Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Sonny Mehta: 2015 PW Person of the Year
Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief of Knopf and chairman of Knopf Doubleday, has steered the vaunted literary publisher through myriad changes since taking over nearly three decades ago. more »


Coloring Books Drive Big Holiday Sales at Independent Booksellers
The enduring popularity of coloring books for adults and a successful Small Business Saturday got the holiday season off to a strong start for independent booksellers. more »


Guadalajara Attendance Nears 800,000
The Guadalajara Book Fair closed on Sunday, December 6 after nine days and nearly 800,000 visitors from around the world. »


Critics Poll Best British Novels: BBC contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics for Britain's top 25 books, with George Eliot's 'Middlemarch' taking #1.

Eight Book Gifts for Hanukkah: Check out a list of eight book-inspired gifts, one for each night of Hanukkah, including Ken Krimstein's book of cartoons.

B&N CEO: Books Are Coming Back: CEO Ron Boire said the books business is still the "soul" of Barnes & Noble, despite disappointing quarterly sales.

Meet the Real Harper Lee, Atticus Finch: Harper Lee biographer Charles Shields appeared on a podcast dicussing the author and the first draft of 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'

PRH to Close U.K. Distribution Center: Penguin Random House, Britain's biggest publisher, will cut more then 250 jobs with the closure.


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