The audiobook boom is most prominent in North America, and it is spreading across the world, as discussed in a panel on Wednesday at the New York Rights Fair entitled “The Audiobook Heard ‘Round the World.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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A trip to Italy on a Fulbright fellowship provided the subject for Ethiopian-born writer Maaza Mengiste’s second novel, 'The Shadow King' (Norton, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Listening with all one’s senses—and one’s heart—may be the key to appreciating what it means to connect and engage with the world around us. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A bookseller once said that readers think they love writers, but without knowing it, they love editors just as much. That notion is at the foundation of Avid Reader Press, the newly announced Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A woman untangles the dark legacy of her family’s possessions in a hard-luck South Carolina cotton town in Andrea Bobotis’s first novel, 'The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt' (Sourcebooks, July). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Publishing industry leaders made a strong declaration about the centrality of bricks-and-mortar retail to the publishing industry during a Thursday session at BookExpo 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Mac Barnett reflects on a trio of new projects, which, he says, “represent three different approaches to writing—and three different strains of my personality.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rainbow Rowell says that she is happiest and most productive when writing in different genres for varied audiences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This year marks the fifth anniversary of PW Star Watch, a partnership between 'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Raina Telgemeier spills her guts—quite literally—in her latest graphic novel, appropriately entitled 'Guts' (Scholastic Graphix, Sept.), the third in a series inspired by Telgemeier’s memorable childhood experiences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Podcaster/moderator Will Schwalbe recorded his panel with authors Stephen Chbosky, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and Aarti Shahani and turned the live on-site BookExpo event into the next episode of his podcast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rachel Maddow, host of the Emmy Award–winning eponymous show on MSNBC, will host at a different venue, today’s breakfast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Jenny Slate is an actress ('Parks and Recreation'), stand-up comedian (a season on 'SNL'), and author of the children’s book 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,' which is the basis for a series of videos and an upcoming movie. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Karl Marlantes, the much-decorated war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, made his name in publishing writing about war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In 'Talking to Strangers' (Little, Brown, Sept.), Gladwell goes in search of an answer to the question at the root of his obsession with the case of Sandra Bland: “What happens when we have to deal with the unfamiliar?” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Marc Gian, the author of 'The Inner World of Night Dreams: Use Your Dreams to Expand Your Awareness in Waking Life to Become the Best Version of Yourself' (CICO Books, Sept.) has spent more than 20 years working in the field of health and assisting others in well-being. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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'How to Raise a Reader' coauthors Pamela Paul and Maria Russo will discuss their book during today’s eponymous panel moderated by Jane Pauley, TV journalist and host of 'CBS Sunday Morning.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Thrill-master Nelson DeMille found the perfect partner in his own son, award-winning screenwriter (for the science fiction short 'The Absence') Alex DeMille. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The bestselling children’s book author Daniel José Older steps out of his comfort zone with his first literary adult novel, 'The Book of Lost Saints' (Imprint, Nov.) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Comedian Pete Holmes brings his serious/funny funny/serious take to the publishing world with 'Comedy Sex God' (Harper Wave, May), a book that is part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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