Archive Dive
Fifty years ago, in our June 13, 1966, issue, we ran an obituary for Blanche Wolf Knopf, “cofounder, with her husband, Alfred A. Knopf, of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and president of the company since 1957.” She had died at 71 the preceding week. The subject of a biography that came out this April, The Lady with the Borzoi by Laura Claridge (read our review at publishersweekly.com/blanchereview), Knopf, according to our obit, “expressed resentment that women were excluded from positions of importance in the ‘man’s world’ of American book publishing. Once, when a women’s college invited her to speak about the future of women in publishing, she declined the invitation on the ground that there was ‘no future worth mentioning.’ ” Fortunately, many of the top execs and editors in the book biz have since proved her wrong. Read the whole obit at publishersweekly.com/blancheobit.
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Blogs
In the wake of the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, one bookseller offers up a list of books to instill empathy in children.
Podcasts
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese on why an influx of 19,000 librarians to Orlando is exactly what the grief-stricken city (and perhaps the country) needs.
The More to Come crew discusses the Hastings bankruptcy and what’ll happen with the money it owes Diamond Comic Distributors. And then a recap of all the recent comics convention news and controversies.
Spouses and collaborators Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr talk about their new picture book, Babies Ruin Everything (Imprint), and how their years of experience self-publishing their titles led to this and other book deals.
Dinty W. Moore discusses his new book, The Mindful Writer (Wisdom), which blends the Buddhist tradition of mindfulness with the process of writing.
Alexis M. Smith discusses her new novel, Marrow Island (HMH), which she describes as being about “the environment, tragedy, and climate change.” Reviews director Louisa Ermelino gives some background on our Fall 2016 Adult Announcements.
Andrew Michael Hurley’s The Loney (HMH) continues its hot streak and was, once again, the most-read review on publishersweekly.com.
