Banned Books Week is Entering a New Era

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 12, 2018

This week: a literary adventure about a movie crew in the jungles of Honduras, plus the painting that shocked the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of February 12, 2018

Ally Carter sells her debut middle grade series, S&S buys a YA novel by NBA-winner Neal Schusterman and his son, MIT Press nabs an essay collection by Roxane Gay, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of February 5, 2018

Warren Bass makes his first acquisition at Penguin Press, Gallery buys a book about a fishing boat that disappeared in 1984, Graydon House nabs a buzzed-about U.K. thriller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book & Screen Week reveals 2018 line-up

The London Book & Screen Week line-up has been revealed and includes a screening of Jojo Moyes' "Me Before You", an evening to celebrate 200 years of Frankenstein and a sing-along screening of "Mary Poppins". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 29, 2018

Melissa de la Cruz sells her first stab at domestic suspense, a book on the Cartier clan is bought, Delacorte invests six figures in a debut fantasy series, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 29, 2018

This week: a forbidden book containing unsettling fairy tales, plus the uses and misuses of civil rights history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of January 22, 2018

The big options this week include a TV deal for Michael Wolff's White House tell-all 'Fire and Fury,' and film deals for a backlist Kazuo Ishiguro novel and Celeste Ng's 2014 debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of January 22, 2018

This week's hot books include a title about the history of maps and a take on the politics of power from a popular U.K. blogger and self-described "radical black feminist." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 22, 2018

This week: Emma Glass's mind-bending debut novel, plus two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow’s world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: Fire and Fury sets charts ablaze

Fire and Fury may have missed out on the print number one last week, but after a shortage of hardback copies in bookshops over the weekend, readers hungry to learn all about Donald Trump’s McDonald’s habit turned to the digital shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 22, 2018

A founding member of the Black Crowes sells his memoir, HC buys Liv Constantine’s sophomore novel, a former Verizon CEO takes his business book to Post Hill Press, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 15, 2018

Harper Voyager signs its first memoir, Berkley buys a dystopian novel being compared to The Handmaid’s Tale, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 15, 2018

This week: Denis Johnson's short story collection, destined to be a classic, plus a history of the heart in 11 operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of January 8, 2018

This week's notable page-to-screen deals include a film vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence and a TV deal for a book on Watergate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of January 8, 2018

A French lifestyle book, a Spanish thriller and a reissued quartet of Italian crime novels are among the books generating buzz this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 8, 2018

Lee Boudreaux wins a nine-publisher auction for a debut novel, Flatiron re-ups The Hazel Wood author Melissa Albert, Atria buys a Swedish art book launched on Kickstarter, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: Darker casts shadow over chart

E L James’ Darker topped the Weekly E-Book Ranking for the week leading up to Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 8, 2018

This week: four siblings find out the days that they will die, plus classic crime fiction by forgotten female authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 1, 2018

Dexter creator Jeff Lindsay sells two titles in a new series to Dutton, Harlequin buys a debut YA fantasy, Library of America picks up an anthology of essays about Peanuts, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes named ambassador for London Book & Screen Week

Novelist and screenwriter Jojo Moyes has been named as ambassador for London Book & Screen Week as the festival returns for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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