3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1012+ words) Daniel, this is your third picture book—again playing with the form in surprising ways. What initially drew you to the medium, and what’s kept you excited about it? Daniel Kwan: Growing up, I always loved children’s books, and I…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (165+ words) The Small Press Expo returns to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Maryland to celebrate alternative comics Sept. 12–13. Highlights of this year’s programming include a spotlight panel with Derf Backderf, who will discuss his new graphic novel The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (44+ words) Publishers Weekly The Common Good Economy: How to Make Capitalism Work for Us All Mariana Mazzucato. Basic Venture, $32 (352p) ISBN 978-1-5416-0934-1 More By and About this Authorchevron_right...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (31+ words) publishersweekly.com True North: On the Road in Canada Paul Theroux. Mariner, $32 (448p) ISBN 978-0-358-45130-3 Compact Disc - 979-8-228-98685-5 MP3 CD - 979-8-228-98684-8...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) I sit at her feet, her hand in my hair. Mother Science Fiction: socialite, nepo-baby, genius, scandalous gossip, philosopher, all. How could I write anything less than a love letter, with my cheek upon her knee? In a love letter,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (221+ words) What inspired you to make this your first middle grade nonfiction book? When I was a middle grade reader, I loved adventure stories, animal stories, and stories in which something magical happened to ordinary kids. And even though this is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (158+ words) Listen up! Coming up this fall is a quartet of books that their editors say highlight the spiritual power of music, from praise songs and gospel to pop and rock. "As early as human history, in every religious tradition, there…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) Bookshop.org, the online bookstore, has surpassed the $50 million milestone in distributions to independent bookstores. The company launched in 2020 to offer shoppers a way of buying books online that supported independent bookstores and to divert sales away from Amazon and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (199+ words) In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Alexander Maksik's Passengers, about a father and daughter stranded in an airport at the end of the world. Here's how the book came together: “A friend put Alexander in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (107+ words) In The Beverly Hills Housewife, the art critic considers a David Hockney painting and its subject, art collector Betty Freeman. What drew your attention to this 1966 painting? You describe the allure and impact of California on Hockney’s work. Do you…...