Literary agent Bill Clegg, Lauren Groff, Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson, and Hanya Yanagihara are all in contention. »
Nielsen Summit Shows the Data Behind the Children's Book Boom
The book team at Nielsen held its second-annual Children's Book Summit, to discuss the current children's publishing market, presenting data that showed a wide range of sales and demographic trends. The day's panels touched on many aspects of the industry, including adult readers of YA and multicultural consumers. more »
A Celebration of Seuss
The story behind the discovery of the Theodor Geisel manuscript that would become 'What Pet Should I Get?' has already taken its place within publishing lore, but at Random House headquarters on September 10, the team behind the publication of the new Dr. Seuss book spoke first-hand about the process, while also sharing anecdotes and little-known facts about the author's life and career. more » »
Interest in Debut British Novel Heats Up
Since being submitted on Friday, 'Halcyon' by Katie Khan has already collected offers from seven countries, and deals have been closed with Italian publisher, Newton Compton and Heyne in Germany. Auctions in the U.K. and U.S. will occur next week. more »
10 Story Collections That Evoke Place
Steinbeck, Paley, Welty, and more. more
10 Great Comics Short Story Collections Killer collections from Adrian Tomine, Will Eisner, Junji Ito, and more. more
Inaugural German Booksellers Prize Awarded
The European and International Booksellers Federation handed out the first German Booksellers Prize at an awards ceremony in Frankfurt. The prize, created in 2015, has 108 winners grouped in three categories. »
Salon Sits Down
with Ursula K. Le Guin: The literary legend talked about her new
craft book, and why sci-fi writers should read Virginia Woolf.
Most Diverse Man
Booker Shortlist Ever?: In terms of age-range and ethnicity, the
Man Booker shortlist has never seemed so varied, writes the 'Guardian.'
Tablets, by the
Six-Pack: Amazon is selling its new $49.99 Fire tablet in a
six-pack for just under $250, bringing them down to $41 each.
NBA Nominees, in
a Word: Slate has the most extravagant, evocative, confusing,
nice, annoying, or funny descriptors applied to each title on the 2015 National
Book Award for Fiction longlist.
Hawkins Coming
Stateside: Paula Hawkins, author of the runaway bestseller 'The
Girl on The Train,' is planning a rare U.S. visit to five cities.
Strayed 2015
Indies First Spokesperson: Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling
author of 'Wild,' and the forthcoming 'Brave Enough,' will be this year’s
official spokesperson for the national campaign of activities and events in
support of independent bookstores.
History as Big
Data: Five hundred years of book images, and mapping millions of
books.
'The Mist' to
the Small Screen: Stephen King‘s book is being developed as a TV
series by 'Scream' producer Dimension Television and writer Christia Torpe.
Salman Rushdie,
by the Book: The author, most recently, of 'Two Years Eight
Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' tells the 'NYT' that more or less everything by
Christopher Hitchens makes him laugh.
Amazon Rolls Out
'Mass Market' Tablet: The retailer has introduced a $49.99
tablet, a price tag analysts said was low enough to set it apart in a crowded
market and draw more customers to its online services.
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