WI8, Camex Cope with Storm

February 22, 2013

Storm Puts the "Winter" in Winter Institute & CAMEX Close to a foot of snow, which could make it the largest snowfall in Kansas City, Mo., in a century, has been wrecking havoc with travel plans for both the American Bookseller Association's Winter Institute and the 90th anniversary of the National Association of College Store's Campus Market Expo (CAMEX). more » Publishers Scrambling to Get Benedict Books Back into Retail Channels Sales of books by and about Pope Benedict XVI had a nice sales bump after his surprise resignation on February 11, but publishers are hoping that with shelves restocked sales numbers will grow. more » Rachael Ray Gets Atria Imprint After signing Rachael Ray away from Clarkson Potter in 2010, Atria Publishing has given the bestselling cookbook author her own imprint, Rachael Ray Books. The new imprint will publish two to three books annually "from people Ray has met and wishes to mentor," according to the Atria release. First two books will come out this fall. more » Judge Sets Date for Apple, Amazon Discovery Hearing As Apple continues to move ahead to defend itself against the Department of Justice's e-book price-fixing lawsuit, the company has asked Judge Denise Cote to step in to resolve a "discovery dispute" with Amazon. To resolve the issue, Cote set a teleconference for lawyers for both companies on February 26. more » 'Spreading the Knowledge' at SCIBA'S Children's Literacy Dinner An exuberant group of children's booksellers, educators, authors, illustrators, and librarians gathered at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., for the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's seventh annual Children's Literacy Dinner on Saturday, February 16. more » Today's Job Thomas Nelson, Inc. is seeking an Editor - Gift Division. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. Rafter Expands Platform Capabilities On the eve of the CAMEX trade show, Rafter announced three new programs aimed at extending the capabilities of its platform, which is currently used at more than 300 schools. more » » "Real Book Shop" at Beverly Farms Turns 45 The Book Shop at Beverly Farms looks like an old-fashioned bookstore, but the 45-year-old bookstore, on the site of a former barbershop, continues to change. It just concluded a two-day sale to mark its anniversary and the store is doing more book fairs than ever, says co-owner and manager Pam Price. more » » Job Moves: February 22, 2013 Amy Tannenbaum has joined the Jane Rotrosen Agency as a literary agent. She was previously an editor with Atria Books. more » » THE ROUNDUP Edward Gorey Google Doodle: Cult author known for macabre drawings and picture-stories, who passed away in 2000, would have been 88 today. Bookish's Dirty Little Secret: Peter Winkler reports that all of the exclusive author content is provided by authors signed to the 3 publishers. There are also adverts on most of the pages, all for books published by Hachette, Penguin, or Simon & Schuster. Weird Book Title Prize: Finalists this year include "God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis." James Patterson and Duchess of Cornwall: Team up to encourage fathers to read to their children more. Rereading Stephen King: "Pet Sematary." VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air February 22, 2013: Al Gore, Ken Burger Al Gore will be talking about his new book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (Random House, 978-0812992946) on The Brian Lehrer Show. After the segment airs, listen here. Ken Burger, author of Baptized in Sweet Tea (EveningPostBooks, 978-0983445722), will be on NPR at noon. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Craig Morgan Teicher Cover Reveal: New Dan Brown Novel, ‘Inferno’ Check out the cover of Dan Brown's next novel, "Inferno." more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey The Morning Blend The other day I was a guest on The Morning Blend tv show with author Dianna Love. more » ShelfTalker Elizabeth Bluemle Story Hour Runaround A short-staffed but successful story hour, plus a great toddler anecdote from Jean Reidy. more » Genreville Rose Fox 2012 Nebula Award Finalists Nebula-nominated authors are diverse; their publishers are not. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Storming Through Despite Winter Storm Q, a few booksellers turned out Thursday at the Kansas City Convention Center to help the National Association of College Stores' philanthropic arm, the NACS Foundation, mark the start of its 30th anniversary at this year's CAMEX show. Here Sonia Cisneros, general merchandise manager at St. Mary's University Bookstore in San Antonio, Tex., joins NACS Foundation staffers Kris Spencer (left) and Pam Hammond (right).	Of Note Podcast: RIP Sherlock Holmes One scholar wants to put an end to Holmes as a money-maker for the Conan Doyle Estate. Listen here. more »

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