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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Podcaster/moderator Will Schwalbe recorded his panel with authors Stephen Chbosky, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and Aarti Shahani and turned the live on-site BookExpo event into the next episode of his podcast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Comedian Pete Holmes brings his serious/funny funny/serious take to the publishing world with 'Comedy Sex God' (Harper Wave, May), a book that is part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling children’s book author Daniel José Older steps out of his comfort zone with his first literary adult novel, 'The Book of Lost Saints' (Imprint, Nov.) 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 ]
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 ]
The APA's audiobook conference drew big crowds on BookExpo's opening day, with other compelling discussions on storytelling, rights, and translation drawing modest audiences. The post BookExpo 2019 Opens: Much Programming, Immediate Seating Available appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-30 02:51:15 UTC ]
As the BookExpo rights trading center returns to the Javits Center with the rest of the trade show—and now branded as the New York Rights Fair—a discussion series is included. The post At BookExpo: New York Rights Fair Brings Its Programming With It appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-29 05:30:06 UTC ]
This year Ingram (booth 902) is changing things up with an I-spy-style scavenger hunt in a booth extension that has been set up to resemble the interior of an independent bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Visitors to booth 926 will have a chance to welcome first-time exhibitor Little Grasshopper Books and to peruse the inaugural titles of this children’s imprint from West Side Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Judith Curr, president and publisher of the HarperOne Group, says that it’s “wonderful” to launch the new international books imprint, HarperVia, at BookExpo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
For more than a decade, the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah (booth 507) has focused energy and resources on fostering literacy and encouraging book publishing throughout the region. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
At a time when nonbook items have become a significant part of many stores’ sales, BookExpo is upping its commitment to sidelines by setting up a separate exhibit hall for book-related sideline vendors under the UnBound umbrella. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
A roundtable featuring three industry leaders—all of them women—discussed the future of storytelling in the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Digital book piracy isn’t going anywhere, legal enforcement on the issue is getting worse and worse, and if publishers and authors don't band together and force compliance, they'll be playing ebook buccaneering Whack-a-Mole forever, the Authors Guild panel determined. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lerner Publishing Group (booth 621) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, a milestone that the company’s Minneapolis hometown is marking by officially proclaiming May “Lerner Publishing Group Month.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]