BookExpo 2018: Hoopla Turns Five

This summer Hoopla, the digital arm of Midwest Tape, which provides digital media lending services for more than 1,600 U.S. and Canadian public libraries, is marking its fifth year since startup. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BookExpo 2017: Hillary Clinton Receives Warm Bookselling Welcome

In front of a packed main stage crowd, Hillary Rodham Clinton chatted for an hour with Cheryl Strayed about politics, what books mean to her, and her upcoming works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Chasing Bigfoot: Jennifer Weiner

Bestselling adult author Jennifer Weiner made her children’s book debut last year with "The Littlest Bigfoot," the first book in a middle grade trilogy of the same name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Delighting Fans for 15 Years

This year, Insight Editions celebrates 15 years of creating highly designed and very successful one-of-a-kind products. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: First Daughters in a Sister Act: Jenna Hager and Barbara Bush

In their first book together, "Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life," twin sisters and former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush write about their lives, including their White House years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Sourcebooks Celebrates a Decade of Jabberwocky

In 2006, Sourcebooks took an auspicious leap into the children’s arena with "Poetry Speaks to Children," edited by Elise Paschen, illus. by Wendy Rasmussen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Chronicle Books Is Golden

Who would think that a publishing company founded during San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” would be thriving 50 years later, and still based on the West Coast, adhering to its motto: “see things differently”? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Back to Stock Your Crock: Phyllis Good

Before slow cookers became the “must have” for every well-appointed kitchen, Phyllis Good was preaching the gospel of crockpots to millions of worshippers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Writing What She Doesn’t Know: Jennifer Egan

Listening to Jennifer Egan talk about writing fiction brings to mind the famous quote from E.L. Doctorow: “Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: On the Essentials of Suspense: Hallie Ephron

Hallie Ephron has lost count of the number of times well-intentioned people have told her a story they thought she could use as writing fodder. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Books Saved Her Life: Marieke Nijkamp

Marieke Nijkamp credits books with shaping her worldview, how she relates to herself, and even saving her life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: The Future Is Now at Galaxy Press

For 33 years, Galaxy Press has been promoting the work of science fiction and fantasy writers and illustrators through the annual L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Subway Therapy, Javits Therapy: Matthew ‘Levee’ Chavez

That freestanding wall of sticky notes in the North Concourse of the Javits lobby is your opportunity to post a message and meet Matthew “Levee” Chavez, the artist responsible for that headline-making wall of anonymous 3-inch×3-inch sticky notes in the New York City subway system the day after... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: On Race, Reviewing, and Responsibility

Questions of fairness, fact-checking, and reviewing diverse books were the subject of Book Reviews: The Diversity of Race, Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation, a panel held Friday morning at BookExpo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: At PEN America First Amendment Panel, Different Takes On Protecting Speech

BookExpo and PEN America's joint panel on Thursday afternoon, "The First Amendment Resistance," found activists and speech advocates debating the ethical and civil responsibilities of writers and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: A Pessimist’s Take on Happiness: Eva Woods

Attending BookExpo with her new book, "Something Like Happy" (Graydon House, Sept.), is a dream come true for Eva Woods. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Lemony Snicket Creator Gets Steamy: Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler, the novelist who wrote 13 A Series of Unfortunate Events books under the pen name of Lemony Snicket, found inspiration for his new novel by eavesdropping on teenagers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: From Runway to Roux with Zac Posen

It’s hard to believe that fashion designer Zac Posen, a judge on "Project Runway" and Brooks Brothers creative director, has the time to whip up panko-crusted soft-shell crab and orange blossom bundt cake in his New York apartment, but he does. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Coming of Age in Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward is a BookExpo veteran, who has attended the show multiple times, in connection with her bestselling titles "Salvage the Bones" (Bloomsbury), which won the 2011 National Book Award, and her memoir,"Men We Reaped" (Bloomsbury, 2013). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Audiobooks Evolve in the Age of Podcasts

“There’s a renaissance for spoken-word content and our media diet is expanding, but as the landscape becomes more saturated, audiobooks face greater and greater discoverability challenges,” said Tom Webster, v-p, strategy and marketing, at Edison Research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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