For his role in leading the transformation of HarperCollins, CEO Brian Murray is PW’s Person of the Year. Murray took the reins at HC in 2008; now, six year later, HC is coming off of a record performance in the fiscal year, and is firmly entrenched as the country’s second-largest trade publisher. more »
Shopping
for Books with the Obamas PW's Midwest correspondent and her family were shopping for books at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., on Small Business Saturday, November 29, when President Barack Obama and his two daughters, Malia and Sasha, dropped by. In a brief exchange, Obama told PW that he was purchasing 'Brown Girl Dreaming' by Jacqueline Woodson, which recently won the 2014 NBA Award for Young People's Literature more » »
DFW's Importance
of Being Earnest: David Foster Wallace was exceptional in so
many ways—and the root of his distinction might be his sense of Americanness,
says Adam Kirsch at Salon.
The Pain of the
Watermelon Joke: In an opinion piece at the 'New York Times,'
'Brown Girl Dreaming' author and National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson
responded to comments made by emcee Daniel Handler at the NBA ceremony.
Novelist Kent
Haruf Dies at 71: Haruf was the author of several quiet, moving
novels that take place in the fictional town of Holt, Colo. His 1999 novel
'Plainsong' was a finalist for the National Book Award.
From Fan Fiction
to Six Figures: Anna Todd, author of the Wattpad series After,
picked up by Simon & Schuster, talks to CBC Radio.
Group Launches
'Amazon Free' Guide: In the U.K., independent booksellers and WH
Smith feature on an “alternative” shopping guide for Christmas created by
campaign group Amazon Anonymous.
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