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 2014: Scott Blackwood: Inspired by a Multiple Murder

Scott Blackwood’s evocative novel See How Small (Little, Brown, Dec.), in which three teenage girls are murdered in a small Texas town, achieves such a multilayered narrative effect that even its author has a tough time pigeonholing the book’s genre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Malcolm Brooks: Renaissance Cowboy

How does a Montana horseman and carpenter by trade write a first novel that is getting the kind of advance press garnered by Cold Mountain? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A High 10 for Trinity

“A small press with a big reach” is how founder and publisher Barbara Ras describes Trinity University Press, the San Antonio, Tex., house that is celebrating its 10th publishing anniversary this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Specializing in Security Studies

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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BEA 2014: Good News, Bad News at Town Hall

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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BEA 2014: Sharing Family Secrets

Part of family legend for Lin Enger was how his paternal great-grandfather, a Norwegian immigrant who homesteaded 160 acres in the Dakota Territory, shot one of the last wild buffalo east of the James River when the animal drank from the precious stock tank behind his sod barn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Ben Lerner: The Way We Live Now

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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BEA 2014: Jacqueline Woodson: Remembering a Brown Girl’s Childhood

Even though Jacqueline Woodson’s latest release, Brown Girl Dreaming (Penguin/Paulsen, Aug.), is set during the 1960s and ’70s, its themes are still relevant today, especially after a controversy erupted last month over the lack of diversity in BookCon’s initial lineup of authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: UPNE Launches ForeEdge

Taking its name from the printing term, fore edge— which refers to the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, opposite the spine—a new imprint for national trade titles from University Press of New England is launching. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A Bustling BEA 2014

The dispute over terms between the Hachette Book Group and Amazon, the viability of the subscription model, and the arrival of BookCon were three of the most discussed topics during BookExpo America which had its 2014 run from May 29 to 31 at New York City’s Javits Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Dick Cavett Reveals His Brief Encounters

An Emmy Award winner and talk show host pioneer, Dick Cavett is back with his fourth book, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks (Random House, Nov.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Subscription Model Takes Center Stage at Making Information Pay

"Subscription has arrived in a really big way for media," noted Len Vlahos, BISG executive director, in his opening remarks to the 2014 Making Information Pay conference at BEA. And for those who question whether the subscription model is coming to the publishing business, Ted Hill, president of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Photographic Musical Tribute

Not every book opens with a page featuring a scrawled handwritten blurb from Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Flamboyant Lawyer

“There has never been a lawyer quite like Fred Levin,” says Josh Young, the New York Times bestselling author of And Give Up Showbiz? How Fred Levin Beat Big Tobacco, Avoided Two Murder Prosecutions, Became a Chief of Ghana, Earned Boxing Manager of the Year, and Transformed American Law... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Magic in the Air at Middle-Grade Buzz Panel

There definitely were common elements to the five novels presented during the middle-grade editors buzz panel Friday morning that was moderated by Holly Weinkauf, the owner of Red Balloon Books in St. Paul, Minn.: all five mixed up fairy tale themes with real-life issues to produce excellent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Mighty Bright, Mighty Light

Since introducing its first incandescent book light in 1995, Mighty Bright has been the company that helped save relationships, as its tiny lights made it possible for one person to read while another sleeps. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Ann Hood: A Family Century

Ann Hood’s bibliography is full of families both fictional and real. Family tragedy was the source of two memoirs, Do Not Go Gentle (2000) and Comfort (2008), and have informed her novels, including The Knitting Circle (2007) and The Red Thread (2010). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Avery Corman: Dads Vs. Moms

Avery Corman penned Kramer vs. Kramer back in 1977 and had no idea that it would totally change the landscape of divorce in America. He learned later that the book was cited more in divorce proceedings than actual legal precedent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Diamonds Are a Bakers’ Best Friend

Baker Publishing Group celebrates its 75th anniversary at BEA and for the occasion is offering free copies of The Baker Book House Story, the recently released history of the company, and another gift, while supplies last at booth 1031. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Jonathan Tropper: Screenwriting Is His New Gig

In his second novel, The Book of Joe (2004), Jonathan Tropper wrote about a novelist who fears the “sophomore slump” after his debut book becomes a huge bestseller and is adapted into a film.Fast forward a decade, and Tropper’s fiction becomes reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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