Listening with all one’s senses—and one’s heart—may be the key to appreciating what it means to connect and engage with the world around us. 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 ]
Karl Marlantes, the much-decorated war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, made his name in publishing writing about war. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mary Wilson, alongside Diana Ross and Flo Ballard, was one of the founding members of the Supremes, Motown’s leading act of the 1960s, who were as famous for their endless stream of #1 hits as they were for their dazzling costumes. 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 ]
Libraries have long extended their reach beyond the limits of their physical space. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
For 20-some years, Adam Rippon’s life was dominated by figure skating. Then, after snagging a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the team, he announced his retirement from the professional sphere. To transition between that fierce, competition-fueled era and the next uncertain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A bookseller once said that readers think they love writers, but without knowing it, they love editors just as much. That notion is at the foundation of Avid Reader Press, the newly announced Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing industry leaders made a strong declaration about the centrality of bricks-and-mortar retail to the publishing industry during a Thursday session at BookExpo 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Murphy says that she was inspired to write for a younger age group because of the reception she received for 'Dumplin' ', which is about what it’s like to exist in a fatter body. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
If you think sex isn’t part of life for women in their 50s and 60s, think again. Candace Bushnell ('Is There Still Sex in the City?' Grove, Aug.) decided to write about a part of life that she believes isn’t given enough attention. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Ta-Nehisi Coates, the bestselling author and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, is about to add novelist to the list. His debut novel, 'The Water Dancer' (One World, Sept.), follows a young man’s conflicted journey into the covert war on slavery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
For this preview of today’s YA Editors’ Buzz Panel, moderated by Sara Grochowski of McLean and Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, Mich., we asked each participant what it was about the book that first caught her attention and clued her in that it was special. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'Talking to Strangers' (Little, Brown, Sept.), Gladwell goes in search of an answer to the question at the root of his obsession with the case of Sandra Bland: “What happens when we have to deal with the unfamiliar?” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Topeka, Kans., the city in which Ben Lerner was raised, appears at some point in all his books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Thursday morning's Adult Book & Author Breakfast featured Rachel Maddow, Malcolm Gladwell, Karin Slaughter, Marjorie Liu, and Ta-Nehisi Coates introducing their newest books, with presentations emphasizing the true crimes that inspired each to write. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year marks the fifth anniversary of PW Star Watch, a partnership between 'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse. 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 ]