PNBA Builds Back to Pre-Pandemic Attendance
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association wrapped up its annual trade show on October 1 in Portland, Ore. The show, executive director Brian Juenemann said, saw its best attendance since 2019. more...Mary Beth Jarrad Named Publisher at the New Press
The former marketing and sales director at NYU Press succeeds longtime publisher Ellen Adler, who retired at the end of September. more...
In Arkansas, Book Banners Dealt Another Legal Setback
A federal judge has ordered the Crawford County Public Library in Arkansas to stop segregating books with LGBTQ themes into special “social sections,” finding that the policy “was motivated in substantial part by a desire to impede users’ access." more...
Reading the Tea Leaves at Book Manufacturing Mastered
Digital printing, paper availability, sustainability, and deforestation regulations were among the hot topics at the Book Manufacturers' Institute meeting, held on October 1 in Boston. more...
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ComicsDesert Island Comics Launches Fundraiser to Avoid Closure
A beloved mainstay of New York City’s alternative and underground comics scenes since 2008, Gabe Fowler's Desert Island Comics seeks $80,000 to keep from getting priced out of its longtime storefront in Williamsburg by year’s end.
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Publisher News
How ‘Dangerous Fictions’ by Lyta Gold Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut work of nonfiction.
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Bookselling
This Week’s Bestsellers: October 7, 2024
‘Counting Miracles’ by Nicholas Sparks is the #1 book in the country. Plus online education stars Sharon Says So and Ms. Rachel debut at #3 and #4 respectively, and Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’ goes from must-have ARC to the #6 spot in the country.
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Publisher News
Book Deals: Week of October 7, 2024
Bestselling author Jean Kwok sells a three-book romantasy series to Putnam, Saga Press takes two books from acclaimed Korean writer Kim Choyeop, and more.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: October 4, 2024
Among the week's headlines: Penguin Random Houses's new public policy manager talks about book bans and her new role; a fascinating look at the Internet Archive; and a new survey explores people's attitudes toward libraries.
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Bookselling
Book Biz Steps Up to Help Stores Hit by Hurricane Helene
While the Book Industry Charitable Foundation continues to raise funding to help Southeastern booksellers at need, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, booksellers, and publishers across the South are rallying to assist.
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PW Picks
Mosab Abu Toha on Mahmoud Darwish and Thuận on Trần Dần
A Palestinian poet and Vietnamese novelist both living in exile reflect on two revolutionary writers who inspired them.
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Publisher News
Heyday's Publisher Recounts His Own Heyday
In his debut, 'Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It’s a Lie: A Memoir in Essays' (Heyday, Oct.), Steve Wasserman collects 30 of his essays, spanning 45 years in journalism and publishing. We asked him for his takes on today’s book biz.
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Manufacturing
Postponement Proposed for EU Deforestation Regulations
The EUDR, which will require that any company that sells a product containing wood in the European Union prove that its source tree was not cut down in a deforested region, is likely to take effect next December, a year after its planned rollout.
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Libraries
In Arkansas, Book Banners Dealt Another Legal Setback
A federal judge has ordered the Crawford County Public Library in Arkansas to stop segregating books with LGBTQ themes into special “social sections,” finding that the policy “was motivated in substantial part by a desire to impede users’ access."
