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ALA Rebounds in Seattle
After two down years, attendance was up sharply at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting.
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WI14: Kobe Bryant Receives a Mixed Reception from Booksellers
While some attendees at Winter Institute were excited to meet basketball star Kobe Bryant and learn about his new children's imprint, others said they may not sell his books, recalling his being charged with sexual assault in 2003.
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A Robust Winter Institute 14 Wraps Up
A confident indie bookselling sector looks to the future—and to next year's conference in Baltimore, Md.
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WI14: Atwood, Morgenstern Create A Buzz Among Booksellers
Margaret Atwood and Erin Morgenstern engaged Thursday morning in conversation in front of booksellers that created a buzz lasting all day, as booksellers eagerly anticipate the release this fall of both authors' next novels.
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WI14: Indie Booksellers and Publishers Gather in Albuquerque
Despite weather-related travel problems, 700+ indie booksellers gathered in Albuquerque to network among themselves, talk to publishers about new books, and meet authors.
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PEN to Salute 'Defenders of Truth' at Annual Gala
Comedian John Oliver will host the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, where investigative journalist and 'Fear' author Bob Woodward will be honored alongside Scholastic chairman and CEO Dick Robinson.
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WI14: Indigenerds Unite at Red Planet
With 23 Native American tribes in New Mexico, the only surprise is that it took so long for someone to launch a bookstore dedicated to “indigenerds”—or Native Americans obsessed with comics, games, and pop culture.
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WI14: Feeling like Cassandra: PW Talks with Margaret Atwood
Following the success of 'The Handmaid’s Tale' on Hulu and a Netflix miniseries of her novel 'Alias Grace,' Atwood spoke with PW in 2017 about the resurgence of interest in her work.
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WI14: Talking Murder: PW Talks with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
True crime enthusiasts Karen Kilgariff, a stand-up comedian and television writer, and Georgia Hardstark, a writer and host for the Cooking Channel, launched their true crime podcast, will have something new to share with their fan base next year: their first book.
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WI14 Turning a World into a Novel: A Q&A with Erin Morgenstern
Novelist Erin Morgenstern’s newly announced sophomore effort, 'The Starless Sea' (Doubleday, Nov.), tells a love story set in a secret underground world. Morgenstern talks about which comes first, the novel or the world, and how she translates her vision.
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WI14: Igniting a Bravery Revolution with Reshma Saujani
Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani’s new book, 'Brave, Not Perfect: How to Fail More, Care Less, and Live Bolder' (Currency, Feb.), is an extension of her work with teenage girls to close the gender gap in technology.
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WI14: Looking at Our Cultural Moment with Hanif Abdurraqib
Over the past three years, Hanif Abdurraqib has earned a reputation for his poetry and cultural criticism. Now he's poised to publish 'Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest' (Univ. of Texas, Feb.), a book-length essay about the seminal rap group.
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WI14: Indies Work Better Together
Indie publishers and indie booksellers believe that face-to-face meetings lead directly to increased sales.
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WI14: Bookselling in The Land of Enchantment
New Mexican booksellers serve a diverse community.
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Authors and Books to Watch for at WI14
PW’s reviews editors select well-known and up-and-coming adult and children’s authors to meet at the institute, whose books are either just out or due by summer 2019.
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WI14: Five of ABA’s Past Presidents on Changes to Bookselling in the Past Decade
A focus on the customers, community, and bottom line is key.
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Bookstores Launch New Program to Facilitate Open Political Discussions
The Open Discussion Project, a joint initiative of the National Coalition Against Censorship, the ABA, and the National Institute for Civil Discourse, is designed to get conservatives and liberals to engage in dialogue with each other through book conversations, and debuted this month.
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WI14: Experiencing the Albuquerque High
The ABA’s leading educational conference heads to one of the country’s most elevated major metropolitan areas, known for its diverse cultures.
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Select Book Conferences, Festivals, and Fairs in 2019
Here’s our roundup of some of the big stops on the publishing meeting circuit for 2019.
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Tapping the Power of Influencers
During a November 14 PubTechConnect breakfast event, which was organized by Publishers Weekly and the NYUSPS Center for Publishing, panelists explored how publishers are using social media stars to expand their digital marketing efforts.
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