After operating in separate venues in 2018, BookExpo and the New York Rights Fair have announced that they will join together in New York City’s Javits Center in 2019. New York Rights Fair will run concurrently with BookExpo, which is currently set for May 29-31. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Will "political fatigue" end publishers' six year streak of print sales growth? At a late morning session dubbed The State of the Publishing Industry Today, David Walter, executive director, client development for NPD Books, told BookExpo attendees that growth in print sales is trending down,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The New York Rights Fair opened with a conversation about the evolution of actor Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine, and her wildly popular Instagram book club, an engine for bestsellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Indie booksellers raved about both fall/winter fiction and nonfiction offerings at BookExpo, but literary fiction with plots inspired by today's news headlines is what they were most excited about. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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For 20-some years, Adam Rippon’s life was dominated by figure skating. Then, after snagging a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the team, he announced his retirement from the professional sphere. To transition between that fierce, competition-fueled era and the next uncertain... 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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Goldin's novel 'The Escape Room' keys into the cutthroat world of Wall Street hedge fund megawealth and workplace sexism. 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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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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'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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Three classic picture book and board book characters, who have enchanted multiple generations of children, return in a pair of fall releases from Simon & Schuster. The books mark the relaunch of the Angelina Ballerina and Max & Ruby series under the S&S banner. 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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With her singular surname, it’s no surprise that bestselling crime writer Karin Slaughter ('The Last Widow', Morrow, Aug.) was destined to write about crime. Slaughter laughs and says, “It was either that or become a serial killer.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Every summer since 2016, Fiona Davis has delighted readers with her historical fiction set in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, the bestselling author and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, is about to add novelist to the list. His debut novel, 'The Water Dancer' (One World, Sept.), follows a young man’s conflicted journey into the covert war on slavery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Inspired by Twain’s tales, Krueger decided to write about young people, desperate to swap corruption for freedom, who embark on a turbulent river journey. The resulting standalone novel, 'This Tender Land' (Atria, Sept.), combines outdoor exploits and a meditation on the human condition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Leading film scouts and agents spoke on New York Rights Fair panel, explaining how they make a piece of content come alive for a producer or studio executive. 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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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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Author, journalist, and New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins may be personally responsible for saving the mental health of untold numbers of readers who depend on her witty, incisive takes on the world to get them through another day in Crazytown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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