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  • How I Recorded My Audiobook—in a Mine Shaft 900 Feet Underground

    When it came time for debut author Brent Underwood to record the audiobook for his book 'Ghost Town Living,' about the California mining town he calls home, he decided to build a makeshift studio in the long-abandoned silver mine at the heart of his story.

  • Reviving Literary Legacies: When Women’s Stories Finally Get Told

    Rebecca Rego Barry, author of 'The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells,' on researching the prolific mystery author—whose name, which once regularly graced the pages of the 'New York Times' and this very magazine, has been all but forgotten.

  • 10 Ways to Reclaim the Joy of Reading Offline

    The author of 'Good Burdens' and social media influencer Christina Crook offers some conventional and unconventional ways of adding more reading to your life.

  • Remembering 9/11

    In September of 2001, the 'PW' offices were located on West 17th Street in New York City, with a great view of lower Manhattan. It was there, on the morning of September 11, that much of the staff watched the Twin Towers fall. To mark the 20th anniversary of the attack, a number of staffers at the time share some memories of the day.

  • 11 Words to Spice Up Your Book Blurbs and Reviews

    The editors at Merriam-Webster and the hosts of its 'Word Matters' podcast have rounded up 11 lesser-known words for book blurbers and critics to put to good use.

  • It's Time for the Book Business to Change

    The killing of George Floyd by members of the Minneapolis Police Department and the enormous reaction it set off is the strongest signal yet that it is past time for all aspects of the publishing industry to truly embrace the urgency to bring people of color into the book world, both as authors and in the publishing ranks.

  • Letter to the Editor: Why These Agents Argue Books Aren't Essential

    Two literary agents explain why they believe the "Books Are Essential" tagline misses the mark.

  • Letter from the Editor: The Book Biz Is In This Together

    Book publishing has long been a collaborative business, and that aspect of the industry is now more important than ever, writes 'PW' editorial director Jim Milliot.

  • 'PW' Book Reviews Go Digital First

    Reviews for adult titles are now a digital-first proposition, so you'll see them first on the website, and they'll be included in a later issue of PW in print. It means reviews will be available at least two weeks earlier than they were previously.

  • Libraries Are Better Stewards of Taxpayer Dollars Than Corporations

    ALA president Loida Garcia-Febo responds to the controversial (and recently retracted) 'Forbes' article, 'Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money.'

  • From the Archives: On the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    In the April 15, 1968, issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' then editor-in-chief Chandler B. Grannis wrote an editorial called "Can Violence Be Denied Its Victory?," in response to the April 4, 1968, assassination of Dr. King.

  • Editorial: It’s Time for Publishers to Join the Fight for Net Neutrality

    If American publishers, as widely recognized champions of free speech, offer a unified statement on net neutrality, they can make a critical difference in the fight for an open Internet.

  • Standing Up to President Trump

    There never has been a president whose election has caused as much widespread alarm among so many people in all segments of the publishing industry as Donald Trump.

  • Standing Up for Free Expression: A PW Tribute to Free Speech

    Threats and attacks against freedom of expression are, unfortunately, nothing new, but two major international events in recent months have brought the issue of free speech to worldwide attention.

  • Feedback: Penguin Random House Logo

    This week Penguin Random House unveiled its newly designed logo, and the immediate response was loud and strongly divided.

  • Feedback: Books Bought but Rarely Read

    The unexpected popularity of Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty has got us thinking about aspirational books--those titles we’ve only just cracked and will probably never finish.

  • Feedback: Books in Translation

    This week we asked our readers about the scarcity of books in translation. The overwhelming sentiment is that Americans simply don’t have the appetite for foreign books.

  • Feedback: Aspirational Books and 'Capital in the 21st Century'

    Everyone's buying "Capital in the 21st Century," but are they reading it? Or is it the latest hit aspirational read -- a book frequently bought if rarely read, often due to its sheer difficulty.

  • Feedback: Books in Translation

    What can be done to get more translated books into the U.S. market?

  • Feedback: Political Memoirs

    Do political memoirs matter to you, or are they just more cultural noise?

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