“Nigerian society has changed quite a bit [over the past 30 years], and more and more people are having conversations about being a woman in Nigeria,” says Ayobami Adebayo, who explores the subject in her debut novel, "Stay with Me" (Knopf, Aug.). Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Deborah Harkness, history professor at the University of Southern California, was riveted by the alternate world of the Twilight series, a free-spirited departure from the 16th-century Elizabethan era that was her specialty. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Despite fears of a physical store "retail apocalypse," NPD BookScan's Kristen McLean outlined a future for indie booksellers driven by experimentation and selling books in more places. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Texas native Ngozi Ukazu first wrote about hockey in a screenplay-writing seminar during her senior year at Yale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Goodreads is credited by Penguin Press for helping to rapidly build the popularity of bestseller 'Little Fires Everywhere' and generating 30,089 'Want to Read' signals by release date. The post At BookExpo, Penguin and Goodreads Chart the Blaze of Celeste Ng’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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“My goal is no longer a perfect body or hair. My goal is to live to be an old woman,” says Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When Potato—the star of 'Potato Pants!' (Holt/Ottaviano, Oct.)—hears about a one-day sale on potato pants (pants made out of potatoes, of course!), he is so excited, he starts doing the robot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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With a catalogue that includes'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' and 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,' Quirk Books fits solidly in the nerd/pop culture niche. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Just weeks before the Harvey Weinstein scandal hit and the #MeToo movement went viral, actress, writer, and film director Amber Tamblyn wrote an ardent 'New York Times' editorial about how she was done with not being believed about her own harassment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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No book industry gathering would be complete without food—or books about food—for both adults and kids who want to learn how to cook or get new techniques for doing it faster, with healthy ingredients and bigger flavors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The market is 'robust and solid,' the BookExpo audience hears from three of the biggest books CEOs in the world. It's just the consumers who keep changing. The post BookExpo’s Roundtable With CEOs Cites Stability, Growth, Promise for Books Ahead appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In its first major redesign since the series was launched in 1993, DK’s Eyewitness Travel Guides are being revamped for the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Emcee Jacqueline Woodson set the tone right away for Friday morning’s children’s book and authors breakfast at BookExpo, explaining, “Through our narratives, we’re trying to change this crazy world.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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We spoke with a number of booksellers about their impressions of the show, and the titles they were most looking forward to grabbing at publishers’ booths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Award-winning actress and director Sally Field has kept personal journals for decades and always intended to keep her writing private. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Political books have been a particularly hot category in 2018, starting with the publication of Michael Wolff’s 'Fire and Fury' at the beginning of January and continuing with James Comey’s 'A Higher Loyalty.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In the March trilogy, Congressman John Lewis, a renowned figure in the history of the civil rights movement and American social justice, and congressional staffer Andrew Aydin, Lewis’s digital director and policy adviser, wrote a graphic memoir about the struggle for racial justice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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After a confusing opening day at the trade show, publishers and booksellers settled into discussing industry issues and getting ready for the fall season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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What was it like for Sean Spicer to be President Donald Trump’s press secretary? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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It’s no wonder that Kate Morton, who travels with aplomb to vastly different time zones between her current London residence and her homeland of Australia, is fascinated by different aspects of time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Is social media poetry on Instagram, tumblr, and other platforms here to stay, or is it a passing fad, like coloring books? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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