Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 3, 2014

This week marks a number of milestones: 40 years for Town House Books in Aurora, Ill.; 30 for Quail Ridge Books & Music in Asheville, N.C., and 10 for stores in Waynesboro, Pa., and Berkeley, Calif. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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A Berry good week

"Great British Bake Off"  star Mary Berry rules the top of the charts for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Job Moves: April 1, 2014

Elizabeth Bewley has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers as executive editor based in the NYC office, starting April 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Upcoming Comics Events: March 31, 2014

Comic + Cartoon Art Week; MoCCA Arts Fest 2014; Middle East Film & Comic Con; Freak Scene East; University of Florida Comics Conference Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air March 31, 2014: Jennifer Buhl and Max Brooks

Jennifer Buhl, author of "Shooting Stars: My Unexpected Life Photographing Hollywood’s Most Famous" (Sourcebooks, 9781402297007), will appear on "Entertainment Tonight" on Monday, March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Program Announced for CCC’s OnCopyright 2014 Event

The event is set for Wednesday, April 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm, at the New York Academy of Sciences, located at 7 World Trade Center. Registration is still open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 31, 2014

At Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, Chad Cannon has been promoted to v-p of marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Why are booksellers afraid of children's poetry?

Teachers, parents and poets alike know how children thirst for poetry. Now it's up to booksellers and publishers to save it from extinctionChildren dive into poetry with the same natural ease as swimmers into water, climbers into trees and sleepers into dreams. I've seen this alchemy at work on... Continue reading at The Guardian

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At SCIBA, Booksellers Confident and Upbeat

SCIBA booksellers enthusiastically gather in record number to discuss ABA's "Conversations That Work." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 28, 2014

Phaidon Press has appointed Jacky Klein as commissioning editor for art, effective June 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bologna 2014: E-Publishing and 'Nimble Thinking'

TOC Bologna may be no more, but book fair attendees had a chance to get several perspectives on the ongoing impact of changing technologies on children’s publishing at the fair's first Digital Rights Workshop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 27, 2014

Wendy Wong, senior v-p of marketing for The Ken Blanchard Companies, has joined the board of directors at The Berrett-Koehler Group, Inc., the parent company of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, March 26, 2014

Catholic priest Ronald Rolheiser examines late-life spirituality; scholar Michael Coogan offers a brief history of the Decalogue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 26, 2014

Devin Kirk will join Macmillan on April 14 as the new v-p, international sales and marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Swedish author Barbro Lindgren has won the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the largest award for children’s literature with a prize of five million Swedish crowns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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It is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, March 26, 2014

"The Handy Bible Answer Book" is a Bible FAQ compendium; the "Hope in the Mourning Bible" addresses those who are grieving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 25, 2014

Marlena Bittner will join Flatiron Books on May 15 as the director of publicity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Upcoming Comics Events: March 24, 2014

Ben Katchor in London; "Future Shock" #7 Release Party; Emerald City Comic Con; Paul Hornschemeier, Charles Forsman, and Jesse Lonergan in Somerville. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Nahoko Uehashi and Roger Mello Receive 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

Japanese author Nahoko Uehashi and Brazilian illustrator Roger Mello are the recipients of the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious international awards in children’s literature. The announcement came Monday at a press conference at the Bologna Children’s... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: March 24, 2014

Gary Goldstein has been promoted to editorial director, Kensington Publishing. Previously, he was executive editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week when Mick Jagger found the true cost of fame | Catherine Bennett

Some of the coverage of L'Wren Scott's death was shameful but it doesn't justify curbs on the pressIdeally, the British press would have behaved a lot better last week, when it reported the premature death of the fashion designer L'Wren Scott. Who was also the girlfriend of Mick Jagger. Critics... Continue reading at The Guardian

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