Last Week’s Top Reviews

The most-read reviews on publishersweeky.com last week were...

1: The Real Lolita

2: The Village of Round and Square Houses

3: Something in the Water

4: Judah's Scepter and the Sacred Stone

5: Before We Were Yours

Newsletters

Tip Sheet

Nick White, author of Sweet and Low, picks 10 essential Southern books you probably haven’t read.

Children’s Bookshelf

A survey of booksellers predicts strong summer sales of kids’ books.

Global Rights Report

The organizers of the New York Rights Fair and BookExpo have announced a multiyear partnership for joint management of the fair.

BookLife Report

A judge has denied an indie author’s attempt to trademark the use of “cocky” in book titles.

Podcasts

Week Ahead

PW senior writer Andrew Albanese looks at the star-studded lineup at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans in June.

More to Come

The MTC crew discusses DC Comics news, Disney and Comcast bids for Fox, new comics platforms, the launch of Ahoy Comics, and developments in the Stan Lee elder abuse case.

PW Radio

Author Violet Ramis Stiel discusses her new memoir, Ghostbuster’s Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis. And PW senior writer Andrew Albanese previews ALA.

Blogs

ShelfTalker

A bookstore owner reports on current toy trends.