Neil Patrick Harris, Anjelica Huston, Tavis Smiley, and Lisa Scottoline all spoke at the opening breakfast at BookExpo America 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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While most people watching a magician sawing a woman in half during a performance typically wonder how it’s done, Greer Macallister’s curiosity extended far beyond such a prosaic concern: instead, she wondered why she had never seen or even read of a female magician sawing a man in half. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A first novel with glowing endorsements from such literary lights as Jonathan Franzen, Paul Auster, Geoff Dyer, and John Ashbery—what more could a young writer want? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Georgetown University Press celebrates its 50th anniversary this year by offering visitors to its booth (1544) two books that reflect the press’s emphasis on what it calls security studies—books on diplomacy, spies, international affairs, intelligence, history, and related topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Even though Best to Laugh (Univ. of Minnesota Press, Sept.) is set in Los Angeles rather than in smalltown Minnesota, like Lorna Landvik’s eight other novels, she says it’s her most autobiographical work yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Philip Gulley writes about what he knows: a smalltown Quaker pastor who serves and loves imperfectly, but who always points others to God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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For the past eight years, in an annual demonstration of generosity, Headline Books has hosted not only its own authors at BEA but also an array of Next Generation Indie Book Award winners or finalists who are independently published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Thanks to the parents of Farran Smith Nehme, she became a fan of old movies during her childhood in the 1970s when the family would watch them together on the then burgeoning cable TV stations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Munching on a “healthy” muffin or drinking a “skinny” latte while reading this article? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Or, as the folks at Overlook Press are doing, focusing on one particular canine breed: the pit bull. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This A–Z listing includes specials available to retailers who place orders at BEA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In November of 2012 Herman Wouk, at age 97, spoke to Brooks Barnes of the New York Times about his newest book, The Law Giver, which had just been published by Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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At the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) at BEA, Tor Books founder Tom Doherty discussed the publisher’s decision to dump DRM. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Welcome to the Javits Center and the endlessly transforming neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen/ West Chelsea/ Hudson Yards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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“Now in my 80s, in my second or third childhood, I’ve come back to the noir influence,” says Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist, author, and award-winning screenwriter and playwright, about Kill My Mother, an original graphic novel (Norton/Liveright, Aug.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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You couldn’t find a more optimistic person than David Caron, owner and co-publisher of ECW Press, when it comes to the future of the publishing industry, and he is very proud of the company he’s been with for 10 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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With more than 25 books under her belt since her debut novel, Wherever Mary Went, was published in 1993, Lisa Scottoline is a veritable book-writing machine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The name, “Webb Hubbell,” conjures up the Clinton era in politics—starting in Little Rock, Arkansas and then on to our nation’s capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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After meeting in the past in 2007’s The Magic Half, Miri and Molly land safely in the present—but not for long. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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BEA attendees faithfully—and eagerly—flock to two panels that have become popular staples of the show’s programming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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