Wednesday, August 03, 2016

The Roundup with PW

S&S India Starts Local Publishing Program
Simon & Schuster India has appointed Dharini Bhaskar as editorial director of a

new line that will publish works by local authors starting in 2017. more » »

New Colson Whitehead Selected by Oprah's Book Club
Colson Whitehead's latest novel, 'The Underground Railroad,' has been selected as the latest Oprah's Book Club read.
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Marching with John Lewis: Lewis hopes that his firsthand account of the struggle for equality will inspire a new generation of activists.

Potter Fans, Ready Your Broomsticks: Whether you fly by plane or portkey, here are six often overlooked real-world Harry Potter locations that you can go today.

Travel Writing and Writers Traveling: "We tend to think of boredom as barren, but on holiday it becomes fertile," especially for authors.

The Fictional Afterlife of Anne Frank: The publication of Frank's diary introduced many Americans to the Holocaust—and inspired a wave of literature.

Exploring the Books of #BlackLivesMatter: The 'MobyLives' blog at Melville House rounds up a few titles for those looking to learn more about the movement.



Children's Books in media:

From the New York Times:
Like Magic, Muggles Make New Harry Potter Play Disappear from Bookstores.
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From the New York Times:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Producers Consider a Broadway Run.
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From Time:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Unresolved Questions.
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From People:
13-Year-Old Dance Star Maddie Ziegler is Releasing a Memoir and YA Novel Trilogy.
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From Bayviews:
A tribute to librarian Ruth Gordon, aka "Big Grandma," who died July 18.
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From the New York Times:
For Jacqueline Woodson, a childhood summer in Greenville, S.C., revealed her place and time in history.
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From the Atlantic:
Why It Was So Fitting for Chelsea Clinton to Shout Out A Wrinkle in Time.
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From BuzzFeed:
People Are Furious at Amazon After Not Getting Cursed Child on the Release Date.
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From Movie Pilot:
Could The Cursed Child Become the Next Harry Potter Movie?
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From Mashable:
A debate: are the Harry Potter films better than the books?
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From Slate:
A new children's book blog, Nightlight, "will explore the art and the business – of literature for kids."
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From Publishing Perspectives:
Princeton's Cotsen Library Digitizes Classic Soviet Children's Books.
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From Slate:
We Don't Only Need More Diverse Books. We Need More Diverse Books Like The Snowy Day.
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From School Library Journal:
There Is a Tribe of Kids Generates Controversy Among Librarians.
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