The Roundup with PW

Picoult to Write Second YA Novel with Daughter
Jodi Picoult has inked a deal with Delacorte Press to co-write another YA novel with her daughter, Samantha van Leer. Delacorte took U.S., Canadian and open market rights to 'Off the Page,' which is set for a May 19, 2015, release, and a 250,000-copy first printing. more »

Amazon Publishing Taps Myers
Dominic Myers, previously managing director of Waterstones in the U.K., became head of Amazon Publishing in Europe effective September 22. Working out of the company’s Luxembourg headquarters, Myers will oversee the U.K. and German businesses, and will also be launching new offices as part of Amazon’s expansion of its European publishing efforts. more » »

The View from Mt. Olympus: Rick Riordan's Series Finale
It's a week before the release of 'Blood of Olympus,' the last installment in Rick Riordan's bestselling Heroes of Olympus series. The fifth and final novel in the series is scheduled for release on October 7; Riordan has gone off all social media to avoid spoilers, and has encouraged fans to do the same more » »

Twilight Revived Online: Two years after Lions Gate released the fifth and supposedly final installment of its Twilight movie series, the studio has devised an unusual franchise-rekindling effort — and it may hold clues about Facebook’s future in Hollywood.

A Parent's Attachment to Print: Parents who buy books for their children have an attachment to print vs. e-books, a new Nielsen study has found.

Osprey Sells Off Imprints : Osprey Publishing Group has sold imprints Watkins, Angry Robot and Nourish to US entrepreneur Etan Ilfeld.

Oldest Indie in Twin Cities to Close: The Bookcase in Wayzata, founded in 1963, will shut its doors October 18, owner Charlie Leonard said Tuesday.

Dunham to Pay Her Opening Acts: Lena Dunham has reversed her stance on not paying the opening acts on her upcoming tour to promote her new memoir, 'Not That Kind of Girl,' following an Internet backlash.

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