Inspired by Twain’s tales, Krueger decided to write about young people, desperate to swap corruption for freedom, who embark on a turbulent river journey. The resulting standalone novel, 'This Tender Land' (Atria, Sept.), combines outdoor exploits and a meditation on the human condition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This fall children’s book author Jacqueline Woodson will publish her second novel for adults, 'Red at the Bone' (Riverhead, Sept.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three classic picture book and board book characters, who have enchanted multiple generations of children, return in a pair of fall releases from Simon & Schuster. The books mark the relaunch of the Angelina Ballerina and Max & Ruby series under the S&S banner. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A woman untangles the dark legacy of her family’s possessions in a hard-luck South Carolina cotton town in Andrea Bobotis’s first novel, 'The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt' (Sourcebooks, July). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A trip to Italy on a Fulbright fellowship provided the subject for Ethiopian-born writer Maaza Mengiste’s second novel, 'The Shadow King' (Norton, Sept.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jenny Slate is an actress ('Parks and Recreation'), stand-up comedian (a season on 'SNL'), and author of the children’s book 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,' which is the basis for a series of videos and an upcoming movie. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Will "political fatigue" end publishers' six year streak of print sales growth? At a late morning session dubbed The State of the Publishing Industry Today, David Walter, executive director, client development for NPD Books, told BookExpo attendees that growth in print sales is trending down,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
'How to Raise a Reader' coauthors Pamela Paul and Maria Russo will discuss their book during today’s eponymous panel moderated by Jane Pauley, TV journalist and host of 'CBS Sunday Morning.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
“I felt a rage born of impotence,” says YA author Tochi Onyebuchi, of the decision not to indict police officers over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, as well as George Zimmerman walking free for the death of Trayvon Martin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Raina Telgemeier spills her guts—quite literally—in her latest graphic novel, appropriately entitled 'Guts' (Scholastic Graphix, Sept.), the third in a series inspired by Telgemeier’s memorable childhood experiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
After years of writing bestselling novels based on historical figures, Philippa Gregory ('Tidelands', Atria, Aug.) turns her attention to a completely fictional one, Alinor, in the first book in the Fairmile series, set in the mid-1600s, about one family’s complex trajectory to success. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
NPR and Audible veteran Eric Nuzum, who has produced 130 podcasts, has created a book on podcasting basics, Make Noise (Workman, Dec.). Here he talks about what distinguishes the best podcasts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Every summer since 2016, Fiona Davis has delighted readers with her historical fiction set in Manhattan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'In Conversation: Rowan Williams and Greg Garrett' (Church Publishing, May), Greg Garrett discusses faith, politics, art, writing, and culture with Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Catherine Ryan Howard found the perfect writing prompt to inspire her latest thriller, 'Rewind' (Blackstone, Sept.): an image from Frank Warren’s PostSecret project. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rachel Maddow, host of the Emmy Award–winning eponymous show on MSNBC, will host at a different venue, today’s breakfast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mac Barnett reflects on a trio of new projects, which, he says, “represent three different approaches to writing—and three different strains of my personality.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last December, Polis Books founder and publisher Jason Pinter announced that the press would add a new imprint devoted to crime writers with diverse voices, Agora Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]