A young adult novel that has come under fire in its author's native country will be making its way to the U.S. Ted Dawe's 'Into the River,' which earlier this month became the first book in over two decades to be banned in New Zealand, has been acquired by Jason Pinter at Polis Books. more »
Rick Riordan: Storyteller of the Gods
Riordan, author of the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, sets his sights on Valhalla as he launches a new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. (PW subscriber exclusive) more »
New Class of
Geniuses : Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ellen Bryant
Voigt, and Ben Lerner are among this year's MacArthur Fellows.
Dropping
Reader's Digest: Reader's Digest Association is changing its
name to Trusted Media Brands in order to battle the common assumption in the
marketplace that it is a one-title publisher.
Krakauer Weighs
in on Everest Movie: Jon Krakauer, the journalist who survived
the catastrophic 1996 expedition on Everest that resulted in multiple
fatalities, and whose 'Into Thin Air' became a bestselling account of it, has
criticized the recently released film of the disaster as “total bull."
Nothing But the
Truth: On lying and memoir writing.
Eleven Unusual
Bookstores: Mental Floss lists unique bookstores that are filled
with as much charm as they are books.
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