Job Moves: May 15, 2012

March Bookstore Sales Down

Distribution: INscribe Signs Eight New Deals

Authors on the Air May 15, 2012: Deni Bechard, H. Norman Wright, Buzz Bissinger

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How Cartoon Network Became A Haven For Some Of The Best Independent Comic Book Creators Working Today

Upcoming Comics Events: 05/14/2012

Allan Gurganus Moves to Liveright & Co. To Publish Two New Works

Tracking Amazon: 'Wool' Jumps Following Film Deal

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Every Picture Tells a Story

Brian Selznick and David Levithan Talk Shop at the PEN World Voices Festival

Tune In to Kids' Books on Sirius XM Radio

Making Sure Everything Adds Up in a One-in-a-Million Project

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Peter Collingridge To Join Safari Books Online

'The Outsiders' Comes to E

Court Rejects Motions to Dismiss Class Action Against Apple, Publishers

Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case

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Meshcheryakov on Cooking and Children's Books: Publishing in Russia 2012

Content Services 2012: Balancing Aesthetics and Subjectivity in Creative Services

Publishing in Russia 2012: Peter Mayer on Publishing and Promoting Russian Works

Publishing in Russia 2012: The Debut Prize and Young Russian authors

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A Conversation With Carlos Fuentes

Shape-Shifter: PW Talks with Rachel Joyce

Gurney into Mystery: PW Talks with John Verdon

From Urban Planning to Urban Fantasy: PW Talks with Kira Brady

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LATEST STORIES
Crown Hires Ambrosi as V-P, Brand Publishing Project Director

Following yesterday's announcement that Kimberly Snead will fill the new role of director of brand strategy at Crown, the publisher has announced May 15 that Leigh Ann Ambrosi will join as v-p, brand publishing project director, reporting to Tina Constable.
'The Outsiders' Comes to E

Coinciding with its 45th anniversary, S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders is now available as an e-book from all major retailers, priced at $9.99 for Kindle and Nook. The announcement was made May 15 by Don Weisberg, president, Penguin Young Readers Group.
Banned 'Looking for Alaska' Gets Defense from Anti-Censorship Groups

John Green’s young adult novel Looking for Alaska once more became the target of censorship when it was recently banned from classrooms in Sumner County, Tenn.
Allan Gurganus Moves to Liveright & Co. To Publish Two New Works

Robert Weil, editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright & Co., has acquired two new works by novelist Allan Gurganus, author of the acclaimed and bestselling 1989 novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.
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Thomas Nelson, Inc. is seeking a Marketing Director, Fiction. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone.
THIS WEEK'S PRINT ISSUE

This week's print issue of PW
This week is (almost) all about audiobooks, plus we talk to authors including Michael Showalter and Peter Lovesay. Plus, we look at the return of Weinstein books.

PW's Week Ahead Podcast, Friday May 11, 2012
This week, we discuss the missive the board of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) wrote to the US Department of Justice expressing its opposition to a proposed settlement with three publishers over alleged e-book price fixing, as well as the best upcoming books.

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PICK OF THE WEEK

The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson, illus. by Eleanor Taylor
“I have not seen many rabbits moping, but when they do, their ears droop.” So begins this pitch-perfect new adventure of the mischievous bunny who first appeared 110 years ago in Beatrix Potter’s original tale. Perhaps understandably, Peter is, by now, a bit bored with life in the sandbank. more...
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Tracking Amazon: 'Wool' Jumps Following Film Deal
PW reported yesterday that self-published author Hugh Howey sold film rights to his sci-fi series Wool to 20th Century Fox. Immediately following the news, the omnibus (all the series' books in one), a perennial top 100 seller for Kindle, jumped from #85 to #23.

Karen Russell Wins NYPL's Young Lions Award
At a ceremony Monday night, Karen Russell won the New York Public Library's 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for Swamplandia! (Knopf).

Job Moves: May 15, 2012
At Algonquin Books, Debra Linn has been named online marketing manager. She was previously the events and marketing director at Books & Books.

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