Volume 263
Issue 41
10/10/2016
PW’s Holiday Gift Guide
Have you checked out our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide? We have recommendations for all kinds of readers—whether they’re mystery lovers or TV buffs—plus bookseller picks and more! These are the books that will be flying off shelves this holiday season.
From the Newsletters
Colin Dickey, author of Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Viking), highlights the 10 most haunted places in America.
Getting ready for Elsewhere Editions, the new children’s imprint at Archipelago.
An updated look at the big print-on-demand players catering to self-published authors.
Calling all librarians! Did you know you can get a sneak peek at each week’s starred reviews? Register for PW Preview for Librarians and have it delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Podcasts
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese on the prospect of Amazon settling e-book antitrust claims in the E.U., and why groups like Authors United hoping for antitrust relief in the U.S. will be disappointed.
Interviews with Emil Ferris, author of the debut graphic novel My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Fantagraphics), and French graphic novel artist Cyril Pedrosa, about Equinoxes (NBM), his new work.
Nick Bruel talks standardized testing, creativity, and not allowing his Bad Kitty books to repeat themselves in a discussion of Bad Kitty Takes the Test (Roaring Brook).
An interview with Jacqueline Woodson, whose Another Brooklyn was just named a National Book Award finalist. Plus, PW contributor Sarah J. Robbins on what happens when YA authors become advocates after writing books on difficult topics such as death, crime, and substance abuse. (Read the feature she wrote about this topic over on p. 40.)
The most-read review on publishersweekly.com last week was Salty Dog by Gloria Rand, illus. by Ted Rand (Holt).
