Last Week’s Top Reviews

The most-read reviews last week on publishersweekly.com were...

The Creative Curve

Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor

Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life

Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved

Before We Were Yours

From the Newsletters

Tip Sheet

Adam Becker, author of What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics, on what quantum physics’ trouble is.

Children’s Bookshelf

The 13th installment of Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid series has been announced for publication on October 30, and the books recently passed a milestone: 200 million copies sold.

Global Rights Report

Last week’s hot international deals included a linked story collection from Canada sold to Norton and a Chinese children’s series sold to Sourcebooks.

BookLife Report

The first round of the annual BookLife Prize writing contest kicks off on April 1.

Religion BookLine

As activism rises among faith groups, religion publishers address urgent social issues.

Podcasts

PW Radio

Sarah Beth Durst discusses her new book, The Stone Girl’s Story. PW editorial director Jim Milliot looks at publishing numbers and parodies.

Week Ahead

PW senior writer Andrew Albanese recaps Tim Wu’s speech to the Public Library Association; Wu said net neutrality protections are as important as the First Amendment in the digital age and reinstating net neutrality should be a top priority.

More to Come

Calvin Reid interviews Kristen Radtke, art director and comics editor for the Believer and author of the graphic memoir Imagine Wanting Only This.

Blogs

ShelfTalker

Kid lit marches for kids.