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FSG, ‘Scientific American’ Roll Out New Imprint

DeAgostini Publishing Tackles the U.S. Market

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Religion Update Spring 2012: Libraries Offer Publishers a Fertile Field for Sales

Religion Update Spring 2012: Helping Librarians Crack the Cover

Religion Update Spring 2012: Serving the Littlest Patrons

New Name, Same Mission

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Virtual Picture Book World Magic Town Launches

In New Anthology, LGBT Authors Speak to Their Younger Selves

Children’s Book Week 2012: In Pictures and by the Numbers

National Picture Book Week Migrates to Blog

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Expanding the License

Bright Lines, Big Uncertainty

NetRead Forms Digital Distribution Service

Follett To Distribute Inkling Digital Textbooks

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Generating Positive Energy and Results at Sunmark Publishing

Big Names Top The Charts

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

Content Services 2012: Balancing Aesthetics and Subjectivity in Creative Services

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A Finn in a Strange Land: PW Talks with Lars Kepler

Bringing People Together: PW Talks with Beth Harbison

Double-crossing the Nazis: PW Talks with Ben Macintyre

Religion Update Spring 2012: In Profile

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LATEST STORIES
Utah Court Narrows Minors Access Online Law

People cannot be prosecuted for posting content constitutionally protected for adults on generally-accessible websites, and are not required by law to label such content that they do post, U.S. District Judge Dee Benson held May 17.
San Francisco and Sacramento Book Reviews Start Monthly Children's Sections

Because of the success of their recent Children's Book Week supplement, the San Francisco Book Review and Sacramento Book Review have announced they will include the popular child-reviewed feature every month, beginning with the next issue in June.
I Am a Bestseller (And So Can You!): Behind Stephen Colbert's Picture Book

By now most people know the story of Stephen Colbert showing his picture book I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) to Maurice Sendak during their January interviews on the Colbert Report. But what was the genesis for the book?
A Talk with Daniel Nayeri, HMH's New Digital Editorial Director

Daniel Nayeri has been appointed to the newly created position of digital editorial director of the HMH Children's Book Group. PW caught up with Nayeri, who is finishing his job as editor at Clarion Books, an HMH imprint, to talk about his new post, which he starts on May 27.
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THIS WEEK'S PRINT ISSUE

This week's print issue of PW
This week, we talk to authors including Lars Kepler, check out a new imprint at FSG, present a religious publishing update, and more.

PW's Week Ahead Podcast, Friday May 18, 2012
This week, special guests Tina Jordan, Vice President for the Association of American Publishers, and Nora Rawlinson, founder and editor of EarlyWord.com, join CCC’s Chris Kenneally with Publishers Weekly’s Andrew Albanese to learn what librarians will get from BEA in 2012, and what BEA gets from having them there.

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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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BEA Children's Art Auction Preview Live
More than 100 pieces of original children’s art that will be auctioned during BookExpo America are now available for preview online as part of the Annual Children's Art Auction and Reception on the evening of June 6.

Publishing People for Obama to Host Event
Barbara Lowenstein, Roger Cooper, Tom Dunne and Bob Miller have organized a book industry fundraiser for Barack Obama, with 83 publishing executives now at the "host" level ($1,000 or more), in addition to many more donating and buying tickets for the event. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be the guest speaker.

Espresso Book Machine Agrees with Red Wheel/Weiser
Red Wheel/Weiser, the metaphysical and self-help book publisher, has joined On Demand Books’ growing Espresso Book Machine program (EBM), via arrangement with Lightning Source.

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The Unique Social Bond of Literature
The Millions: Could geeking out over a mutually beloved novel surpass even alcohol as the ultimate social ice-breaker?
Trade Must Help Bookshops
The Bookseller: Booksellers must address their "toxic" real estate and band together to compete in an "omni-channel marketplace" against some of the richest corporations the world has ever seen, former Borders U.K. chief executive Philip Downer has said. Bookshops, he advised, need to develop personalities because the day of the "general bookshop" was over.
Before Watchmen
DC Comics publisher defends prequels.
Corporate Criminals Gone Wild
Salon: The maker of the documentary film "Inside Job" has a new book excoriating Wall Street and President Obama.

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