Monthly StatShot, July 2017

Sales of adult books were 9.8% lower in July 2017 than in July 2016, and sales in the children’s/young adult segment fell 36.8%, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Charles Brandt: Crime After Crime

There were skeptics when “I Heard You Paint Houses” (Steerforth Press), Charles Brandt’s book about mob hit man Frank “The Irish” Sheeran, came out in 2004 with Sheeran’s claim he pulled the trigger on teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Out of the Shadows: Lemony Snicket

"It is one of life’s bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting." If you can identify that quote as belonging to the mysterious Lemony Snicket, author of the perplexing but bestselling series, A Series of Unfortunate Events (HarperCollins),... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: New Science Guys — and Gal!

Bill Nye has made a career of educating young minds about science, with (most famously) his Emmy Award–winning PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: First Picture Book from a First Daughter

The former first daughter makes her picture book debut this month with "She Persisted" (Philomel), a collective biography of 13 women whose determined perseverance paved the way for their achievements. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Gregg Hurwitz Gruesomely Engages with the Rains Brothers

Last year, with the launch of the Rains Brothers, an alien-meets-zombie series from Tor Teen, Gregg Hurwitz, author of the bestselling Orphan X series for adults, made his YA debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast Build a World Together

When the mother-daughter writing team P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast realized that 2017 would be the 10th anniversary of the publication of Marked, the first book in their bestselling vampyre-themed YA fantasy series, House of Night, they decided they wanted to do something special to celebrate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Colleen Hoover: Different Endings

It takes courage to ground a book in your family’s private story, especially one involving an abusive relationship. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Desperate for Good Conversation: Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald

Marc Maron craves good conversation. Since 2009, he has had hundreds of them from his garage, where he hosts his popular WTF podcast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Tomorrow Reimagined: Cory Doctorow

Dystopian novels of the future weigh down our bookshelves, and adaptations of those same stories increasingly dominate our cinemas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Heather Graham and Chad Michael Murray Team Up to Thrill

An unlikely meeting brought us together,” says Heather Graham, the bestselling author of more than 100 books and novellas, explaining how she came to write a book with actor Chad Michael Murray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Dystopia Now: Margaret Atwood

This year’s much-buzzed 10-episode adaptation of "The Handmaid’s Tale," which was streamed on Hulu in collaboration with MGM Television, rocketed Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel back onto bestsellers charts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Back to Her Beginnings: Marie Lu

Despite two bestselling series under her belt—Legend and the Young Elites, both from Putnam—YA author Marie Lu hasn’t been to BookCon before. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: On the Essentials of Suspense: Hallie Ephron

Hallie Ephron has lost count of the number of times well-intentioned people have told her a story they thought she could use as writing fodder. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: A Pessimist’s Take on Happiness: Eva Woods

Attending BookExpo with her new book, "Something Like Happy" (Graydon House, Sept.), is a dream come true for Eva Woods. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: Lemony Snicket Creator Gets Steamy: Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler, the novelist who wrote 13 A Series of Unfortunate Events books under the pen name of Lemony Snicket, found inspiration for his new novel by eavesdropping on teenagers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: At PEN America First Amendment Panel, Different Takes On Protecting Speech

BookExpo and PEN America's joint panel on Thursday afternoon, "The First Amendment Resistance," found activists and speech advocates debating the ethical and civil responsibilities of writers and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: Hillary Clinton Receives Warm Bookselling Welcome

In front of a packed main stage crowd, Hillary Rodham Clinton chatted for an hour with Cheryl Strayed about politics, what books mean to her, and her upcoming works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2017: Setting Her Characters Ablaze: Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng’s second novel starts with an actual blaze, but it is an emotional inferno that ultimately consumes the characters in "Little Fires Everywhere" (Penguin, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Books In Spanish News Roundup: June 2017

Nicolás Kanellos takes home the Tejano Association for Historical Preservation Award, HCCP expands its Spanish Bible publishing, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: Subway Therapy, Javits Therapy: Matthew ‘Levee’ Chavez

That freestanding wall of sticky notes in the North Concourse of the Javits lobby is your opportunity to post a message and meet Matthew “Levee” Chavez, the artist responsible for that headline-making wall of anonymous 3-inch×3-inch sticky notes in the New York City subway system the day after... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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