BookExpo 2018: Porochista Khakpour: Illness as Metaphor

“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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BookCon 2018: Tomi Adeyemi: What If Harry Potter Had Been Black?

Rooted in West African mythology, Tomi Adeyemi's YA debut is a colossal hit. She talks about activism, Harry Potter, and writerly perseverance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Four Sci-Fi Authors Talk Reality, Identity, And #Fearlesswomen

Four sci-fi authors—Charlie Jane Anders, Seth Dickinson, S.L. Huang, and V.E. Schwab—will appear in not one but two panel discussions. Riffing on the panel titles, we asked them how reality, identity, and fearless female characters influence their work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Mariko Tamaki and Brooklyn Allen: Checking In with the Lumberjanes

Camp is in session! Writer and graphic novelist Mariko Tam-aki and illustrator Brooklyn Allen are at BookCon to discuss their chapter book series based on the Lumberjanes comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Social Media Poetry Explosion

Poetry is going viral, and the poets of [Dis]Connected can tell you why Social media poetry is suddenly everywhere: on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and increasingly in print, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: The Comforts of Horror

Kara Thomas (The Cheerleaders), Kiersten White (The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein), and Marisha Pessl, whose first YA novel is Neverworld Wake, talk about the benefits of reading scary books, navigating boundaries in YA fiction, and finding their stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans: Fathers and Friends

The actor and his lifelong friend have channeled their deep bond into a series of powerful and passionate picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Who Says Princesses Don't Wear Black?

The duo behind the Princess in Black series have created a worldwhere princesses can throw tea parties and fight monsters Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookCon 2018: Meet Four Social Justice Warriors

The award-winning authors Kwame Alexander, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Jacqueline Woodson will join podcaster and activist DeRay Mckesson to discuss social justice and positive representation in young adult literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: June 4, 2018

Stephen King has the #1 book in the country with ‘The Outsider.’ Plus John McCain and James R. Clapper release political memoirs, and Bill Gates names his summer reads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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NYRF 2018: Money, Status Will Drive More Diversity

There is an eager audience of consumers for diverse books and films that is being neglected by gatekeepers, a panel of experts at the New York Rights Fair said. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo’s Roundtable With CEOs Cites Stability, Growth, Promise for Books Ahead

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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George Saunders’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Tops 2018 Audie Awards for Random House

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders was named Audiobook of the year at the annual Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association in the US. The post George Saunders’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Tops 2018 Audie Awards for Random House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Industry Stocks: May 2018 Performances

May was a quiet month for both the stock market and the Publishers Weekly Stock Index. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 27, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended May 27, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Another BookExpo Is in the Books

The Week in Libraries, June 1, 2018: Among the headlines this week, highlights from a "reimagined" BookExpo 2018, and the California Senate passes a net neutrality bill. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 4, 2018

This week: the thriller from Bill Clinton and James Patterson, plus new books from Lauren Groff, Rachel Cusk, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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At BookExpo, Penguin and Goodreads Chart the Blaze of Celeste Ng’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’

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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NYRF 2018: Streaming Services Widen the Media Landscape

At the New York Rights Fair, authors and publishing professionals sought to learn more about a book-to-film marketplace that’s been disrupted by a proliferation of streaming services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’

'Good public policy,' the Association of American Publishers says at BookExpo, includes "good copyright policy.' And the Authors Guild is producing a new, major survey of authors' earnings. The post At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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