In her day job, Megha Majumdar publishes other authors' books. And now, her debut novel, 'A Burning' (Knopf) is a finalist for the American Library Association's prestigious Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. PW caught up with Majumdar to talk about how she balances editing and writing, and how it feels to see her work recognized by the library community. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On October 21, just weeks after she was sworn in as the nation’s 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stunned observers by removing register of copyrights Maria Pallante. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the ever-changing terrain of Christian fiction to a preview of religion books getting big-screen adaptations, here are PW’s most-read religion and spirituality stories of 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a deadly pathogen that threatens to cause a pandemic, plus a debut novel that combines weird fiction with psychological suspense. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: inside the 'alien' brain of an octopus, and Siri Hustvedt's thought-provoking 'A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like it or not, Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election. Over the years, and especially throughout the election, PW has done lots of coverage of Trump's books, books about Trump, and the reactions from book biz insiders to his candidacy and election. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: an epic whodunit that spans decades, and the true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a brilliant espionage novel, and a look at the emotional turmoil veterans endure upon returning home from war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether it’s through building a food-porn empire or extending its breaking-news content internationally, BuzzFeed has ambitious global expansion plans. This week, founder Jonah Peretti was promoting the company in Japan, which he claims is BuzzFeed’s fastest growing international market. Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘If I can do it, anyone can,’ says Bibliocloud c0-founder Emma Barnes, who speaks Tuesday at Frankfurt’s The Markets about publishing’s need to know tech. With just one day to go before Tuesday’s (October 18) The Markets: Global Publishing Summit from Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: the Man Booker—shortlisted novel "His Bloody Project," plus an escape under the Berlin Wall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW and the Miami Book Fair have agreed to work together to produce a consumer guide to this year’s fair, which takes place November 13-20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Inc and European Union regulators have started settlement discussions over the internet giant’s ebook deals with publishers, according to news reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: an atmospheric Victorian thriller, plus the latest from Laurie Halse Anderson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a mind-bending exploration of time travel, plus a tense mystery set in northern Newfoundland. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal National Institute of Blind People and HarperCollins have announced a new three year partnership to grow Talking Books' library by 15% to 28,500 titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technologies involving big data analysis are becoming so cheap to work with that academic publishers should be innovating in the area even if they are unsure what they are looking to create, Sage's Ian Mulvany told the Association of Learned and Professional Publishers conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's New York Comic Con will aim to accommodate the ever-increasing number of attendees with more events, programs, and additional venues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Harwell, senior editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a party at New York's Dream Downtown hotel on September 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We just have to do better at acquiring, marketing, and selling books by marginalized authors,' says HarperCollins' Andrew Harwell, this year's Frankfurt Book Fair-bound PW Star Watch Superstar. The post PW Star Watch’s Andrew Harwell: ‘Make Diversity a Priority’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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