November 22, 2024
Florida Moves to Dismiss Publisher Lawsuit Over Book Bans Attorneys for the state of Florida have asked a federal judge to toss a closely watched lawsuit filed by six major publishers, the Authors Guild, students and parents, and several bestselling authors over HB 1069, a newly enacted state law that critics say is fueling a surge in unconstitutional book bans in school libraries. more
Urban Libraries Council Survey Shows Positive Trends, Challenges for Libraries The survey captured a range of trends in patron engagement from 115 ULC member libraries "representing nearly 2,300 locations and serving over 87.5 million people” for 2023. more
Purse for Boston Public Library's Residency for Children's Writers More Than DoublesThe Associates Program of the Boston Public Library in Boston, an independent nonprofit dedicated to conserving the library's special collections, marked the 20th anniversary of its Writer-in-Residence Program for aspiring children's and YA authors with the announcement of a new incentive. more
Agents, Authors Question HarperCollins AI DealHarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike an AI licensing deal, which authors and agents appear to be approaching with caution, skepticism, and a measure of hope. more
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
The Café with No Name Robert Seethaler, trans. from the German by Katy Derbyshire. Europa, $25 (192p) ISBN 979-8-88966-064-4
The Bewitched Bourgeois: Fifty Stories Dino Buzzati, trans. from the Italian by Lawrence Venuti. New York Review Books, $19.95 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-1-68137-867-1
Slavery After Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families, from Emancipation to the Present Mary Frances Berry. Beacon, $27.95 (200p) ISBN 978-0-8070-0783-9
The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne Kate Winkler Dawson. Putnam, $29 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-71361-7
Children's Books
Blake the Snake Bakes a Cake Amy Young, illus. by Alison Young. Viking, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-5936-2174-5
Pilgrim Codex Vivian Mansour, trans. from the Spanish by Carlos Rodríguez Cortez, illus. by Emmanuel Valtierra. Levine Querido, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-6461-4515-7
Okchundang Candy Jung-Soon Go, trans. from the Korean by Aerin Park. Levine Querido, $21.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-6461-4514-0
New Books and More
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of November 25, 2024Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a polar bear’s migration, a middle grade series conclusion about an epic rescue mission, a queer YA reimagining of Robin Hood, and more. more
De Léon, Everett, Safadi, Tuffaha, Yáng Win 2024 National Book AwardsThe 75th National Book Awards, once again dominated by outspoken writers passionate about their politics, saw a much-predicted win in the fiction category and unsparing criticism of the war in Gaza from the podium. more
Looking Back at 75 Years of the National Book AwardsThis week, the National Book Foundation celebrated the 75th anniversary of the National Book Awards. To mark the milestone, PW has compiled archival images from the awards’ history and asked former and current leaders of the foundation to recount highlights from their tenures. more
Sourcebooks Debuts Hear Your Story ImprintSourcebooks has formed Hear Your Story, a new imprint featuring guided journals for families to share their memories and life lessons. The imprint is being formed in partnership with author Jeffrey Mason, who created the Hear Your Story series. The first four Sourcebooks editions will debut later this month. more
DC Launches Vertical-Scroll Webtoon Series, DC GODC Comics has launched DC GO, a new collection of vertical-scroll webtoons on its digital subscription service, DC Universe Infinite. The line includes new webtoons featuring DC characters and existing comics reformatted for continuous-scroll reading. more
In the Pacific Northwest, a Children's Book Festival Draws Eager ReadersMid-November proved excellent timing for the first-ever Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival in Poulsbo, Wash., organized by Liberty Bay Books co-owners Suzanne Selfors and her son Walker Ranson. Sponsorship from Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey and his spouse Sayuri Pilkey supported author and illustrator events at 14 regional schools on November 15, the day before the public festival. more
Ukrainian Author Warns West Through Literature of WarUkrainian historian and author Olena Stiazhkina, whose two recently translated works from Harvard University Press examine the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, hopes her writing will serve as both testament and warning. more
Why Representation in Publishing MattersEditors and agents of color discuss how they advocate for their authors, themselves, and one another. more
PW JobZone: Latest Jobs
- Emerson College is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief of Ploughshares Open-Rank Faculty Position in Writing, Literature and Publishing
- Brown Books Publishing Group is seeking a new Freelance Publicist
- Macmillan Publishers is seeking a new SVP of Consumer Insights, Marketing, and Analytics
Find out about these and other great jobs at Jobzone
Top 10 Bestsellers
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Skyshade (the Lightlark Saga Book 3)
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Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19)
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Games Untold
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Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen
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Christmas at Hogwarts
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The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (the Bad Guys #20)
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Melania
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You're My Little Christmas Cookie
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