Thursday, April 10, 2014

Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important & other stories from PW


Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important: The oft-neglected literary form can help students learn in ways that prose can't.


London Book Fair 2014: Excellence Award Winners Revealed
Publishers from Belorussia, Pakistan, India, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, the U.S. and China were among the winners of the first London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, given in association with the Publishers Association and presented at the fair yesterday. more » »

Is Audio the Next Big Thing in Self-Pub?: Writer Laura Caldwell on her experience self-publishing an audiobook.

Why Archie's Death Is So Sad : Alyssa Rosenberg reacts to the news that Riverdale's Archie Andrew's is going to die (at least temporarily), at the "Washington Post."

García Márquez Released from Hospital : The Nobel laureate's condition remains "delicate" as he recovers from lung and urinary tract infections.


iBooks Bestsellers: Lewis Unseats Roth
For the first time in nearly two months, Veronica Roth's "Divergent" was not the top selling title on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. After garnering attention across media outlets last week, "Flash Boys," Michael Lewis's look into the world of high-speed trading, claimed the #1 spot for the week ended April 7. Lewis's book, released March 31, pushed Roth's trilogy, which sat in series order, to the #2, #3, and #4 slots. more » »


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