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Julia Collin Davison from America's Test Kitchen Empowers Young Chefs

10/9/2018

 
We are happy to share that Julia Collin Davison from America's Test Kitchen will be in Illinois October 24th and 25th to promote The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs with two events featuring live, interactive demonstrations and books signings. 

​Read below for all the details. 

The Events:

Pre-registration is required at both venues.

Both events include a live cooking demonstration and book signing.
Wednesday, October 24th 
lake forest book store - taste buds kitchen (Bannockburn, IL)
Thursday, October 25th
read it and Eat - the Kid's table (Chicago, IL)

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs:

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Want to bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes? Or surprise your family with breakfast tacos on Sunday morning? Looking for a quick snack after school? Or maybe something special for a sleepover? It’s all here. Learn to cook like a pro--it’s easier than you think.

For the first time ever, America’s Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS in the kitchen! 

Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America’s Test Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Whether you’re cooking for yourself, your friends, or your family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes that will wow! 
* Recipes were thoroughly tested by more than 750 kids to get them just right for cooks of all skill levels—including recipes for breakfast, snacks and beverages, dinners, desserts, and more. 
* Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques will help young chefs feel like pros in their own kitchen 
* Testimonials (and even some product reviews!) from kid test cooks who worked alongside America’s Test Kitchen will encourage young chefs that they truly are learning the best recipes from the best cooks.

By empowering young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, America’s Test Kitchen is building a new generation of confident cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters.

About Julia:

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Julia Collin Davison is the host of America's Test Kitchen and the host of Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen. She began working as a test cook for Cook's Illustrated in 1999 and is an original cast member of both television shows. Julia leads the recipe development team working on America's Test Kitchen cookbooks.


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Kristina McMorris in On Tour for Sold on a Monday

10/9/2018

 
We are happy to share that Kristina McMorris in on tour for Sold on a Monday! Read below for all the details.

About Sold on a Monday:

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​From New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris comes another unforgettable novel inspired by a stunning piece of history. 

2 CHILDREN FOR SALE

The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. 
 
For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined.
 
At the paper, Lillian Palmer is haunted by her role in all that happened. She is far too familiar with the heartbreak of children deemed unwanted. As the bonds of motherhood are tested, she and Ellis must decide how much they are willing to risk to mend a fractured family.
 
Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home.

The October 2018 Tour:

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​Friday, October 12 at 12:00 PM
Beach Books – Lunch in the Loft
Seaside, OR
 
Saturday, October 13 at 3:00 PM
Litquake: WNBA’s National Reading Group Month’s author panel
In conversation with Mary Volmer, Lauren Markham, Debbie Clarke Moderow, Mary Monroe, and Brianna Wolfson
San Francisco, CA
 
Monday, October 15 at 11:30 AM
Towne Center Books – Read It & Eat Luncheon
Pleasanton, CA
 
Thursday, October 18 at 12:00 PM
Huntington Beach Central Library – Friends of the Huntington Beach Author Luncheon
Huntington Beach, CA
 
Saturday, October 20 at 2:00 PM
Adventures by the Book – Fall 2018 Literary Tea
San Diego, CA

About the Author:

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Kristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her background includes ten years of directing public relations for an international conglomerate as well as extensive television experience. Inspired by true personal and historical accounts, her novels have garnered twenty national literary awards, and include Letters from Home, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, The Pieces We Keep, and The Edge of Lost, in addition to novellas in the anthologies A Winter Wonderland and Grand Central. Her forthcoming novel, Sold on a Monday, will be released September 2018. A frequent guest speaker and workshop presenter, she holds a BS in international marketing from Pepperdine. She lives with her husband and two sons in Oregon.

Visit her online at kristinamcmorris.com and on Twitter @KrisMcMorris.

Charles Belfoure is on Tour for The Fallen Architect

10/9/2018

 
We are happy to share that Charles Belfoure is on tour for The Fallen Architect​! Read below for all the details.

The Fallen Architect:​

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From the New York Times bestseller of The Paris Architect.

Someone has to take the blame.

When the Britannia Theatre’s balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something. 

Douglas Layton knows the flaw wasn’t in his design, but he can’t fight a guilty verdict. When he is finally released from prison, he has nothing: no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild his life. 

But he soon finds himself digging up the past in a way he never anticipated. If the collapse was not an accident ... who caused it? And why? And what if they find out who he used to be?
Belfoure presents a splendidly diverse cast of characters, constructing a multifaceted puzzle and evoking a vivid sense of place in the process. Fine entertainment with an upbeat finale. —Booklist

October 2018 Events:


​​Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM
Wilton Library
Wilton, CT
 

Saturday, October 13 at 3:00 PM
Boston Book Festival
In conversation with B.A. Shapiro and Dawn Tripp
Boston, MA
 
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Monday, October 15 at 6:00 PM
Dragonfly Books – Rubiayat’s Vineyard Room
Decorah, IA

​Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 PM

The Ivy Bookshop
Baltimore, MD 
 

Friday, October 19 at 6:30 PM
Murder by the Book
Houston, TX
 
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Monday, October 22 at 7:00 PM
Quail Ridge Books
Raleigh, NC ​

About the Author:

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Charles Belfoure is the nationally bestselling author of The Paris Architect.  An architect by profession, he graduated from the Pratt Institute and Columbia University, and he taught at Pratt as well as Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. His area of specialty is historic preservation, and he has published several architectural histories, one of which won a Graham Foundation national grant for architectural research. He has been a freelance writer for The Baltimore Sun and The New York Times. He lives in Maryland. For more information, visit www.charlesbelfoure.com.

Kate Moore is On Tour for The Radium Girls

10/1/2018

 
We are happy to share that Kate Moore is on tour again for her New York Times bestseller, The Radium Girls. Read below for all the details. 

The Radium Girls:

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The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger.

The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.

Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe; they light up the night like industrious fireflies. With such a coveted job, these “shining girls” are the luckiest alive – until they begin to fall mysteriously ill.

But the factories that once offered golden opportunities are now ignoring all claims of the gruesome side effects, and the women’s cries of corruption. And as the fatal poison of the radium takes hold, the brave shining girls find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America’s early 20th century, and in a groundbreaking battle for workers’ rights that will echo for centuries to come. 

Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the “wonder” substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives . . .
The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed; the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still. —NPR Books

The October 2018 Tour:

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Monday, October 8 at 6:00 PM
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café
In conversation with Denise Kiernan
Asheville, NC
 
Tuesday, October 9 at 6:00 PM
Best of Books
Edmond, OK
 
Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM
Booksmart Tulsa & Magic City Books – IDL Ballroom
Tulsa, OK

Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 PM
Boswell Book Company – Lynden Sculpture Garden
Milwaukee, WI
Friday, October 12 at 7:30 PM
Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival – Madison Central Library
Madison, WI
 
Saturday, October 13 at 1:30 PM
Morristown Festival of Books
Morristown, NJ
 
Sunday, October 14 at 3:00 PM
Mountain Lakes Public Library – Mountain Lakes High School
         Mountain Lakes, NJ
 
 Monday October 15 at 7:30pm
 Concordia College
 Bronxville, NY

About the Author:

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Kate Moore is the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Radium Girls. A British writer based in London, she has published numerous Sunday Times bestsellers, writing across various genres including history, biography, true crime, gift and humour. She began her career in publishing after graduating from the University of Warwick and worked as an in-house editor at various publishing houses for over a decade, most recently as an editorial director of Penguin Random House, and now works full-time as an author, ghostwriter and book editor. She has written more than 15 books and her work has been translated into more than 12 languages.

Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin go on Tour for Illegal!

8/22/2018

 
We are excited to share that Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, authors of Illegal, will be on tour this September.

From September 10—14, illustrator Giovanni Rigano will be joining the tour. Read below for more about the tour, the book, and the authors and illustrator.
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Click the links below for more information about each event:

Decatur Book Festival:  Exploring the Plight of Undocumented Immigrants in Graphic Lit (Decatur, GA)

​Brazos Bookstore (Houston, TX)

Takoma Park Library:  Politics and Prose (Washington, DC)

Left Bank Books at the St. Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch (St. Louis, MO)

Boswell Bookstore (Milwaukee, WI)

Anderson's Bookshop (Naperville, IL)

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​A powerful, moving graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer that explores the current plight of illegal immigrants

Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life—the same journey their sister set out on months ago.
But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.​
click here to learn about the inspiration for illegal
click here for a spotlight on eoin colfer
​"Action-filled and engaging but considerate of both topic and audience, Ebo's story effectively paints a picture of a child refugee's struggle in a world crisscrossed by hostile borders." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

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Andrew Donkin (left) is the author of more than sixty books and graphic novels for children and adults. His books have been translated into thirty languages around the world and have sold more than eight million copies in the last decade. He lives in London. Learn more at www.andrewdonkin.co.uk.

Eoin Colfer (center) worked as a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time writer. He spent four years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was based on his experiences in Tunisia. In 2001, the first book in the bestselling Artemis Fowl series was published. Over the years, his works have been named a Book Sense Book of the Year nominee, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, and a Virginia Readers’ Choice Award nominee. Eoin lives in Ireland with his family. Learn more at www.eoincolfer.com.

Giovanni Rigano (right) is an Italian artist and illustrator born in Cantù, Italy. He is best known for his role in the creation of the Artemis Fowl graphic novels, the first of which came out in 2007. Giovanni has also created graphic novels for Disney, including The Incredibles and Pirates of the Caribbean. Giovanni currently lives in Como, Italy.
Follow the creators of Illegal on Twitter!
click here to follow eoin colfer
click here to follow andrew donkin
click here to follow giovanni rigano

Trends in Picture Books and Middle Grade: A BEA Panel

5/26/2016

 
At BEA 2016 a group of children’s publishing industry experts gathered to talk about current and upcoming trends in picture books and middle grade. Editorial Director Steve Geck of Sourcebooks moderated the panel and David Kleeman (Dubit), Andrew Medlar (Chicago Public Library), Betsy Bird (Evanston Public Library), with surprise guest Jamie Thomas (Women & Children First) provided the expert knowledge.
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From left to right, Steve Geck, David Kleeman, Betsy Bird, Jamie Thomas, and Andrew Medlar.
Technology: How Kids Are Reading

​Kleeman kicked off the panel with trend information from quarterly research among 1000 families in the UK and the US on the reading habits and preferences of children. His results show that 70% of children prefer to read printed books over digital, and that when children are sharing their favorite books with friends the easiest way to do that is with a printed book.

Kleeman identified five major trends they are seeing:
  1.      Smartphone + tablet + TV = foundation of kid’s technology
  2.      YouTube is a kid’s Google
  3.      Connected worlds – examples include Google Cardboard, Magic Leap and virtual reality
  4.      Personalization
  5.      Gen Z communicates in emojis

Bird shared that they have seen a big increase in people obtaining library cards and many of those people are joining the library in order to have access to ebooks, but ebook sales on picture books are flat to down. Medlar pointed out that children’s behavior patterns are often picked up from their parents, so when they see a parent constantly on their phone texting or playing games, they want to do the same. There is a book out there for every person, but the reader has to find it, which is what librarians help facilitate.

Picture Books

For decades picture books have been a very backlist-driven business. Yearly sales have historically been roughly 75 – 80% backlist and 20 – 25% frontlist, but in recent years there has been a big shift in people purchasing new, frontlist titles. Bird felt that new printing technology has allowed for brighter, more colorful books. Geck pointed out that there has also been a tremendous shift in the way the art for picture books is put together. Most artists now work with some sort of digital art, as opposed to sticking solely with more traditional techniques like watercolor and gouache, which also allows for brighter colors and a wider variety of styles.

Middle Grade

​Medlar pointed out three trends that he sees represented by the 2016 Newbery Medalists. First, Last Stop on Market Street was an example of a picture book tackling a deeper and more complex issue. This is something that more picture books are taking on. Second, Roller Girl is a graphic novel, an area where demand continues to increase. And third, The War That Saved My Life is very much in the category of classic literature that has always had strong readership.
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​Thomas is also seeing a lot of stand-alone mystery titles that are expanded into series when the initial book is successful in stores.

#weneeddiversebooks

Diversity of reading materials and characters continues to be a trend. Thomas said there has been a significant increase in the number of teachers and librarians shopping in the store looking for books that feature diversity. Bird also noted that there has been growth in nonfiction featuring obscure and unknown stories, far more than what has traditionally been published in the past.

Thomas would love to see more authors who are Muslim or biracial writing about biracial children and Muslim children, and Bird would like to see more international books translated to English.

Social Media

When it comes to social media, Medlar noted that the influence really depends on “the height of the patron.” YouTube is most effective for the youngest readers, Snapchat is where many school-aged children are, and Pinterest is a great platform for reaching adults. Geck told how he saw this play out for the picture book The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. [cover image to be included] Published in the fall of 2011, sales increased dramatically over the summer of 2012 when parents and educators began recommending it on Pinterest for children feeling pressured to succeed in school. The book has enjoyed a similar sales bump every summer. Thomas said that many authors have great success with engagement when posting on Instagram.

These five major trends give both booksellers and publishers some insight not only into what kind of books young readers will be looking for, but also the ways that those readers are discovering, sharing and learning.

Best Bets for Children's Events: Booksellers Speak at BEA 2016

5/17/2016

 
At BEA, a group of ABA booksellers got together with National Sales Manager Heidi Weiland of Sourcebooks to talk about creating amazing store events. These expert booksellers provided insight into creating great events around authors, themes, holidays, or other special occasions targeting young readers.
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Panelists Becky Anderson (Anderson’s Bookshop), Cynthia Compton (4 Kids Books and Toys), Meghan Dietsche Goel (BookPeople), and Valerie Koehler (Blue Willow Bookshop) have been running children’s events for years and shared the benefit of their knowledge with the bookseller audience:

  • The stores that have many successful events today started out with no success stories and had to build up their event program. It can take years, but you have to keep doing the work.
  • Local connections are key with PTA and PTO organizations, service groups, mom’s groups, or whatever is in your community. The key is to connect with these organizations and partner with them to create all types of successful events.
  • Working with local authors is crucial. This can be done through launch parties, school events, and community outreach and can grow to a national presence for the author. The local indie bookseller can then provide books for those events.
  • All bookstores start from a place of fear that they will do everything right for an event but no one will show up. Everyone has had this experience--you just have to keep moving forward.

Ultimately, there are no silver bullets to creating a great event, but lots of local connections really help. Events are a lot of work, but as you continue to create amazing experiences for your customers, you will see your reputation, your knowledge, and the success of your events continue to grow.
 
​Publishers Weekly also did a great writeup of the panel, which you can check out here.

#ireadromance Shares the Love at RT Booklovers Convention

4/20/2016

 
The romance community is often stigmatized, and with the RT Booklovers Convention in Las Vegas last week, we took the opportunity to launch the #ireadromance social media campaign, which highlights all of the wonderful reasons why people read romance. A Twitter follower of ours may have said it best: ​
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The conference is organized by RT Book Reviews and this year more than 2,500 attendees—composed of readers, bloggers, librarians, booksellers, and published/aspiring romance, YA, and fiction authors—gathered at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel & Casino to celebrate all things romance!

We armed our authors with dry-erase boards and #ireadromance buttons and asked them to connect with readers and fellow authors. We wanted them to ask attendees to share just one of the reasons why they love reading romance. What we received was a wonderful mix of powerful pictures that showcase all of the diverse reasons why people love to read romance novels.

​Enjoy these photos, check out more on Twitter @SourcebooksCasa, and tell us why you read romance on social media by using the hashtag #ireadromance. 
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Cuba and the Havana Book Fair: Forging New Bonds

3/17/2016

 

THE HAVANA BOOK FAIR

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining a group of American book professionals (booksellers, publishers, distributors) visiting the Havana Book Fair in Cuba as part of the first US Publishing Mission (created by PublishersWeekly, the Combined Book Exhibit and PubMatch).
 
​The Havana Book Fair is a giant open-air book festival that takes place annually in the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana. There is music everywhere! Publishers exhibit in old prison cells (now turned into booths); authors launch new books and give talks to crowds of readers. It is a once-a-year opportunity to see the entire publishing market of Cuba in one place.

​"Many families only buy books once a year," says Zuleica Romay Guerra, President of the Book Institute of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. "You see families saving for months to go to the book fair and buy as many books as they can." (from Calvin Reid’s During Panels, Realities of Cuban Publishing Market Laid Bare)
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THE CONFERENCE ITSELF

Cuba is a country with a 97% literacy rate but only 5% internet connectivity. The professionals we spoke with immediately identified the opportunity that digital presents, both in the Cuban publishing industry and in bringing Cuban works to the broader global community.

"Digital...all this market will have a very promising future in Cuba. Hold a dialogue with the world on the basis of new realities.”
—Edel Morales Fuentes, Book Institute of Cuba

​Their vision, and their commitment to it, is truly inspiring. As I told Porter Anderson and Publishing Perspectives, what I saw in Cuba was a highly literate people ready to have a deep conversation with which I think we should engage.
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The Cuban book business, being largely run and subsidized by the government, is extremely different from our own industry. A few examples (at least as I understood them):
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  •       The whole business is run through government subsidies
  •       Every year, each publisher gives the government the publishing plan
  •       The government pays for printing and runs the printing presses
  •       The government pays the royalties to the authors, the government pays the employees
  •       Distribution is based on population, so each region obtains their population ratio of the distribution of a new title
  •       Books are typically only printed in paperback
  •       A book typically costs less than a dollar

Some numbers as supplied by the Instituto Cubano del Libro:
  •       11.3 million people in Cuba
  •       313 bookstores (mostly used)
  •       300 public libraries
  •       170 publishers
 
This is an industry undergoing major change right now, and they recognize that it will likely take a generation to turn over to a different business model, but they are excited about the future.
“I know you will take this work seriously. And I can promise you that we will also be serious about it.”
— Zuleica Romay Guerra, Book Institute of Cuba

One of the challenges in Cuba is the availability and the cost of books. Fuentes says that while about 70% of Cubans are used to reading digitally, there is a shortage of digital reading devices available in Cuba. As their connectivity improves in the coming months and years, it will mean greater access to ebooks and digital reading.

"We have started but not as fast as our readers. Readers are actually ahead of us. It is one of our challenges."
-- Zuleica Romay Guerra, Book Institute of Cuba

As part of the final panel of the conference, we talked about what the digital transformation has looked like in the U.S. and what that has meant for our industry. In my presentation at the book fair, I highlighted that what is particularly relevant for the Cuban industry right now are what I called the 5 major outcomes of ebooks:

  1.     The Self-Publishing Boom
  2.     Lots more content = the challenge of discovery
  3.     Development of mobile
  4.     The global opportunity
  5.     The development of new business models
 
One of the things I highlighted in my talk (as I have in other talks elsewhere) was the persistence and importance of print. As we know, in the US, we are part of an additive transformation, with ebooks and physical books co-existing in the ecosystem rather than ebooks replacing physical books. We also know that different categories of books behave differently with respect to ebooks. And that in our market, the ebooks revolution was driven by women who are also the key purchasers of books in Cuba. I covered a lot of these points as part of the final panel of the conference. 

I’ve posted the full presentation to Slideshare.
 
For more about this Cuban book journey, please see:
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  • The Publishers Weekly articles, which sum up various parts of the journey
  • People en Español's editor in chief, Armando Correa, shares his feelings on his first journey back to his native country in 17 years
  • The Publishing Perspectives article on the Cuban publishing mission as a whole

THE CUBAN BOOK EMBARGO PETITION

This morning President Obama is in Cuba. Over the weekend The New York Times had a fascinating photo-essay which may give you a sense of Cuba today.

​Publishers Weekly and many in the book publishing industry (including Sourcebooks) have urged an end to the Cuban book embargo. You can read about that in the Publishing Perspectives article on the background of the petition, and the content of the petition itself which was started by Publishers Weekly.

ONE LAST WORD

I was surprised by how much Cuba touched me—the people, the culture, the sense of change (both the excitement and the fear). I’ll leave you with my favorite picture of Cuba, which I took on the very first day.

Gracias!

Dominique

​P.S. A huge thank you to Cevin, Jon, Janet, and the many new friends we made in Cuba!
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February 22nd, 2016

2/22/2016

 
Readers, you have made your voices heard by nominating your very favorite bookstore. With over 13,000 votes, there was so much support for your favorite bookstores. The votes have been counted, so please join us in saying a big “Congratulations!” to Anderson’s Bookshop (Naperville, IL) as being the most voted for store! (Anderson’s Bookshop is our longest running bookstore partner, but we swear this is all on the up-and-up, we’re not playing favorites.)
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We are also so excited to congratulate our two second-prize winners: Page and Palette (Fairhope, AL) and Brilliant Books (Traverse City, MI).
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Anderson’s will receive a $3,000 grant and Page and Palette and Brilliant Books will receive a $637 grant each (the population of Broken Wheel, IA).

Publisher’s Weekly announced the winners this morning, including Anderson’s plans for the grant! And Shelf Awareness (Anderson’s Picked as Readers Favorite Bookstore) told us about the matching grant that Brilliant Books is creating for seven Michigan school libraries – fantastic!

​Bookstores make such a difference in our lives and we couldn’t be happier to present grants to all three stores. Thank you so much to everyone who voted, the support and love for your bookstores is heartwarming. We think that Sara and all of Broken Wheel, IA would approve.
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Your favorite bookstores all around the country are loving The Readers Of Broken Wheel Recommend. Here are a few pictures of how they’re showing their love!
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Eagle Harbor Book Company in Bainbridge Island, WA recently posted this fun photo to their blog and let's not forget our incredible partners Team Broken Wheel at Boswell Books in Milwaukee, WI!
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