Senators Question Educational Publishers’ Data Collection Practices
An August 12 letter, signed by three U.S. senators, raised concerns that the data harvested by digital educational publishers “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission.” more...Fox Up at BookLife, Adams, Cramer In at PW
David Adams and Phoebe Cramer joined Publishers Weekly on Monday as reviews editors for nonfiction and genre fiction, respectively. Longtime senior reviews editor Rose Fox will serve as director of BookLife Reviews. more...Buzz Builds for Atwood 'Handmaid's Tale' Follow-up
Author Margaret Atwood's forthcoming sequel to her bestselling novel is expected to be the big book of early fall. more...With Controversial New Deal, Is Regan Arts Back in Business?
It's been nearly a year and a half since Judith Regan's most recent publishing venture, Regan Arts, faded from view. With a just-announced acquisition—a book by disgraced author/journalist Mark Halperin about President Trump's 2020 election prospects—industry insiders are wondering whether Regan is trying to get back to, and in, business. more...and more.
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Publisher NewsAAP Suit Seeks to Block Implementation of Audible Captions
The Association of American Publishers has filed suit in a bid to stop Audible from moving ahead with its plans to implement its Audible Captions program. Under Captions, Audible will transcribe a book’s audio in order to create text that will run along with the audio, something publishers see as copyright infringement.
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Bookselling
Colorado, Maryland Bookstores Get New Locations
Denver's Tattered Cover is adding a new location in the Origin Hotel in nearby Westminster, Colo. In Baltimore, Emma Snyder is moving the Ivy Bookshop, which she bought in January, two miles down the road into a church she recently acquired, with plans to expand the store's role in the local literary community.
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PW Tip Sheet
How the Absurdity of the Five-Paragraph Essay Inspired Rion Amilcar Scott's Novella
The novella, "Special Topics in Loneliness Studies," is about a professor whose doomed class investigates loneliness through the syllabus.
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PW Tip Sheet
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 26, 2019
This week: new books from Edwidge Danticat, Louise Penny, and more.
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Publisher News
With Controversial New Deal, Is Regan Arts Back in Business?
It's been nearly a year and a half since Judith Regan's most recent publishing venture, Regan Arts, faded from view. With a just-announced acquisition—a book by disgraced author/journalist Mark Halperin about President Trump's 2020 election prospects—industry insiders are wondering whether Regan is trying to get back to, and in, business.
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People
Fox Up at BookLife, Adams, Cramer In at PW
David Adams and Phoebe Cramer joined Publishers Weekly on Monday as reviews editors for nonfiction and genre fiction, respectively. Longtime senior reviews editor Rose Fox will serve as director of BookLife Reviews.
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Comics
Chris Ware Talks About ‘Rusty Brown’
Acclaimed graphic novel author Chris Ware answers questions about the creation of his graphic novel 'Rusty Brown' and about his working process.
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Publisher News
Knopf Goes Back to Print with Morrison
Following the Nobel Laureate's death, her publisher will print 225,000 new copies total of her books to meet increasing demand.
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Bookselling
Amazon Responds to 'NYT' Story Questioning Its Policing of Copyright In Its Bookstore
After a story in Monday's 'New York Times' pointed to the availability of counterfeit books in Amazon's bookstore, marking the second piece in two months on the topic, Amazon said the real issue has to do with "differing copyright timing between countries."
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Publisher News
Romance Book Club Drives Avon Impulse Sales
Olivia Waite's 'The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics' hits a third printing following its selection as the featured title in an annual book club event held by a Los Angeles bookstore.
