AWP 2015: All Our Coverage

This year's AWP conference, sponsored by the Association for Writers and Writing Programs, held in Minneapolis from April 8-10, was a hotbed of indie press activity, author events, panels on pedagogy and publishing, a massive book fair, and more. PW was there. Here's all our coverage of the conference. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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This Week's Bestsellers: November 16, 2015

Jeff Kinney’s 10th Wimpy Kid installment, ‘Old School,’ is the number one book in the country. Plus Leah Remini writes a Scientology tell-all, YouTube baker Rosanna Pansino cooks up her first book, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 13, 2015

This week marked the grand opening of a new store in Michigan, with two other stores--in Washington and Florida--prepping to open new locations before the end of the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Barry's Beatlebone wins Goldsmiths Prize 2015

Kevin Barry's Beatlebone (Canongate) has been named the winner of the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize 2015 in recognition of “writing at its most novel”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Religion and Spirituality Publishing News From Around the Web: November 11, 2015

Hot religion reading from across the web: seven books selected in honor of Jewish Book Month; 'The Office' star Rainn Wilson's new memoir on faith; a Christian man who claims he was fired for publishing a book about his beliefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: December 2015

Big titles slated to publish in December include Adam Hamilton’s ‘John: The Gospel of Light and Life,' 'Life and Death' by medium Tim Braun, and 'The Teacup and the Skullcap' which differentiates tantra from Zen traditions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, November 9, 2015

Among the books generating interest across the globe are a nonfiction account of a photographer who was held captive by ISIS, and a book by a German forestry expert which posits that trees can communicate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air November 9, 2015: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, author of 'The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen' (Columbia Global Reports, 978-0-9909-7636-3) will appear on WNYC Radio’s 'The Brian Lehrer Show' on Tuesday, November 10, and on NPR’s 'On Point' on Wednesday, November 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Photo Mania: Comic Arts Brooklyn 2015

Comic Arts Brooklyn, the small press and indie comics festival held each year in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, drew throngs of fans to see acclaimed artists like Jillian Tamaki and Dan Clowes alongside new artists and emerging publishers from New York and around the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: November 9, 2015

Adult coloring books take 12 of the top 25 trade paperback bestseller spots, with Johanna Basford’s ‘Lost Ocean' coming out on top. Plus fiction and nonfiction from all along the political spectrum (Rush Limbaugh, meet Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air November 6, 2015: John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo, author of 'Ghetto Klown' (Harry N. Abrams, 978-1-4197-1518-1) will appear on 'The Wendy Williams Show' on Friday, November 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of November 9, 2015

Grammy–winner Kelly Rowland delves into baby talk at Da Capo, former KGB agent Jack Barsky tells his story for Tyndale, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of November 9, 2015

Booksellers challenge age-verification law and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 6, 2015

This week saw the opening of an art bookstore in Chicago, and the reopening of a Michigan indie. Further south, in Raleigh, N.C., a bookstore-restaurant-brewery-florist shop is in the works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air November 5, 2015: Hector Tobar

Hector Tobar, author of 'Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free' (Picador; 978-1-2500-7485-0) will appear on 'Well READ' on Friday, November 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Mathias Enard wins Prix Goncourt 2015

French writer Mathias Enard has won France's top literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, for his book Boussole ("Compass") which is published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Authors on the Air November 5, 2015: Kay Wills Wyma

Kay Wills Wyma, author of 'I’m Happy for You (Sort Of…Not Really): Finding Contentment in a Culture of Comparison' (WaterBrook Press, 978-1-6014-2595-9), will be interviewed on Focus on the Family on Friday, November 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air November 3, 2015: Harlow Giles Unger

Harlow Giles Unger, author of 'Henry Clay' (Da Capo Press, $25.99, 978-0-3068-2391-6), will be on the Jim Bohannon Show Live for the full 11 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday, November 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of November 2, 2015

Mitali Perkins sells to FSG, Feiwel & Friends nabs teacher Jake Burt’s debut, Amy Ephron sells her first children’s book, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 30, 2015

Among other notable happenings this week are two Halloween openings, for Liberty Bay Books in Bremerton, Wash., and Nantucket Bookworks, which is holding its grand reopening after being closed nearly a year for renovations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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