Dav Pilkey Is PW’s Person of the Year for 2019

Over the course of a wildly creative career, Dav Pilkey has written and drawn more than 60 books that have gotten millions of children excited about reading with their goofy, gross-out humor and genuine empathy. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 11, 2019

This week: big novels from Christopher Castellani, Lauren Wilkinson, and Valeria Luiselli. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 4, 2019

This week: the shock of global population decline, plus a novel narrated by God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 28, 2019

This week: Maurice Carlos Ruffin's stellar debut novel, plus a surreal political thriller in which assassination is a business “driven by market forces.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 21, 2019

This week: a Kafkaesque suburban horror story, plus Stephanie Land's memoir about the struggles she faced as a young single mother living in poverty. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Librarians, Let’s Make 2019 the Year of the Book

When ALA introduced its successful Libraries Transform campaign in 2015, it was meant to build on our foundational principles. What’s more foundational to libraries than books? If we envision 2019 as the year of the book, imagine the transformation we might lead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Randall White

Educational Development Corp. posted sales of $32.5 million in fiscal 2015, with earnings of under $1 million. By fiscal 2018, revenue had soared to $112 million and profits topped $5 million, but Randall White acknowledges that EDC had lots of challenges in dealing with the explosive growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Moira Donegan

Shortly after the 'New York Times' and the 'New Yorker' jointly reported on the sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, a crowdsourced Google spreadsheet called Shitty Media Men began to circulate, particularly among women, in New York City media and publishing circles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: David Moberg

David Moberg has worked in Christian publishing since 1975 and played a crucial role in bringing Thomas Nelson and Zondervan together under the HarperCollins Christian Publishing umbrella. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Glory Edim

Well-Read Black Girl, a fast-growing literary community of black female book lovers founded by Glory Edim, began as an affectionate T-shirt conceived and executed by Edim’s boyfriend. “Well-Read Black Girl was a nickname he had for me,” Edim says. “It was sweet and creative.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Madeline McIntosh

Penguin Random House US CEO McIntosh’s biggest move came in mid-October, when she announced the merger of the Crown Publishing Group and the Random House Publishing Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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John Mesjak: PW’s Rep of the Year

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution trade sales manager Ruth Berger describes John Mesjak, PW’s 2018 Rep of the Year, as a “book-reading teddy bear who never sleeps." It's high praise—and uncontested at that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW’s Bookstore of the Year: Boulder Book Store

If a bookstore takes the name of the city in which it resides, it had better reflect the values and character of its hometown. Boulder Book Store, PW’s 2018 Bookstore of the Year, does just that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year

Hope and cross-cultural understanding were big themes at the official ceremony honoring the winners of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Abu Dhabi. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Industry Notes: Frankfurt Has Two Wild Cards This Year; PW Star Watch Welcomes Canada

This year, Frankfurter Buchmesse offers a Wild Card free stand to both a German and an international exhibitor. And the PW Star Watch program opens to young talent in publishing in Canada, as well as in the United States. The post Industry Notes: Frankfurt Has Two Wild Cards This Year; PW Star... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Boulder Book Store Named 2018 PW Bookstore of the Year; Mesjak Rep

The innovative Colorado bookstore is the 26th recipient of the PW Bookstore of the Year Award. Among the store's firsts, it is the first store to buy on Edelweiss and one of the first to offer consignment sections by publisher. John Mesjak with Abraham Associates was named this year's PW Sales... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Finalists Named for the 2018 PW Bookstore of the Year

Publishers Weekly named the top five bookstores from around the country and sales representatives. Each is vying for the 2018 PW award for Bookstore of the Year and Sales Rep of the Year to be announced in late March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Jeff Shotts

The Graywolf Press executive editor’s authors have had a remarkable run of being nominated for—and winning—some of literature's biggest awards, all the way up to the Nobel. It seems as if everything Shotts acquires turns to gold. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Ray Griffith

Griffith became CEO of the Follett Corp. in May 2015. Less than a year later, he oversaw the acquisition of Baker & Taylor. Now, under Griffith, Follett continues to zero in on new markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Becky Anderson

Lots of people have complained about the policies of the Trump administration, but Anderson, co-owner of Anderson’s Bookshops, is hoping to do something about them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Notables of the Year: Margaret Atwood

The septuagenarian Canadian author has, this year, become a cultural icon, as well as Canada’s best-known author—and 'The Handmaid's Tale' has become a backlist sensation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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