THE ROUNDUP from PW Daily

Self-Publishing Book Expo Marks Fifth Year
The Self-Publishing Book Expo marked its fifth anniversary Saturday at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City with a day full of panels, workshops, and addresses, as well as a host of exhibitors—all dedicated to indie books. more » »

Children's Book Authors Feted at Shanghai Children's Book Fair
On the last day of the inaugural China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), held from November 7-9, the winners of the Golden Pinwheel Awards were announced. The award honors picture books and recognizes excellence in children’s publishing. more » »

Debut Novel Fetches $2M: City on Fire, a 900-page debut novel by Garth Risk Hallberg, took the publishing industry by storm last week.

Malcom X Heirs Seek to Stop Publication: Heirs of Malcolm X have gone to court to stop a Chicago company from publishing a diary of the activist leader's last year.

USPS to Deliver Sundays for Amazon: The cash-short United States Postal Service, which has failed to win congressional approval to stop delivering mail on Saturdays to save money, has struck a deal with the online retailer Amazon.com to deliver the company’s packages on Sundays — a first for both, with obvious advantages for each.

Literary Twitter’s First Tweets: The Millions digs into Twitter's archive to find the very first tweets from some authors.

Bookstore Trilogy Sprouts in Bloomfield: Bloomfield, also known as Pittsburgh's Little Italy is, for now, home to more independent bookstores than any city neighborhood.

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