Friday, June 17, 2016

The Roundup with PW

Seal Press Moves Under Da Capo's Purview
Currently an imprint of Perseus Books' subsidiary Avalon Group, Seal Press will become an imprint of Da Capo Press. The move, the first significant change at the company since Hachette Book Group acquired Perseus earlier this year, will result in the departure of Seal Press publisher Krista Lyons.
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NYC’s Three Lives Faces Possible Move
With its building on the market, Three Lives & Company in New York City’s West Village may be forced into a relocation. If the store is not offered a lease by its building's new owner, owner Toby Cox said he is prepared to move.
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It's Bloomsday All Over the World: Celebrating Bloomsday, the day on which all of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' took place.

New Amazon Books in Portland: The e-commerce giant continues to expand its brick and mortar presence with a new shop in Oregon.

Nobel Prize–Winner Alexievich on Orlando: The Belarusian writer spoke about chronicling politics and suffering—and why she’s turning her attention to love.

Margaret Atwood Wins PEN Pinter: The novelist will receive the award at the British Library on October 13th during a tour of the U.K.

The Boxcar Children Get a Movie: How the kids series with more than 100 titles made its heroes into immortal crime fighters.
 
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IN THE MEDIA

From the Bookseller:
The Guardian to drop its children's books site.
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From Education Week:
How Can Teachers Get Students to Read Over the Long Summer Break?
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From the Huffington Post:
Should We Censor What Teens Read?
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From Publishing Perspectives:
Neustadt Prize Announces Slate of Finalists.
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From BuzzFeed:
18 Times Lemony Snicket Understood Our Young, Dark Humor.
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From the Guardian:
Top 10 picture books with self-help messages.
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From the New York Post:
Why author Edward Hemingway will never grow a beard.
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From the Bookseller:
U.K. booksellers call for more diverse kids' books.
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From Movie Pilot:
How The 5th Wave Deleted Scenes Made the Movie Closer to the Novel.
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From Vox:
The Boxcar Children are getting a movie.
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From the Mythopoeic Society:
2016 Mythopoeic Awards finalists announced.
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From the New Yorker:
Here Comes Hilda: Luke Pearson's Hildafolk series of graphic novels.
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From Boise State Public Radio:
Why a California Author Sets Her YA Novels in Idaho.
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From Mashable:
The story behind a prank Harry Potter plaque.
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