March 27, 2013
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| Battle Lines Drawn in HarperCollins, Open Road E-Book Suit After more than a year since the case was first filed, cross-motions for Summary Judgment were finally submitted last week in HarperCollins' lawsuit against Open Road over the e-book publisher's e-book edition of Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George's bestselling children's book. more »   Bologna Celebrates 50 Years in Style (and At Length) On Tuesday night, hundreds of children's book publishers and other Bologna Children's Book Fair attendees filled the Teatro Comunale, Bologna's opera house, for a grand anniversary gala and awards ceremony to celebrate the fair's 50th anniversary. Publishers that have been coming to the fair since its inception were honored, along with this year's recipients of the BolognaRagazzi Awards and the winners of the new BOP Bologna Prize. more »   Finding 'Firsts' at Bologna Bologna is celebrating its golden anniversary, and although one of the joys of the fair is reconnecting with longtime colleagues and friends from around the world, there are also many firsts this year: new lists launching, first-time attendees taking it all in, and Bologna veterans returning in new roles. more » Academic results have been bundled into journals to facilitate their sharing since 1665, noted attendees at the recent Beyond PDF 2, conference, in Amsterdam. But the Web has brought with it an opportunity to blow up and remake academic publishing. more »
Graywolf Lures Away McSweeney's Editorial Director Ethan Nosowsky, McSweeney's editorial director since late 2011, will return to Graywolf Press on April 15 as editorial director there. Nosowsky was editor-at-large at the Minneapolis literary nonprofit press between 2007-2011. more » »  Penguin Classics and powerHouse Arena Launch New Literary Series Brooklyn bookstore powerHouse Arena and Penguin Classics have teamed up for a new series of salon-style literary events celebrating classic literature. The first one is set for April 10. more » » Inkwood Books has been sold to a new owner after a successful 21 year run. The new owner, long-time customer Stefani Beddingfield, will keep on former co-owner Leslie Reiner as consultant.The store is having a week-long sale and Beddingfield officially takes ownership April 1. more » » To coincide with its one-year anniversary, e-book publisher TheWriteDeal has announced a joint initiative with the state of New Mexico to publish a series of free bilingual children's books that celebrate that state's Native American and Hispanic heritage. Funded by the New Mexico Department of Public Education, the series for children will expand to include titles based on local animals and raising awareness about fauna found in the Southwest. more » » Mary Cullinane has been named chief content officer and executive v-p of corporate affairs at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She joined the company in 2012. Ann Treistman is joining Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton, as senior editor. Most recently, she was with Skyhorse Publishing. Caroline Riordan is digital business director at Penguin. She previously worked for Hyperion as senior manager of e-books and business development. more » »
Bookstore Fraud Admitted: At Missouri State University bookstore. Mass Launches State-Wide Digital Library: Last week the Massachusetts Library System put out an RFP for a new statewide library e-book program. The Strange Case of Buzz Bissinger: He admits he has a Gucci shopping addiction. Hulu Selling to Amazon?: According to Reuters, Hulu's board has approached potential buyers to gauge their interest in acquiring the online video service. EU Nearing RH-Penguin Approval: Bertelsmann and Pearson are set to win unconditional EU regulatory approval for a plan to merge their publishers Random House and Penguin.
 Authors on the Air March 27, 2013: Wenguang Huang, Nancy Kricorian The Leonard Lopate Show will have A Death in the Lucky Hotel's (PublicAffairs, 978-1610392730) Wenguang Huang, as well as the author of All the Light There Was (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547939940), Nancy Kricorian. more » »
PWxyz Blog Adam Boretz Audio Bestseller Watch: Cussler Reigns, Sandberg Debuts, O’Reilly Stumbles All the latest from PW's audio bestseller list. more » Barbara Vey RWA Rita and Golden Heart Nominees Announced Yesterday many writers received "the call" from RWA that their book finaled in the Rita and Golden Heart Contests from the Romance Writers of America. more » Elizabeth Bluemle Back-and-Forth Read-Alouds Books specially designed for young readers and parents to take turns reading. more » Rose Fox Endings and Beginnings Genreville is now part of PWxyz. more »
 Patterson, Wade Talk ReadingLast week at a middle school in south Florida, James Patterson and Dwyane Wade did a webcast for students and teachers that will air on April 25 at 1pm ET, with the goal of inspiring kids to read. (The webcast can be accessed at www.jamespattersonevents.com.) Then, on March 27, for every point Wade scores against the Chicago Bulls, James and HBGUSA will donate 1,000 copies of his kids books to the Miami School System. |    
National Book Foundation, Pratt Unveil Novel to Screen Film Fest The National Book Foundation and Pratt Institute have partnered to present an inaugural film festival featuring three National Book Award-nominated books that were adapted into film: Lolita, The Cool World, and The Invention of Hugo Cabret. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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