5+ hour ago  (314+ words) Christy Ottaviano at Little Brown/Ottaviano has acquired, in an exclusive submission, April Henry's YA novel Dig Another Grave. In this thriller, Cheyenne'who is blind'and Griffin are hiking deep in the wilderness when they come face-to-face with a murderer. Publication…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (207+ words) HBG, ACLU Collaborate on Reading and Civics'Publishers Weekly Short news items from the world of book publishing: Two Execs Up at Abrams HBG, ACLU Collaborate on Reading and Civics PRH Launches Latine Author Series "Ya Comiste?" Kevin Iwano to Lead…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (373+ words) Publishers Weekly Children's Book Council, Ingram Debut Annual Middle Grade Recommended Book List Teachers, librarians, and booksellers looking to engage more middle grade readers'and help put a dent in the reading slide among that demographic'have a new resource at their…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (471+ words) In an author's note, you write that Shim Jung Takes the Dive is set in a "fictional land that lives somewhere between" Korea and America. Why did you decide to set this story in a fictional world? I'm a third-generation…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago  (117+ words) Publishers Weekly "Kin" Tops March BLK Bestseller List Oprah"s Book Club selection Kin by Tayari Jones topped the Black Book Accelerator"s March BLK Bestseller List, which tracks sales of books written by Black authors. Kin sold more than…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (643+ words) Publishers Weekly Editor Howard W. Reeves on Why "We the People" Must Be All Our Agenda Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the United States, we invited Abrams editor at large Howard W. Reeves to discuss how his new picture book, We the…...

15+ hour, 14+ min ago  (237+ words) Plaintiffs in two complaints against Iowa Senate File 496, a bill that has enabled the removal of hundreds of K12 library books in the state, have filed petitions for en banc hearings at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, whose jurisdiction includes…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago  (552+ words) More than 2, 000 bookstores in the U. S. , as well as 200 Canadian indies, celebrated Independent Bookstore Day this past weekend with special events and promotions that have become bigger, more creative, and more elaborate since the inaugural Independent Bookstore Day in 2014. IBD merch'ranging…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago  (158+ words) Publishers Weekly Kevin Iwano to Lead Manufacturing at Sourcebooks Sourcebooks has appointed Kevin Iwano as executive director of manufacturing. Iwano joins the publisher from Hachette Book Group, where he most recently served as director of production for Union Square & Co....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (378+ words) They say that many hands make light work. This seems to be true for librarians and media specialists who utilize kid library volunteers who are eager to help. PW spoke with three educators about the ways volunteers are assisting them,…...