BEA Weathers the Move to Chicago

After something of a slow start when the exhibition hall opened at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, book-buyer traffic at the 2016 BookExpo America—which ran through Friday, May 13, at Chicago’s McCormick Place—picked up noticeably on Thursday, May 12. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2014: Big Names and Big Flavors for Fall Cookbooks

Perusing the cookbook offerings at BEA revealed upcoming titles from big names and newcomers alike, and news that "Lucky Peach" is looking at getting into cookbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Lidia Bastianich on Commonsense Cooking, Food Memories, and Eating Well

In an interview with food critic Adam Platt, Lidia Bastianich discussed her favorite meals and offered encouragement to novice cooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: American History: Brought to You by Snoopy And the Peanuts Gang

Ever since Regnery launched its children’s publishing program three years ago, the publisher has been looking for a way to celebrate American history and American heroes in a way that would engage, inspire, and entertain young readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Kathy Reichs: A Villain, a Mother, and Temperance Brennan

Temperance Brennan is back in Kathy Reichs’s highly anticipated 17th novel, Bones Never Lie, coming from Bantam in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Ruth Reichl: A Delicious Debut into Fiction

Ruth Reichl joins the wildly popular novelists Jodi Picoult and Kathy Reichs on a panel about bestsellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Lena Dunham: Where the Girls Are

Golden Globe winner Lena Dunham is best known as the creator and star of the hit HBO series Girls, where she plays 20-something aspiring writer Hannah Horvath. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Lynn Brunelle: Turning Her Geek On

Lynn Brunelle remembers that her “inner geek” first began to show itself in the middle of her fifth and sixth grade “horse phase.” She didn’t just like horses; she wanted to know every single scientific and beautiful thing about them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Paul O. Zelinsky: More Moose Shenanigans

In Moose’s debut outing, Z Is for Moose, written by Kelly Bingham and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, the impatient title character is not pleased when his friend Zebra selects Mouse—rather than the obvious (to him) choice of Moose—to represent the letter “M” in the alphabet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Courtney Collins: On Her Way Up from Down Under

“A magic carpet ride” is how Courtney Collins describes her experience as a debut novelist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: R.L. Stine Is in the House!!!

The world’s bestselling children’s author, R.L. Stine, is here today to sign books in the Autographing Area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: IBPA Reveals 2014 Benjamin Franklin Winners

At a gala awards ceremony at New York University's Kimmel Center on Wednesday, the Independent Book Publishers Association named the Gold winners for the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Awards, which recognize “excellence in book editorial and design.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Carl Hiaasen: Never Be Boring

This morning at BookCon, 10–11 a.m., Room 1E07, two literary stars from south of the Mason-Dixon line, Carl Hiaasen and John Grisham, are in conversation with each other for the first time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Martin Short: Coming Up Tall

Martin Short has done just about everything a star can do: television, movies, the Broadway stage, and lots and lots of talk show appearances. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Bestsellers: Bob Minzesheimer Chats Up Three Leading Ladies of the Page

If you’re looking for three of today’s top authors—Ruth Reichl, Jodi Picoult and Kathy Reichs—they can easily be found, on bestsellers lists everywhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Myriad Thoughts on Dystopia

At the last BookCon panel of the day (4:15–5:15 p.m., in Room 1E07), Veronica Roth, bestselling author of the Divergent series, will moderate a discussion that asks, “Dystopia Futures: Are They Science Fact or Fiction?” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Wisdom’s Offerings

Wisdom Publication is showcasing two titles that offer advice about life: Brave Parenting: A Buddhist Inspired Guide to Raising Resilient Children by Krissy Pozatek (Mar.) and Don’t Worry, Be Grumpy: Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each Moment by Ajahn Brahm (Oct.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Jodi Picoult: Mothers, Daughters, and Grief Among Elephants

The wildly popular and bestselling author Jodi Picoult has written more than 20 novels including The Storyteller, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: #WWDB Panelists Agree: We Need Diverse Books

On May 1, responding to criticism of the lack of diversity among featured authors at BookCon, a grassroots coalition of authors and other book people launched a social media campaign, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, that quickly went viral. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Scarry, Seuss Scripts

Recently discovered work by two classic children’s authors will appear on bookstore shelves in the coming months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: John Green: Book to Screen

All that hard work promoting The Fault in Our Stars—which started three years ago with John Green signing pages to be bound into the 150,000 copies of the novel’s first print run from Dutton—has paid off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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