced the forthcoming release of two titles that will launch Merriam-Webster Kids. more » Apple Books Bestsellers: The King of the Bestsellers Stephen King's 'Billy Summers' hit the top of the Apple Books store's bestseller list in its first week on sale. more » Last Call: Gift Guide—Illustrated Books Deadline: August 16. Needed: Information on high-end illustrated gift books—in art, architecture, design, fashion, media, photography, travel, etc.—publishing in 2021. New titles only, please; no reprints. Email pitches, including links to pdfs, to features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for Info: Illustrated Gift Books” in the subject line. PDFs are preferred; we'll request hard copies if needed. more » Acquisition Director - Radish Media, Inc. - New York, NY. Paid Media Specialist - Target Marketing Digital - New York, NY. Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. Publisher - Little Bee Books - , NY. President - Dreamscape Media, LLC - Holland, OH. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Steve Woodward, senior editor at Graywolf Press, is leaving the company and can be reached at snwoodward@gmail.com. Literary scholar Elisa New has been named to the newly created position of director of the Center for Public Humanities at Arizona State University. BrocheAroe Fabian has joined Sourcebooks as marketing manager and can be contacted at brochearoe.fabian@sourcebooks.com. Laura Demoreuille, formerly editorial director of early childhood books at Scholastic Book Clubs, has joined Scholastic Trade as editorial director for 0-8 series and brands and Scholastic Early Learners. Anika Ventura has joined Klutz as assistant editor. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News Pennsylvania Gets a New Bookstore: Bookish, a new bookstore, has opened in King of Prussia. Michigan's Newest Store Opens: Booksweet, a new bookstore, has opened in the space formerly occupied by Bookbound in Ann Arbor. Kentucky Indies Survive: The 'Louisville Courier-Journal' visits five independent bookstores to see how they are coping. Looking Back on a Massive Toronto Store: A blogger recounts the history of the World's Biggest Bookstore, which was 63,000 sq.-ft. and closed in 2013. 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 'Dog Man: Mothering Heights' by Dav Pilkey is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill' by Geoffrey Wheatcroft "Journalist Wheatcroft delivers a fresh take on Winston Churchill’s life and legacy in this invigorating biography." more » Picture of the Day Heartland Fall Forum 2021, the second virtual regional booksellers show co-hosted by the Midwest Independent Booksellers and Great Lakes Independent Booksellers associations, kicked off on Tuesday evening with 45 booksellers enjoying an hour of Midwestern humor and quizzes testing their knowledge of regional culture. The Zoom event featured Charlie Berens, the author of the forthcoming release 'The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat... Everything with Ranch' (William Morrow). Image: Heartland Fall Forum PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com. 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Fighting for Freedom of Speech Numerous governments around the world have been targeting LGBTQ and dissident groups, curtailing freedom of speech and exercising censorship, but many being attacked are fighting back. A case in point: the government of Belarus just dissolved the local branch of PEN after the organization reported hundreds of human rights abuses, and the international community is rallying to PEN Belarus's aid. In the U.S., lawyers for the Internet Archive are demanding a decade of sales records for all books from a quartet of publishers in their court battle over fair use. Summer isn’t over yet and we’ve got a roundup of August book club picks for late beach reading. Marcel Dekker, publisher of scientific, technical, and medical books and journals, has died, at age 91. Comic book creators are using Substack to connect directly with fans. Finally, in the U.K., after Kate Clanchy's Orwell Prize-winning memoir of life as a teacher was heavily criticized for its “racialized stereotypes,” the publisher, Picador, apologized and confirmed that the book will be rewritten. Censorship on the Rise Worldwide The International Publishers Association and PEN have documented hundreds of attacks on press freedom, many of them targeting LGBTQ and dissident groups. more » Internet Archive Seeking 10 Years of Publisher Sales Data for Its Fair Use Defense In their filing August 9, IA lawyers insist the sales data is crucial to its fair use defense in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed last year, while the plaintiff publishers have balked at the extraordinary request. more » New! Unlock Data with knk’s Updated CRM! The pandemic exposed the gaps in publishers’ D2C channels. We heard from our customers and have been hard at work to fill these gaps. Now, we’re proud to announce the latest version of knk365: The CRM tool of the future! Join us for a free launch event online on 9.16 at 12ET to learn how to unlock the power of customer data for D2C growth! (Sponsored) more » Belarus Dissolves PEN, Provokes International Ire On the anniversary of Belarus' contested presidential election of Aleksandr Lukashenka, a court dissolved PEN Belarus following the organization's release of a report documenting hundreds of human rights abuses. more » How Binc's Personal Touch Helped These Bookstores The owners of five indie bookstores express their appreciation for the financial assistance, as well as information and resources provided by Binc. more » Book Club Picks for August 2021 The summer months may be slowly drawing to a close, but there are loads of books to still read. We’ve rounded more than 30 August book club selections that range from escapist fiction to deep dives into serious issues. more » Last Call: Gift Guide—Sidelines Deadline: August 16. Publishers and distributors: this year's holiday gift guide will include a select number of sidelines releasing in 2021. Please pitch your best new calendars, card decks, postcard packs, and puzzles. Email detailed pitches and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com and put “Call for Info: Sideline Gifts” in the subject line. more » The Final (Cold War) Frontier?: PW Talks with Chris Hadfield In 'The Apollo Murders' (Mulholland, Oct.), former commander of the International Space Station Hadfield depicts a deadly encounter in space in 1973. more » Commissioning Editor - Inkubator Books - Remote, Ireland. Editor, Custom, Proprietary & Value - The Quarto Group - New York, NY. Publisher - Little Bee Books - , NY. President - Dreamscape Media, LLC - Holland, OH. Assistant Editor - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Maggie Sivon has been named head of books PR at Amazon. Amazon Publishing has named Dennelle Catlett, as its head of publicity, managing publicity and communications across imprints Anna Venckus has joined Sourcebooks as marketing coordinator. Michael Tizzano, formerly associate editor at Norton imprint the Countryman Press, is joining Vintage Books and Anchor Books as associate editor. Lou Johnson, formerly publishing director at Murdoch Books, has been named international publishing director at Mango Publishing Group. VIEW ALL » Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Go Home, Ricky!' by Gene Kwak "Kwak’s acerbic and hilarious hyper-masculine debut picaresque follows the adventures of Ricky Twohatchet, born Richard Powell, a semi-professional wrestler who’s searching for his father." more » Picture of the Day At the virtual launch party for late debut author Anthony Veasna So's 'Afterparties' (Ecco), hosted by Book Passage in Corte Madera, Calif., on Saturday, So's sister, Samantha Lamb (top), introduced the event and read from one of his stories. So's partner, Alex Torres (middle l.), then moderated a conversation about his work with authors Monica Sok (middle r.), Mira Jacob (bottom l.), and Bryan Washington. Courtesy Broadside PR PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   The ABA Takes a Look at Itself American Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill sent an email to members last week releasing the results of internal reviews after two July incidents led to backlash from members. At Electric Literature, Denne Michele Norris has been named editor-in-chief, while PW announces some new hires of its own. The Binc Foundation turns 25 this year, and we celebrated its role in the book business in a feature in this week's magazine. The New Yorker has profiled bestselling children's and young adult author Jason Reynolds. And Words Without Borders rounds up 11 translated books by Asian women writers to read this Women in Translation Month. ABA Issues Findings Following July Member Backlash The American Booksellers Association has released, in a letter to members from CEO Allison Hill, the findings of an internal review after two July incidents led to backlash from members. more » Denne Michele Norris Takes the Helm at 'Electric Literature' Denne Michele Norris has been named editor-in-chief of 'Electric Literature' starting on August 10. She succeeds Jess Zimmerman, who had held the role since 2017 before stepping away earlier this summer. more » Jones, Mairena, Stewart Join 'PW'; Morris Up in Digital Dept. At 'Publishers Weekly,' Iyana Jones has been named digital media coordinator, Nathalie Mairena has been hired as digital assistant, and Sophia Stewart has joined as editorial assistant. more » Celebrate Hobbit Day on September 22! Celebrate the birthdays of hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins by reading The Hobbit, a great modern classic from J.R.R Tolkien and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Stock up on your official editions and download the activity kit to prepare for your event. (Sponsored) more » The Binc Foundation: 25 Years of Supporting Booksellers As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation has never had a bigger part to play in supporting booksellers and comics stores. more » Book Deals: Week of August 9, 2021 St. Martin’s picks up a new kids’ book from the duo behind the CreativeSoul Photography studio, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie sell two to Morrow, and more. more » This Week's Bestsellers: August 9, 2021 Colleen Hoover’s 'It Ends with Us,' a 2016 publication and certified #BookTok hit, is the #4 book in the country. Plus 'Great British Baking Show' winner Nadiya Hussain serves up her latest, 'Nadiya Bakes,' and Shari Lapena drops another domestic thriller. more » 2021 SCBWI Conference: Craft, Perseverance, and Connection The final panel on SCBWI's recent conference was a keynote entitled "From There to Here—Three Stories," featuring lauded children's book creators Laurie Halse Anderson, Vashti Harrison, and Dan Santat. Each of the authors shared lessons from their journeys in publishing. more » PW Digital Edition See what we published in this week's print issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' including a celebration of Binc, our latest comics and gaming feature, and more. » Marvel Heads to Preschool with 'Spidey' On August 3, Marvel Comics, Disney Publishing Worldwide imprint Marvel Press, and several licensees launched a publishing program tied to Marvel's first-ever TV series for preschoolers, 'Spidey and His Amazing Friends.' more » Performing Authenticity: PW Talks with Rebecca L. Davis In 'Public Confessions' (Univ. of North Carolina, Oct. 5) historian Davis considers how prominent religious conversions changed American politics. more » Call for Information: Mystery, Thriller, & True Crime For this feature, we’d like to hear about forthcoming true crime accounts, plus: spy thrillers and historicals, crime fiction in rural settings, and books by first-time crime fiction writers, whether new or veteran authors. Pitches for standalones/series launches with other themes are welcome. Pub. dates: October through March. New titles only, please; no reprints. Please send pitches to daniel.v.lefferts@gmail.com and features@publishersweekly.com August 25 and put “Call for Info: Mystery, Thriller, & True Crime” in the subject line. more » Director of Metadata Services - Capstone - Edina, MN. Assistant Manager, Foreign Affairs Advertising - Council on Foreign Relations - New York, NY. Publisher - Little Bee Books - , NY. President - Dreamscape Media, LLC - Holland, OH. Assistant Editor - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Stephanie Frescas Macías, formerly at Cinco Puntos Press, has joined Lee and Low Books as editorial assistant. Jennifer Khawam has joined Lee & Low Books as marketing and publicity assistant. Megan Staunton, formerly at Gleam, has joined YMU Books as agent. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News BIPOC Bookseller Award Noms Open: Nominations for the second annual Duende-Word BIPOC Bookseller Award are open until August 22. Illinois Welcomes a New Bookstore: The Artsy Bookworm, a new bookstore, is opening in Rock City. Dublin Bookseller Named Ireland's Best: Louisa Cameron of Raven Books in Dublin has been named this year’s winner of The O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award. 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 'The Last Thing He Told Me' by Laura Dave 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 releasing this week, including 'Sensor,' 'The History of Bones,' 'Chasing Me to My Grave,' and more » Review of the Day: 'Search History' by Eugene Lim "Montage is the message in the elliptical, swirly latest from Lim, who delivers a post-human manifesto on loss, identity, and the transfigurative potential of art." more » Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove discusses her first collection in 12 years, 'Playlist for the Apocalypse' (W. W. Norton), with fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown. Courtesy Rain Taxi Review of Books PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   Publishers Delay Return to Office as Cases Surge Print book sales fell 1.7% last week, with a drop in nonfiction sales offsetting a continued increase in adult fiction. HarperCollins had another huge fiscal year, with sales nearing $2 billion. Surging Covid cases due to the Delta variant have delayed many companies' plans to return to the office, with Simon & Schuster parent company ViacomCBS postponing in-person operations until October, Hachette reversing its previous announcement of a September return, and Amazon eyeing a January 2022 reopening. Meanwhile, libraries across the U.S. are working together to boost public confidence in vaccines in an effort to flatten the curve. At Simon & Schuster, Marysue Rucci will head a new eponymous imprint at Scribner after years at S&S's flagship imprint. Colson Whitehead’s Sag Harbor will go to series at HBO Max, according to Deadline, and Glamour reports that Dan Levy will pen a book based on his popular sitcom Schitt's Creek. Eater reports that Nach Waxman, founder of legendary cookbook store Kitchen Arts & Letters, has died at 84. And former Bookseller editor David Whitaker has also died. Print Book Sales Fell 1.7% Last Week Unit sales fell in all nonfiction categories last week, offsetting another week of increases in adult fiction and resulting in a 1.7% decline from the week ended August 1, 2020. more » With Another Big Year, HarperCollins Sales Near $2 Billion Sustained increases in book reading and book buying were the underlying factors in driving up sales by 19% and profits by 42% in HarperCollins's latest fiscal year. more » Marysue Rucci to Head Eponymous Imprint at Scribner Marysue Rucci, v-p and editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, will join Scribner as v-p, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the newly formed Marysue Rucci Books imprint on September 7. more » Libraries Join Effort to Boost Covid-19 Vaccine Confidence The ALA has announced that it is partnering with Communities for Immunity, a collaborative effort among libraries and museums to boost Covid-19 information and vaccine confidence in communities across the U.S. more » HBG Cancels Plan to Reopen for Hybrid Work, Demands Vax and Masks Citing the spread of the Delta variant, Hachette Book Group has reversed a decision announced in July to reopen for in-person work at HBG offices this September. Those choosing to work in an office will be required to be vaccinated and wear a mask at all times. more » Kensington Cozies Imprint Coming in December Kensington Publishing will launch a new cozy mystery imprint, Kensington Cozies, later this year. Going forward, all cozies published by Kensington will be folded into the new imprint. more » TikTok Users Launch Virtual BookTalk Conference A group of TikTok users have launched BookTalk, a virtual book conference to be held August 6-8 spotlighting marginalized voices in young adult literature and book publishing. more » 2021 SCBWI Conference: Significant Market Transformation Due to Covid-19 From July 29–August 2, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators hosted The Big Five-Oh Conference as its 2021 summer gathering. One particularly salient panel provided industry context on the dramatic marketplace shift that has developed over the course of the pandemic. more » Bisi Adjapon's Searing American Debut The author's new novel, 'The Teller of Secrets,' her first to be published in the U.S., tells the tale of a young girl in 1960s Ghana defying tradition and forging her own path to womanhood. more » For Liveright, Good Editing Is Good Business The W.W. Norton imprint, which was relaunched in 2011, attributes much of its success—nearly two dozen bestsellers and a host of award-winning titles—to the excellence of its editors. more » Books to Heal, Energize, and Enchant: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021 Mind-body-spirit titles feature encouragement, inspiration, and, in many cases, a touch of magic. more » Publisher - Little Bee Books - , NY. President - Dreamscape Media, LLC - Holland, OH. Assistant Editor - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY. eCommerce Marketing Manager - Fox Chapel Publishing Co. - Mount Joy, PA. Associate Production Manager - Little Bee Books - , NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Julia Wiesenberg, formerly executive director at Buckeye Book Fair, has joined Kent State University Press as marketing and sales manager. Bret Kehoe has been promoted to senior managing editor at Sourcebooks. Deve McLemore has been promoted to senior purchasing manager at Sourcebooks. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News L.A. Pop-Up Is Back in Business: A Good Used Book in Los Angeles, which specializes in rare paperbacks, is returning to hosting pop-ups around the city. Louisiana Store Is Secure in Its Mission: After a Pride mural outside Beausoleil Books in Lafayette was defaced, the owners vowed to continue serving their community. Ontario University Closes Bookstore: Laurentian University in Sudbury has permanently closed its campus bookstore, telling students to buy books online. The Most Instagrammed Bookstores: A list of the most Instagrammed bookstores in the world is led by the Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. 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 'American Marxism' by Mark R. Levin is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven' by Nathaniel Ian Miller "Miller offers a marvelously detailed look at a way of life and a profession practiced in an extreme environment, and... the character’s colorfully rendered experiences are the stuff of powerful dramatic fiction." more » Author Eddie Muller signs pre-order copies of Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Los Angeles, Calif. Courtesy Seta Zink PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC   How Will the Second Half Go? Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp is bullish on the house's prospects for fall after the company posted gains in its second quarter. A good second half of the year is far less certain for live book events: Bouchercon, the annual mystery convention, has called off this year's show as cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus rise, perhaps indicating a trend going forward. Arcadia has bought Commonwealth Editions, a Massachusetts-based regional imprint, adding more than 300 titles to its list. Korean comics, called manhwa, are slowly but steadily gaining popularity in North America. The Romance Writers of America has rescinded an award for Karen Witemeyer's book At Love's Command following criticism of its portrayal of Native Americans, according to Religion News Service. The Oregonian reports that the Portland Book Festival has announced a hybrid format for 2021, with both online and in-person events. And executives at DC Comics spoke with the Hollywood Reporter about their plan to "future-proof" publishing. S&S Posts Gains in Q2 Strong sales of adult books and another big gain in its international operations led to a “robust, healthy” second quarter at Simon & Schuster, company CEO Jonathan Karp told 'PW.' more » Bouchercon Calls Off In-Person Convention Due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant, this year's Bouchercon, the annual mystery fiction convention that was to be held live this August in New Orleans, has been canceled. more » Arcadia Buys Commonwealth Editions Arcadia Publishing has acquired Commonwealth Editions, the regional publishing imprint of Carlisle, Mass.–based Applewood Books. The purchase, which includes a mix of adult and children’s titles, adds more than 300 titles to Arcadia's list. more » Scarpetta Is Back in 'Autopsy' by Patricia Cornwell In this next novel in the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. 'Autopsy' goes on sale November 30th. Request your e-galley to read it early. (Sponsored) more » Korean Comics Gain Popularity in North America Manhwa—the Korean term for comics—released by such publishers as Drawn & Quarterly, Iron Circus Comics, and Yen Press are attracting new fans, receiving literary awards, and raising the profile of Korean comics in English in North America. more » Spain’s Retail Rebound Spanish booksellers are starting to bounce back—with help. more » John Williams Up at 'NYT' Books Desk The daily books editor on the 'New York Times' Books desk has been promoted to assistant editor. more » Center for Book Arts Launches 'Book Art Review' The magazine will release its first print issue in the fall and start publishing online reviews in September. more » Today's Giveaway Win a Set of Paulo Coelho’s Beloved Classics Enter for your chance to win a set of essential classics from Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of 'The Alchemist.' With stories of love, faith, and liberation, Coelho explores humanity in a way that will delight and guide seekers everywhere. (Sponsored) Enter Here » How Two Authors Brought a Book on Birthing Into the World Authors Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick go the extra mile to birth a book on "design for the arc of human reproduction." more » Underground Wonder: PW Talks with Uli Beutter Cohen Cohen, founder of the Subway Book Review, finds out what New Yorkers are reading in 'Between the Lines' (Simon & Schuster, Oct.). more » Publisher - Little Bee Books - , NY. President - Dreamscape Media, LLC - Holland, OH. Assistant Editor - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY. eCommerce Marketing Manager - Fox Chapel Publishing Co. - Mount Joy, PA. Associate Production Manager - Little Bee Books - , NY. VIEW ALL » Job Moves Andrea Hall, formerly editor at Albert Whitman & Company, has joined Beaming Books as senior acquisitions editor. Cherrita Lee, formerly senior editor at Amberjack Publishing, is joining Beaming Books as acquisitions editor. Jenny Lopez has joined Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and Fire as editorial assistant. Janea Brachfeld is being promoted to manager of client publisher services at Simon & Schuster. VIEW ALL » Bookstore News California Store Harassed by Unmasked: Unmasked people posted video of themselves at the Recycle Bookstore in San Jose to protest a new mask requirement. Scotland's Newest Bookstore Opens Soon: Rare Bird Book Shop, a new feminist bookstore, is opening in Edinburgh. 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 'People We Meet on Vacation' by Emily Henry is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » Review of the Day: 'Sunbelt Blues' by Andrew Ross "A vital portrait of the dark side of the Sunshine State." more » The Spiegel & Grau team celebrates their first bestseller, 'Fox and I' by Catherine Raven. Courtesy Nicole Dewey PW Daily team: John Maher, Jim Milliot, Ed Nawotka, Calvin Reid, Sophia Stewart 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 49 West 23rd Street Ninth Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2021, PWxyz LLC