Last Week’s Top Reviews
The most-read reviews last week on publishersweekly.com were...
Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor
Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved
From the Newsletters
Adam Becker, author of What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics, on what quantum physics’ trouble is.
The 13th installment of Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid series has been announced for publication on October 30, and the books recently passed a milestone: 200 million copies sold.
Last week’s hot international deals included a linked story collection from Canada sold to Norton and a Chinese children’s series sold to Sourcebooks.
The first round of the annual BookLife Prize writing contest kicks off on April 1.
As activism rises among faith groups, religion publishers address urgent social issues.
Podcasts
Sarah Beth Durst discusses her new book, The Stone Girl’s Story. PW editorial director Jim Milliot looks at publishing numbers and parodies.
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese recaps Tim Wu’s speech to the Public Library Association; Wu said net neutrality protections are as important as the First Amendment in the digital age and reinstating net neutrality should be a top priority.
Calvin Reid interviews Kristen Radtke, art director and comics editor for the Believer and author of the graphic memoir Imagine Wanting Only This.
Blogs
Kid lit marches for kids.
