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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/16-4/20
by Nina Sabak
20 Apr 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. W.W. Norton will launch a children’s imprint. The Center for Ray Bradbury Studies won a grant to preserve the late author’s papers. The 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Tuesday. Two Parkland shooting survivors are publishing a book. The head of the Swedish Academy stepped […]
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The YA Formula for Female Protagonists
by Jillian Feinberg
17 Apr 2018 at 10:25am
When you think of Young Adult Literature, what pops into your head? Every Jesse Green book? Cheesy first love stories? Sad first love stories? Twilight? Over the last decade YA has evolved. You don?t see many books like Sweet Valley High anymore or Gossip Girl?two book series based off a pair of perfect blonde rich girls. Instead we?re seeing more diversity, both ethnically and politically. If a character is LGBTQ, their sexuality doesn?t have to be the plot, as author Bill Konigsberg describes in his blog. But even though YA […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/9-4/13
by Nina Sabak
13 Apr 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. New releases are coming from Malala Yousafzai’s father and J.R.R. Tolkien. Skyhorse underwent a major reorganization this week. The ALA released its annual list of most-banned books. Our Bodies, Ourselves will cease publication after fifty years. The Nobel Prize committee for literature is facing a […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/2-4/6
by Nina Sabak
6 Apr 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Author Anita Shreve and literary benefactor Drue Heinz died this week. The 2018 Hugo Award nominees have been announced. The CEO of Killer Nashville is launching Clay Stafford Books. Garrison Keillor, fired for allegations of sexual misconduct, wants to bring The Writer’s Almanac back to […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/26-3/30
by Nina Sabak
30 Mar 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Congress voted to bump up funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. The New York Times is reinstating graphic novel coverage – sort of. Former Atria president and publisher Judith Curr is moving to HarperCollins. The 10th annual Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist is here. John […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/19-3/23
by Nina Sabak
23 Mar 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The 2018 Wellcome Book Prize shortlist is out, and it’s female-dominated. James Comey’s book is already a bestseller, and it might become a movie. John Oliver announced a competing picture book about Mike Pence’s pet rabbit, which quickly sold out. The American Indian Literature Associate (AILA) […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/12-3/16
by Nina Sabak
16 Mar 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The longlist for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize is out. Judges for the 2018 National Book Awards have been announced. Physicist and author Stephen Hawking died this week. Following sexual harassment allegations, Sherman Alexie declined the Carnegie Medal. New books are forthcoming from Malala […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/5-3/9
by Nina Sabak
9 Mar 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The #KidLitWomen project launched to address gender inequality in children’s publishing. Poet and professor Lucie Brock-Broido passed away this week at 61. Barnes & Noble is launching a nationwide book club. Several of Sherman Alexie‘s accusers have gone on the record. Berkeley’s Revolution Books received threats of arson last […]
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Book Jobs Not by the Book: Lena Valencia, Managing Editor at One Story
by Nina Sabak
8 Mar 2018 at 7:46am
Lena Valencia is the managing editor of One Story. She has held positions at A Public Space and BOMB Magazine, and for three years hosted the HiFi Reading Series in Manhattan. Her writing has appeared in Joyland, BOMB, The Masters Review, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in Fiction from The New School. You can find her on Twitter at @lenavee. What was your first exposure to book business and what were the most important things you gained from it? I worked at the independent bookstore Powerhouse Arena for four years, first as an events coordinator and […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 2/26-3/2
by Nina Sabak
2 Mar 2018 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Following allegations of sexual misconduct, Sherman Alexie has released a statement. Jill Soloway will lead Topple, a new Amazon imprint for LGBTQ books. Michelle Obama’s memoir has a title and release date. Children’s literature is joining the #MarchForOurLives movement. In addition to Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi […]
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