From the Newsletters
PW’s top authors of 2018 pick their favorite books of the year.
This year and into 2019, U.S. senators (including Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris—both Democrats being discussed as possible presidential contenders in 2020) have released books for young readers.
National Book Award finalist Téa Obreht sold a novel titled Inland to Andrea Walker at Random House.
Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury enters the middle grade market with a new series coming from Simon & Schuster’s Paula Wiseman imprint.
Great first lines from BookLife authors include, “The happiest people in the world don’t wear underwear.”
Podcasts
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese looks back at the top 10 library stories of 2018, and considers what they portend for 2019.
The MTC crew discusses Chris Ryall’s return to IDW Publishing and Joe Illidge’s departure from Valiant Entertainment, layoffs at Lion Forge, accusations of sexual abuse against Border Town writer Eric Esquivel, Tumblr’s ban on adult content, new comics publisher TKO Studios, and the winner of PW’s annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll.
Trump, #MeToo, e-books, Amazon, and Michelle Obama round out the year’s biggest library stories, as told by PW senior writer Andrew Albanese.
Blogs
A bookseller gives last-minute tips for surviving the holiday season.
