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Weekly Trade Review Round-Up: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal

9/27/2019

 
We are thrilled to share reviews from ​Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal.
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Bedtime for Sweet Creatures received a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly

9/23/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, has received a ★ STARRED review ★ from Publishers Weekly!
A loving, effective lullaby.
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Weekly Trade Review Round-Up: Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Booklist, School Library Journal, and School Library Connection

9/20/2019

 
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Library of Congress Crime Classics Collaboration with Poisoned Pen Press

9/18/2019

 

Library of Congress Crime Classics Bring New Life to American Suspense in Publishing Collaboration with Poisoned Pen Press
New Book Series to Launch in Spring 202

Classic American crime novels will see new life in a new publishing collaboration between the Library of Congress and Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks. The Library of Congress Crime Classics series will feature a rich and diverse selection of books originally published between the 1860s and the 1960s, the Library announced today. 
Titles are drawn from the Library’s collection of hard-to-find and out-of-print books, with cover designs inspired by images from the Library’s collections.
The series will launch in Spring 2020 with the publication of three books: “That Affair Next Door” by Anna Katharine Green (1897), “The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope” by C. W. Grafton (1943) and “Case Pending” by Dell Shannon (1960).
Series editor and mystery expert Leslie S. Klinger, a two-time Edgar®-winner for his critical and editorial work, has selected lesser known titles that represent a range of genres, from “cozies” to police procedurals. Along with the original text of the novel, each book includes a contextual introduction by Klinger, as well as a brief author biography, notes, recommendations for further reading and discussion questions for book clubs and classrooms. 
“Early American crime fiction is not only entertaining to read, it also sheds light on the culture of its time,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “It’s fascinating to read these books and reflect on the evolution of our society’s perceptions of race, gender, ethnicity and social standing.”
Each of the three spring titles represents a “first.” Green’s “That Affair Next Door” features the first female detective—Amelia Butterworth—to appear in a series, long predating Miss Marple. C. W. Grafton, father of detective novelist Sue Grafton and author of “The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope,” is one of the first crime writers to add humor to the hard-boiled style of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Dell Shannon, author of “Case Pending,” is not only one of the first women to write police procedurals, she also boldly depicted a Mexican-American detective working in a Los Angeles that had not forgotten the 1943 “zoot suit” riots targeting young Chicanos.
Poisoned Pen Press President Robert Rosenwald, who publishes the successful British Library Crime Classics series in the United States, is delighted with the collaboration. His grandfather, Lessing Rosenwald, donated his extraordinary collection of 2,653 rare books to the Library of Congress. ​
“My family has deep roots at the Library of Congress,” he said. “It’s an honor to continue the Rosenwald tradition of sharing books from the past with readers of the present.”
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The award-winning crime and mystery publisher founded in 1997 became an imprint of Sourcebooks in January 2019. Sourcebooks, the largest woman-owned trade book publisher in North America, is led by founder and CEO Dominique Raccah, who was recently named Publisher of the Year by “The Strand Magazine.” 

​“We’re incredibly excited to be working with the Library of Congress on the reissue of classic American mysteries and helping readers rediscover these great stories,” Raccah said. “Poisoned Pen Press is a legendary and award-winning publisher, and we are thrilled to work with the Library of Congress to create a new way for readers to discover great American mysteries
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The Wrong Girl received a STARRED review from Booklist

9/18/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that The Wrong Girl by Donis Casey has received a ★ STARRED review ★ from Booklist!
Shocking and amusing by turns, The Wrong Girl starts a new series with great promise.
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Bedtime for Sweet Creatures received a STARRED review from Kirkus

9/11/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes has received a ★ STARRED review ★ from Kirkus!
An adventurous treat of a bedtime story. 
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Sourcebooks Creates 24% Growth in the First Half of 2019

9/10/2019

 

Innovative Publisher Thriving Amidst Shifting Industry

September 3, 2019 (CHICAGO) — Sourcebooks, the innovative Midwest-based entrepreneurial publisher and largest woman-owned book publisher in America, reported double-digit sales growth of 24% in the first half of 2019, according to NPD DecisionKey sales data through week 26 (Jan. 6, 2019–July 6, 2019). Started in a bedroom, Sourcebooks is now the 12th largest publisher in the country. This is the fifth consecutive double-digit, first-half sales growth year for the company.

​Sourcebooks is thriving in an industry where first-half overall book sales were down 2.3%. The independent publisher’s data-driven, customer-centric model has delivered growth in 10 of its 12 business units, with six business units reporting more than 50% growth. Sourcebooks continues to expand its presence on the bestseller lists, with the YA debut This Is Where It Ends spending 72 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and the fiction sensation Sold on a Monday spending 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and 25 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list.
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Weekly Review Round-Up: Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus

9/6/2019

 
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Death Has Deep Roots received a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly

9/5/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that Death Has Deep Roots by Michael Gilbert has received a ★ STARRED review ★ from Publishers Weekly!
Readers who like their detection balanced by action will be more than satisfied.
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Motherhood So White received a STARRED review from Kirkus

9/5/2019

 
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We are thrilled to share that Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin has received a ★ STARRED review ★ from Kirkus!
An essential addition to the literature about adoption, reflecting a viewpoint that is sorely lacking.
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