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How "Winner Takes All" by Emily Martin Got Made
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (222+ words) In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Emily Martin's Winner Takes All, a rom-com where neither of its protagonists remember the wild night it centers on. In its review, PW calls it "a fun, lively take…...
Keys to Ignition: PW Talks with Filip Sablik
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) What have you learned from Ignition's first year? With eight months in comics shops, we're still experimenting and getting feedback. We're focused on engaging directly with fans. We're not expecting retailers to do the heavy lifting. A lot of North…...
Book Deals: Week of May 25, 2026
2+ day, 41+ min ago (203+ words) Volume 273 Issue 21 05/25/2026 Maddie Caldwell at Random House picked up world rights, at auction, to It Happened to Me, a dishy memoir by Jane Pratt, founder of Sassy magazine and the website XOJane, from Erin Hosier at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner. A…...
This Week's Bestsellers: May 25, 2026
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (256+ words) Publishers Weekly This Week's Bestsellers: May 25, 2026 Four novels by Matt Dinniman are on our lists this week, including the new A Parade of Horribles, the eighth book in his Dungeon Crawler Carl lit RPG series and the #1 book in the…...
Fantagraphics Looks Back on Half a Century
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (548+ words) Since its founding in 1976, Fantagraphics has been both a provocateur and a standard-bearer in American comics, helping redefine the medium while surviving the industry's boom-and-bust cycles. This year it celebrates a milestone that few independent publishers even dream of, much…...
Mind, Body, Consciousness: PW Talks with Antonio Damasio
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (229+ words) In Natural Intelligence and the Logic of Consciousness, the neuroscientist argues that primitive bodily feelings give rise to the conscious mind. What made you decide to write this book? What distinguishes your theory of consciousness from others? The prevailing idea…...
Comics Series Find Strength in Numbers
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (874+ words) The rollout for the first volume of a comics series follows a standard formula: the story line should provide a natural point of entry for readers, and the launch should generate press coverage, leading to solid initial orders from comic…...
History Repeats: PW Talks with John Manuel Arias
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (411+ words) The author's second novel, Crocodilopolis, chronicles a sibling rivalry rooted in a Costa Rican political dynasty. Crocodilopolis grew out of a short story about the Oreamundo brothers, Seth and Osario, driving to a river in Costa Rica. What moved you…...
Comics Comebacks from Back in the Day
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (448+ words) Publishers Weekly Comics Comebacks from Back in the Day What's old is new again in comics this season, with characters such as the Power Rangers and Speed Racer getting revamped for readers. Here are five series with new titles with…...
Javier Mar'n Wins the Book Life Prize
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (284+ words) In 2000, Mar'n immigrated with his wife and children from Venezuela to the United States, where he graduated from the owner/president management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School, eventually founding Tiempo Company and El Planeta and becoming a force to…...