05/04/2012 @ 07:00PM
As in all genres, the mystery category enjoys trends or fads that capture readers’ attention and garner critical acclaim for a few months or a few years. Think of the ongoing influx of Scandinavian mysteries or the continuing fascination with serial killers or even spillover from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series resulting in an upsurge of vampire mysteries. Sometimes these trends unfairly obscure the strong body of work represented in less flashy if just as substantial subgenres—in particular, regional mysteries.
04/20/2012 @ 07:00PM
Referring to reference, publishers agree that print and digital works can peaceably co-exist
The Encyclopedia Britannica is now strictly digital? The thought left many stunned booklovers feeling that the prospects for looking up information were not... well, looking up. It was like learning your grandmother had gotten a tattoo and run off with a younger man.
04/18/2012 @ 12:00AM
This page contains instructions and registration access for PW's fall 2012 announcement listings. Publishers wishing to submit their titles through Edelweiss should begin here.
04/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
Coming up on June 4, the Lambda Literary Awards marks the 24th year that the Lambda Literary Foundation has passed out accolades for achievement in LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) writing. The 119 finalists in 24 categories on the slate for the 2011 “Lammys” were selected from a record number of titles that exceeded 600 books (compared to last year’s record 520), which were published by 250 presses, up from 230 last year.
04/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
Heating up at the box office
Made in America—mostly. Sure, Hollywood’s still pulling the strings, but a lot of the season’s flicks are either set in foreign locales (India, Sweden, Scotland, outer space), and/or filmed beyond Tinseltown (Louisiana, Paris, Russia).
04/06/2012 @ 07:00PM
Want to tackle a challenge? Then try to develop a universally accepted definition of the boundaries of paranormal fiction. Or even a planetary one. There’s just nothing even remotely resembling a consensus, even among some of the top authors with works included in the genre.
03/30/2012 @ 07:00PM
“The human heart being what it is,” Truman Capote told George Plimpton in 1966 when discussing In Cold Blood, the story of a Kansas family’s murder that would become a landmark of the true crime genre, “murder was a theme not likely to darken and yellow with time.”
03/23/2012 @ 07:00PM
Buyers in museum shops and galleries share their opinions and predictions
The world of art and photography books is one of lushly illustrated and exciting titles, many of which are expensive, too. PW recently asked buyers at five bookstores specializing in art and photography titles to comment on the latest trends in this category and their predictions for the future.
03/22/2012 @ 07:00PM
For both fiction and nonfiction hardcover titles, name-brand recognition is the key to bestseller success. While that is not new, the 2011 annual chart had fewer than usual new players. In fiction, there were two novelists debuting in the top 30. George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, with five titles, was perhaps the most successful franchise last year. [NOTE: this is a corrected version of the story that ran on 3/19/12].
03/16/2012 @ 07:00PM
The centenary of the sinking of the Titanic
With the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic April 15, the number of books dedicated to the ship’s ill-fated voyage is impressive. Books of all categories—nonfiction and fiction for both children and adults—include historical narrative, scientific data, fully illustrated pop-ups.
Barbara Vey
As readers we really don't know or necessarily care what goes into the making of a book. Our main concern is reading that amazing story that will transport us to other times and places and take us aw...
Elizabeth Bluemle
When the ship hits the rocks, what do you want to read? Lately, I've been thinking about this a lot, as friends and loved ones have been ricocheting through big changes of all kinds. What I've found, ...
Rose Fox
Mythopoeic and Sturgeon Awards finalists; Spectrum winners....
Adam Boretz
Today, our Informal Audie Awards Poll goes out with a bang: this is the Big One, the Highest Honor, the Superbowl of Audio Awards. Today we bring you, Audiobook of the Year....
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