Publishers Weekly

Obituary: Mike Thaler

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Prolific author-illustrator Mike Thaler, best known for his many riddle books and his humorous Black Lagoon Adventures series, died on March 23; he was 87.

Small Press Distribution Shuts Down

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The closure of SPD, one of the last independent distributors remaining in the United States, is the latest blow to small presses looking for options to get their titles into bookstores and other accounts.

AAP Announces 2024 Hawkins, PROSE Award Winners

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Princeton University Press has won the 2024 R.R. Hawkins Award for excellence in scholarly publishing for 'The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate' by Nicolas Mathevon—the second year in a row the press has taken the honor home.

Publishing Sales Inch Up in 2023 Per AAP Sales Report

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The 1,225 publishers that report sales to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program saw sales rise 0.4% in 2023 over 2022, according to preliminary data. Generally speaking, it was a good year for religious titles and a rough one for children's books, and audiobook sales continued to grow.

A Romantasy Festival Comes to Chicago

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Romantasy was added as a category in the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2023—a fact mentioned several times at the inaugural Romantasy Literary Genre Festival, held March 22–24 at the Otherworld Theater in Chicago.

Obituary: Laurent de Brunhoff

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French author-illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, acclaimed for carrying on the legacy of beloved character Babar the elephant, first illustrated by his father Jean, died on March 22; he was 98.

Amicus Briefs Filed in Internet Archive Copyright Case

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The briefs are the latest development in the long-running copyright infringement case, following the publishers' opening appeal brief filed earlier this month, and comes nearly one year after judge John G. Koeltl unequivocally found the scanning and lending of print library books to be copyright infringement. The Internet Archive’s reply brief is now due on April 19.

This Week’s Bestsellers: March 25, 2024

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Books by “Mythical Chef” Josh Scherer, Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, and romantasy author Scarlett St. Clair are among the big debuts. Plus the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga celebrates its 25th anniversary.

The Week in Libraries: March 22, 2024

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Among the week's headlines: ALA is honored by the National Book Critics Circle; the political attacks on libraries in Alabama continue to escalate; and a report on how libraries are bridging the mental health divide in Texas.