Rising Stars 2014 list revealed

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BEA 2014: Vintage Reels: Farran Smith Nehme

Thanks to the parents of Farran Smith Nehme, she became a fan of old movies during her childhood in the 1970s when the family would watch them together on the then burgeoning cable TV stations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Quartet of Anniversaries

As at shows past, BEA 2014 is an occasion for children’s publishers’ to mark memorable milestones. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: The Trail of Lady Liberty: Elizabeth Mitchell

Most folks believe the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States, but Elizabeth Mitchell, in pursuit of researching another topic, came across some diaries of sculptor Frédéric August Bartholdi and learned the true story behind the statue’s creation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Billy Crystal Takes Top Honors at 2014 Audie Awards

Crystal’s 'Still Foolin’ ‘Em' won the award for Audiobook of the Year and Pete Seeger’s 'Pete Seeger: The Storm King' took home the prize for Distinguished Achievement in Production. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Civil War Female Voice: Laird Hunt

An obscure but fascinating aspect of the Civil War, when hundreds of women disguised as men enlisted in the army as Union soldiers to fight, is at the heart of Neverhome (Little, Brown; Sept.) by Laird Hunt, the author of five novels and a collection of short stories and a two-time finalist for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Buzz Builds for Carnegie Medals

As book lovers gather at Book Expo, the American Library Association invites attendees to visit the Booklist booth (1043) to preview the books on display that are shortlisted for this year’s Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: At Home with Science

Black Dog & Leventhal, whose mission is to publish original nonfiction that brings complex subjects to a mass audience via experts in their fields, has two books on its fall list that the editors are particularly enthusiastic about. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Shambhala Boosts Its Roost Line

While Shambhala Publications’ giveaways at BEA this year include Writing from the Senses by Laura Deutsch, The Authentic Life by Ezra Bayda, and other titles reflecting the heart and soul of the company’s spiritual origins more than 40 years ago, the company is also spotlighting Roost, its... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Publishing with Élan

Providing cloud-based business management products is Media Services Group’s forte. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 25, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended May 25, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Food, Current Events, and Sports, Oh, My

Rowman & Littlefield continues to make its mark in three varied areas of interest: food studies, current events, and niche areas of sports. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: May 29, 2014

Riverdale Avenue Books has named Joseph Pittman editorial director of Dagger, Riverdale’s new mystery and thriller imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Blessed and Betrayed: Lisa Scottoline

With more than 25 books under her belt since her debut novel, Wherever Mary Went, was published in 1993, Lisa Scottoline is a veritable book-writing machine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Traveling In Time: Emily St. John Mandel

It all began, Emily St. John Mandel says, when she “thought it would be interesting to write about the life of an actor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Who’s Here for Graphics

The number of comics and graphic novel publishers with stand-alone booths and programming at BEA this year is once again declining, following last year’s trend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Passionate After 40 Years

You couldn’t find a more optimistic person than David Caron, owner and co-publisher of ECW Press, when it comes to the future of the publishing industry, and he is very proud of the company he’s been with for 10 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Lay All Your Love on ABBA

Mama Mia! Here we go again! My, my! How can we resist? Booksellers might want to take a chance on Weldon Owen this week by visiting booth 1550 and dropping off their business cards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Satisfying Debut Collection: Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger

“We like each other and we drive each other crazy—that’s a good match for writing,” says Richard Scrimger, describing partnering with fellow Canadian author Marthe Jocelyn on Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book (Tundra, May), illustrated by Claudia Davila. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Sex Academic Style: Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s favorite sex therapist, will be celebrating double on June 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Uncovering Family Secrets: Garth Stein

The last time Garth Stein was at Book Expo it was 2008, and he admits he was happy to get “spill” from Tom Wolfe’s (I Am Charlotte Simmons) autographing line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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