Smorgasbord: Links of Note, May 19, 2014

This week, we’re reading about the next project from the team behind Modernist Cuisine, a slew of books for vegetarians, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2014: China Looks Forward to Expanding Communication, Cooperation, and Commerce

Next year China is the guest of honor at Book Expo America’s Global Market Forum and is planning a host of events for the occasion. Vice Minister Wu Shulin details his country’s goals and expectations in this interview with Publishers Weekly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Love Letter to Literature: Azar Nafisi

Readers who were inspired by Azar Nafisi’s paean to literature in Reading Lolita in Tehran—there were enough to keep the book on the New York Times bestseller list for 117 weeks—can rejoice at the appearance of The Republic of Imagination (Viking, Oct.), an homage to American literature and a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Wondering On: R.J. Palacio

Wonder, R.J. Palacio’s 2012 debut novel about Auggie, a fifth-grade boy born with a facial deformity who’s attending mainstream school for the first time, made a critical and commercial splash. 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: 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: 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: Little Booth, Gigantic Books

Even with all the celebrity authors wandering around Javits, it’s impossible to overlook two monumental South Dakota Historical Society Press books about larger-than-life subjects: Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill, and Love Letters... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be

Douglas Preston and John Scalzi have a lot in common: their work, of course—they both write speculative and near-future fiction about, as Douglas Preston says, “things we are quite sure will happen.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: DK’s Worldwide Celebration

DK Publishing, with many bestsellers and award winners on its shelves, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in style at BEA this year, with a photo op, champagne toast, raffle, and giveaways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Welcome to the Wildlife: Tai Moses

It’s probably safe to assume most of you aren’t expecting to encounter any wildlife on the walk or taxi ride from your hotel to the Javits Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Browsing the Booths, Chapter 1

Booksellers on the lookout for recent and forthcoming offerings from children’s publishers will catch an eyeful as they roam the aisles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: A Picture Is Worth a...

The view from the 14th floor of Kim Weiss’s South Florida high-rise is spectacular. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: The Search For Identities in Stories: Michael Coffey

After years of trying to write a memoir, Michael Coffey, the outgoing co-editorial director of Publishers Weekly, realized that fiction was the best way to extend ruminations about what it meant for him to be adopted. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Firecrackers Are Back

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses has teamed up with the American Booksellers Association to revive the Firecracker Awards, which were last given in 2002. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Neil Patrick Harris, Anjelica Huston Speak at Author Breakfast

Neil Patrick Harris, Anjelica Huston, Tavis Smiley, and Lisa Scottoline all spoke at the opening breakfast at BookExpo America 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Headline’s Headliners

For the past eight years, in an annual demonstration of generosity, Headline Books has hosted not only its own authors at BEA but also an array of Next Generation Indie Book Award winners or finalists who are independently published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Editors Busy Buzzing

BEA attendees faithfully—and eagerly—flock to two panels that have become popular staples of the show’s programming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Magic Up Her Sleeve: Annie Barrows

After meeting in the past in 2007’s The Magic Half, Miri and Molly land safely in the present—but not for long. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Little Rock Thriller

The name, “Webb Hubbell,” conjures up the Clinton era in politics—starting in Little Rock, Arkansas and then on to our nation’s capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: Hollywood Comes to North Atlantic: Lincoln MacVeagh

You wouldn’t think someone from old money, who boarded at Groton and went to Harvard, would drop out from that life and work as a busboy, schoolteacher, carpenter, caterer, journalist, and now a computer programmer for New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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