The Roundup with PW

Profits at PRH Rise, on Small Sales Gain, in First Half of 2017
Strong print and audio sales at Penguin Random House countered soft e-book sales to increase revenue 1.1% in the first half of the year. Earnings at the publisher rose 11.4%. more »

Texas Teacher Launches Hurricane Harvey Book Club to Help Children
A second-grade teacher living in a Houston suburb has launched a virtual book club, asking children to post videos of themselves reading aloud, to distract other children affected by Hurricane Harvey. more »

Chicken Soup for the Resistance
A new collection from Chicken Soup for the Soul, 'My Kind (of) America,' which published earlier this week, tells stories of kindnesses shared between many diverse people in America. more »

Thurber Prize for American Humor 2017 Finalists Announced
Books by Trevor Noah, Ken Pisani, and Aaron Thier are shortlisted for the award, which will be presented in New York City on October 2. more » »

Cartoonist Stops Racist Kids' Book: The creator of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon repurposed as a hate symbol, has stopped the distribution of a children’s book featuring the frog.

Young Quebec Publishers Take Risks: The francophone side of Quebec publishing is undergoing a renaissance—and finding new readers.

A Book for Botany-Loving Hobbits: The botanist Walter Judd has created a book that examines the many plants and trees that J.R.R. Tolkien used in his novels.

Being a Writer on Social Media: What can authors do when news of their book's impending publication garners way more attention than the writing itself?

Kōbō Abe’s Sand Dunes Are Our Own: For Electric Literature's "Late to the Party" series, 'PW' associate editor John Maher reads 'The Woman in the Dunes' for the first time.

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