BEA 2016: Christine Sneed: Stories Living a New Life

Christine Sneed’s new story collection, The Virginity of Famous Men (Bloomsbury, Sept.), has been with her for a while. She first wrote a (different) story with that title about 12 years ago, but decided it wasn’t good enough. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2016: Karen Alpert: A Time Out for Mom

Karen Alpert has never taken motherhood too seriously. This is good for her many fans, who laugh hysterically and occasionally cry at her wry observations, deep understanding, and bad language about the joys and sorrows of being a mom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Browsing the Booths, Chapter 2

For those on the lookout for new kids’ books, author autographings, and giveaways, here’s a peek at some of the happenings at the booths of children’s publishers today and tomorrow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Grace Lin: Again Mining the Power of Folklore

As she did in her Newbery Honor Book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and in Starry River of the Sky, Grace Lin tapped into Chinese folklore to shape her latest illustrated middle-grade fantasy, When the Sea Turned to Silver (Little, Brown, Oct.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Emily Fridlund: A Novel First

What began as a short story and an academic endeavor was easily transformed into the opening chapter of Emily Fridlund's first novel, "The History of Wolves," told from the point of view of a 14-year-old named Linda. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Jennifer Close: A Hopeful in Fact and Fiction

It might be a double-edged sword, Jennifer Close says, that her fourth novel, "The Hopefuls" (Knopf, July), is being published the same week that the Republicans in Cleveland, and the Democrats in Philadelphia the following week, are convening to select their presidential nominees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: The Mystique Continues

Yale University Press is honoring the fashion designer Alexander McQueen with two different publications at Book Expo. Alexander McQueen: Unseen by Robert Fairer debuts in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Help Her Reach for the Stars

Susan Elizabeth Phillips didn’t think she’d write so many books in her Chicago Stars series of contemporary romance novels set in the world of a suburban Chicago professional football team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Blackstone Audio Expands into Print

Blackstone Audio, the independent audiobook publisher based in Ashland, Ore., has launched Blackstone Publishing, a new imprint devoted to print and ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Richard Jackson and Jerry Pinkney: Joining Forces: A Pair of Venerable Children’s Book Figures

Two mainstays of children’s publishing have teamed up to create a picture book, "In Plain Sight" (Roaring Brook, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Raina Telgemeier: Ghosts and Coasts

On September 13, Scholastic Graphix releases cartoonist Raina Telgemeier’s new graphic novel, "Ghosts," a fictional work about two sisters and apparitions in a foggy, small town in Northern California. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Emma Flint: ‘Little Deaths,’ Big Buzz

Growing up in the north of England, Emma Flint was 10 years old when she wrote her first fiction, an Agatha Christie pastiche replete with a thickly mustached French detective. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Kobo's User Data Reveals Its 'Sexiest' E-book Consumers

Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn notes that readers over the age of 50 drive ebook sales, though they still love their print titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Brit Bennett: A Coming-of-Age Debut

A young phenom in the making, Brit Bennett, 25, started writing "The Mothers" while still in high school in Oceanside, Calif., finishing it not long ago while a Zell Postgraduate Fellow at the University of Michigan, and polishing it as recently as two months ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Laurie Halse Anderson: Setting History Straight

More than 20 years ago, when Laurie Halse Anderson was researching the epidemic that inspired her first historical middle-grade novel, Fever 1793, she came across a stunning piece of information. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Nicole Dennis-Benn: The Real Jamaicans

Nicole Dennis-Benn describes her debut novel, "Here Comes the Sun" (Norton, July), as “a love letter to Jamaica—my attempt to preserve her beauty by depicting her flaws.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Brightness Falls in McCormick

It’s been a long time since Jay McInerney attended a BEA, “at least 10 years,” says the author, whose highly anticipated new novel, Bright, Precious Days (Knopf) will land in bookstores this August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Nathan Hill: A Mother-Son Relationship

In Norwegian folklore, a Nix is a spirit of the water, usually depicted as a horrible ogre, but sometimes as a beautiful white horse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: How Booksellers Can Create Better In-Store Events

Building relationships in one's local community is key to creating productive and profitable events, a panel of four veteran booksellers told an audience of 50 at BEA on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: In Poland, Plenty of Potential To Grow

Polish publishers see a promising future in the country's billion-dollar book market, but growth will not come without challenges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2016: Jennifer Weiner Takes a Big Step into Middle Grade

Jennifer Weiner is widely known to adult readers for her bestselling women-centric novels (Good in Bed; Who Do You Love), her columns for the New York Times Op-Ed pages and Sunday Review, and her humorous Twitter feed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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