Job Moves: May 20, 2014

Jill Freshney has been promoted to the newly-created position of senior executive managing editor, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2014: Browsing the Children’s Booths, Chapter 2

For those navigating the booths of children’s publishers today, here’s a preview of new books on display, author signings, and giveaways to pick up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of June 2, 2014

BAM has flat quarter, adds HBG site and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Specializing in Security Studies

Georgetown University Press celebrates its 50th anniversary this year by offering visitors to its booth (1544) two books that reflect the press’s emphasis on what it calls security studies—books on diplomacy, spies, international affairs, intelligence, history, and related topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Ben Lerner: The Way We Live Now

A first novel with glowing endorsements from such literary lights as Jonathan Franzen, Paul Auster, Geoff Dyer, and John Ashbery—what more could a young writer want? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Good News, Bad News at Town Hall

What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Walter Isaacson: Smart Thinkers

Ten years ago, after completing his critically acclaimed Ben Franklin biography, Walter Isaacson was struck by Franklin’s creation of the postal and publishing networks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Mighty Bright, Mighty Light

Since introducing its first incandescent book light in 1995, Mighty Bright has been the company that helped save relationships, as its tiny lights made it possible for one person to read while another sleeps. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Amazon’s 'Bullying' Dominates Bookseller Sessions

ABA's Oren Teicher speaks out against Amazon’s “bullying assault of a major publisher” at the ABA annual meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Andrea Davis Pinkney: Shedding Light on a Dark Subject

The gift of a simple red pencil gives a girl in war-ravaged Sudan the opportunity to express her feelings and overcome her grief. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Subscription Model Takes Center Stage at Making Information Pay

"Subscription has arrived in a really big way for media," noted Len Vlahos, BISG executive director, in his opening remarks to the 2014 Making Information Pay conference at BEA. And for those who question whether the subscription model is coming to the publishing business, Ted Hill, president of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Magic in the Air at Middle-Grade Buzz Panel

There definitely were common elements to the five novels presented during the middle-grade editors buzz panel Friday morning that was moderated by Holly Weinkauf, the owner of Red Balloon Books in St. Paul, Minn.: all five mixed up fairy tale themes with real-life issues to produce excellent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Signing with Lassie

As the “official” biographer of Lassie, bestselling author Ace Collins understands the inherent potential of canine companions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A Bustling BEA 2014

The dispute over terms between the Hachette Book Group and Amazon, the viability of the subscription model, and the arrival of BookCon were three of the most discussed topics during BookExpo America which had its 2014 run from May 29 to 31 at New York City’s Javits Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Fall 2014 Audio

Audio publishers are putting their stamp on a bumper crop of titles this season and we’ve gathered together some of our favorite highlights from their forthcoming lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Pamela Paul Does Her Own ‘By the Book’

Every Sunday in the New York Times Book Review, Pamela Paul does a q&a interview with an author in the popular “By the Book” feature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Breakfast of Champions

Humor is very likely on the menu at today’s Children’s Book and Author Breakfast, which is highlighted by three lively veteran children’s book authors and one debut author whose specialty is comedy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Loving Laughter

Even though Best to Laugh (Univ. of Minnesota Press, Sept.) is set in Los Angeles rather than in smalltown Minnesota, like Lorna Landvik’s eight other novels, she says it’s her most autobiographical work yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Big Children's Books at BEA

For readers of all ages and interests, there were no shortages of titles to grab, snag, and talk about. YA continues to generate long lines and lots of attention. At Simon & Schuster, one of the big teen titles was Scott Westerfeld's Afterworlds—and not just because BEA factors into the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: The Library as Retailer

Six library ebook vendors, one stage, 50 minutes: as you might expect, not exactly the forum to forge a new understanding between libraries and publishers Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Jonathan Tropper: Screenwriting Is His New Gig

In his second novel, The Book of Joe (2004), Jonathan Tropper wrote about a novelist who fears the “sophomore slump” after his debut book becomes a huge bestseller and is adapted into a film.Fast forward a decade, and Tropper’s fiction becomes reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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