Readers Respond
Children’s editor Dick Jackson, now 81, has just begun his career as a children’s author, with two new books and more in the pipeline—our readers are happy for him and his new editors, and they are excited to read his books, judging by the comments left on our website.
“The world of picture books will be much the richer! Dick Jackson is not only an extraordinary editor and now author, but a lovely person—I’ll always remember his encouragement when I was starting out.”—Nancy Day
“[It’s] so delightful that this second career has blossomed for one of the greatest children’s book editors of all time.”—Bruce Coville
“Two fabulous editors, several amazing illustrators, and a late-blooming author who knows what he’s doing! Congrats all around.”—Barbara Bottner
From the Newsletters
Michèle Audin, author of the novel One Hundred Twenty-One Days (Deep Vellum), talks about one of the most selective literary societies in the world: the Oulipo.
The new Wimpy Kid book is coming in November, and we have the cover reveal.
What’s the afterlife like? Three new books by psychic mediums have some ideas.
An intro to the business end of a writing career.
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The most-read review on publishersweekly.com last week was The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (Morrow).
Blogs
Four easy things publishers can do to better serve independent booksellers.
Podcasts
Senior writer Andrew Albanese looks at the AAP’s sales figures for 2015, which, despite considerable optimism about the resurgence of print, showed a decline from 2014.
An interview with Maximilian Uriate, whose graphic novel The White Donkey: Terminal Lance, about the lives of active-duty Marines, started as a self-published crowdfunded hit, was picked up by Little, Brown and this week debuts on our Hardcover Fiction bestseller list.
Maggie Stiefvater talks about bringing her Raven Cycle to a close with The Raven King (Scholastic), as well as the interconnection of art, music, and cars in her life and writing.
Journalist and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses his new book, The Romanovs (Knopf). PW editorial director Jim Milliot previews BookExpo America’s return to Chicago.
Events
PW is heading to Chicago! Come see us at BEA in booth 740. We’re also publishing the PW BEA Show Daily every day of BEA, plus Show Daily @ BookCon. Pick them up on the show floor, or read online.
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