The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is reconsidering its in-person conference and book fair, currently scheduled for March 23-26 in Philadelphia, due to rising Covid cases. While no decision has been made about canceling, the organization is working with its hotel partners and the city of Philadelphia to determine next steps, and the link to register for the event has been disabled. AWP had planned for a simultaneous virtual version of the conference, with some in-person events livestreamed and some prerecorded virtual events. In December, AWP updated its safety policy, stating that all attendees must be vaccinated, per Philadelphia’s […]
Porchlight Business Book of the Year
The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee won the 2021 Porchlight Business Book of the Year award.
Imprints: Boynton Bookworks
Simon & Schuster Children’s has launched Boynton Bookworks, an imprint that will house all of Sandra Boynton’s backlist and frontlist titles. Boynton’s S&S books will move over from the Little Simon list, and the company has acquired her Workman titles. Boynton Bookworks’ first list will publish in Fall 2022 with two new board books, a re-illustrated picture book edition of Hippos Go Berserk!, and much of Boynton’s backlist (additional backlist titles will be re-released in future seasons). Boynton “reclaimed” the rights to her Workman backlist, though it’s unclear how the deal was affected by Workman’s sale to Hachette. “Workman has […]
People 1/13
Caroline Abbey is promoted to associate publisher, Random House Books for Young Readers, reporting to Mallory Loehr.
Bookselling: Dayton Mall B&N to Close
The Barnes & Noble in Dayton Mall in Ohio is slated to close on February 13. The store wrote on its Facebook page that the landlord “is redeveloping this site and has opted not to renew [their] lease.” Barnes & Noble is “in active discussions” to find another Dayton location for a replacement store, according to Dayton.com, and are crowdsourcing suggestions from customers.
MWA Awards
Mystery Writers of America announced recipients for its 2022 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen awards.