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'Long Haul' Christmas? Wimpy Kid Dominates Charts It looks like the big book of the 2014 holiday season will be Jeff Kinney’s 'The Long Haul.' In the three-week shopping season that began Thanksgiving week, the newest installment in the Wimpy Kid series has sold more than 535,000 print copies at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. more »
‘This
One Summer’ Tops PW Comics World’s 2014 Critics Poll A slowly unfolding tale of a lazy summer as unforgettable for readers as for the characters in its pages, 'This One Summer' by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki has topped our 2014 Critics Poll with six votes. more »
Bookselling
Roundup, Week Ending December 19, 2014 Based on the number of indie booksellers that have announced plans to expand in the coming year—five this week—it’s clear that 2014 has been a strong year. This week alone, Anderson's announced it would be adding a location outside of Chicago, and Boston-area mini chain HugoBooks will be opening a new store outside of Beverly, Mass. more »
PW Staff: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2014
Our staff picks favorites. MORE
Martin Says
He'll Screen 'The Interview': 'The Game of Thrones' author
George R.R. Martin owns the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, N.M., and
announced he'd be happy to screen the North Korea-skewering comedy any time, no
matter if it's actually any good or not.
Late Night's
Most Passionate Book Nerd: In addition to everything else the
'Colbert Report' has accomplished since launching in 2005, it might have been
TV’s most effective servant of books, says Boris Kachka at Vulture.
The Unbreakable
Laura Hillenbrand: Wil S. Hylton talks to the author about her
career, 'Unbroken,' and her struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Books for
Obsessive Fans of 'Serial' : Business Insider has 11 true crime
books with stories so gripping, it'll be hard to believe they're true.
Galante Fired
for 'Wild Spending': The Queens Public Library's board of
trustees axed director Thomas Galante on Wednesday after reviewing his expense
accounts.
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