From the Newsletters
Alison Nastasi, author of Writers and Their Cats, discusses the relationships 10 authors have had with their cats.
PW looks at an older picture book that’s going back to press because of a video that went viral on YouTube.
Recent hot deals include a Catalan novel sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister.
Women have come forward to report incidents of sexual harassment at Christian writing conferences.
The publisher of She Writes Press discusses what to expect when self-publishing a book.
Podcasts
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese reports on Bob Woodward’s fast start for his new book, Fear, in which he asserts that the president of the U.S. is waging “a war on truth.”
Calvin Reid interviews Shelly Bond, senior editor for Special Projects at IDW, about her career in comics publishing, which notably includes launching IDW’s Black Crown imprint.
Blogs
A bookstore owner discusses comfort reads.
In the first episode of the PW Insider podcast, we talk about the big books of fall and interview DeRay Mckesson, author of On the Other Side of Freedom.