PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 11, 2018

This week: how the U.S. blew the whistle on the world’s biggest sports scandal, plus the lost world between England and Scotland. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Wright, Vunipola and Fallon pick up Sports Book awards

Martine Wright has won the Autobiography of the Year Award at the 2018 Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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BookExpo 2018: Connecting Children’s Books with Readers

Authors, publishers, and booksellers gathered for a panel discussion on efforts to reach young readers Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018: We Need Diverse Books: Beyond Diversity 101

We Need Diverse Books has grown alongside BookCon, working for greater inclusiveness in publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018: Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel: You Can Judge a Book By Its Musical

The creators of the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen have collaborated with a novelist to turn their story into a book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2018: Big Kids’ Books of the Show

We spoke with a number of booksellers about their impressions of the show, and the titles they were most looking forward to grabbing at publishers’ booths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2018: The Future of Book Retail is Innovation and Experimentation

Despite fears of a physical store "retail apocalypse," NPD BookScan's Kristen McLean outlined a future for indie booksellers driven by experimentation and selling books in more places. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BookExpo 2018: CEOs See a Stable Book Industry in an Unstable World

For the book business, print and digital markets have found balance, CEOs say, but political instability in the culture at large remains a cause for concern. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2018: Booksellers Share Their Hot Picks

Rounding up this year's big books of BookExpo, according to booksellers on the show floor, range from the former first lady's upcoming memoir to a work of autofiction written by a convicted bank robber. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April 2018 Bestseller Lists From China: Young Readers Cheer a Celebrity-Powered World Book Day

The endorsement of a Chinese actor powers Yu Hua's 'To Live' to the top of China's April fiction charts, when fellow celebrities spread the word and young readers hear the call. The post April 2018 Bestseller Lists From China: Young Readers Cheer a Celebrity-Powered World Book Day appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 28, 2018

Victoria Aveyard has the #3 book in the country with the YA fantasy ‘War Storm.’ Plus Jeanne Birdsall says goodbye to the Penderwicks, and Jessica Knoll says hello to ‘The Favorite Sister.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Weekly E-Book Ranking: Gail prevails for 15th number one

While Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine vacated its print number one in the week this chart covers, Gail Honeyman is nowhere near done in the Weekly E-Book Ranking: The British Book Awards’ Book of the Year notched up a 15th week as the ebook number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Religion Book Deals: May 23, 2018

FaithWords nabs a new book by the bestselling author of '90 Minutes in Heaven’ Don Piper; Barbour takes a modernized version of the biblical story of Ruth, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2018 Christopher Awards Honor Books on Perseverance

Books on racial reconciliation, motherhood, and forgiveness were honored for “affirming the highest values of the human spirit” during the 2018 Christopher Awards ceremony in New York City on Tuesday, May 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 21, 2018

Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston has the #7 book in the country with the previously unpublished ‘Barracoon.’ Plus Mary Kay Andrews’s latest beach read flies high, and a pair of new books offer different takes on entrepreneurship. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New England Society Names Five 2018 Book Awards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, and Travel

In categories of art, photography, fiction, nonfiction, and speciality books, the 213-year-old New England Society announces winners of its award for trade books of regional interest and significance. The post New England Society Names Five 2018 Book Awards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, and Travel... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Cookbooks Preview: June 2018

Kick off summer with journeys through the culinary landscapes of Italy and Cuba, a look at Indian street food, and a comprehensive guide to arguably the most essential tool in the kitchen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Insights From the Foreign Rights Specialists Shortlisted for Tonight’s 2018 British Book Awards

'Knowing the current trends for all the different countries' is among challenges tackled by the foreign rights experts who are shortlisted for tonight's British Book Awards. Their Nibbie is called the Rights Professional of the Year. The post Insights From the Foreign Rights Specialists... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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May 2018 Audio Books: In the Studio

Blackstone and Disney bring ‘Black Panther’ to audio, Lauren Groff's latest showcases the Sunshine State for Penguin, and more in this month's audio news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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It’s Official: Net Neutrality Rules Will End June 11

The Week in Libraries, May 11, 2018: Among the headlines this week, net neutrality is given one month to live; And it was a good week for public libraries in Ohio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 14, 2018

The #1 book in the country is 'A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,' Rick Riordan’s 'The Burning Maze' tops our children's list, Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer-winning 'Less' appears on our Hardcover Fiction list for the first time, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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