Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The Roundup with PW

The Coloring Craze: Adult Coloring Books, 2015
The adult coloring book craze that started at the beginning of 2015 shows no sign of slowing down. more »


RH Acquires Three Books by New Nobel Laureate Alexievich
Random House has acquired three books by Belarusian journalist, and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich. more »


‘We View the World As Our Market’: Nosy Crow’s Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson, a speaker at the Global Kids Connect Conference and founder of independent children’s book and app publisher Nosy Crow, discusses publishing and selling on an international scale. more » »


New Looks for Classic Books: Publishers are rethinking the book-jacket art for literary classics including 'Alice in Wonderland' and more.

An Emoji Takes Word of the Year: For the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph known as the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji.

Nine Books for 'Hamilton' Fans: Check out a list of titles that blend history with storytelling, similar to Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical.

Kimball Leaves 'America's Test Kitchen': Christopher Kimball is out after failing to reach an agreement with the TV show's parent company.

Guild Takes on Contract Provisions: In the latest installment of its Fair Contract Initiative, the Authors Guild is calling out publishers for using contract provisions to "slash authors’ royalties to mere pennies per copy sold."

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