Last Week’s Top Reviews
The most-read reviews on publishersweekly.com last week were...
The Hamlet Fire: A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
From the Newsletters
A behind-the-scenes look at how a book cover gets made, focusing on Felicia Yap’s new novel, Yesterday.
In the first of a new series examining international publishing success stories, Vicki Grant talks about her forthcoming YA novel, 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You.
T.J. Slee, winner of last year’s BookLife Prize, shares what he’s been working on and gives advice to indie authors.
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Podcasts
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese breaks down two key copyright cases, including a second appeal hearing in the long-running GSU e-reserves case.
PW’s Comic-Con panel, moderated by Calvin Reid, on selling graphic novels to a diverse readership.
Francisco X. Stork talks about his new novel, Disappeared, set in contemporary Juárez, Mexico.
Sociologist Vanessa R. Panfil discusses her new book, The Gang’s All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members. Then cohost Mark Rotella recalls the life and work of editor Judith Jones.
Blogs
How bookstores can engage with their local communities.
