With 57 votes tabulated and the holiday looming we’re ready to stop counting and present the final and ultimate (despite some newcomers) aggregation of selective “best of 2019” book lists from all over — including major publications of all kinds, but also retailer and library selections, major award nominees, public votes, new “tastemakers” (we gave…
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The Best of the Best Children’s Books of 2019
With an ever-expanding universe of published lists, we are excited to expand our popular aggregation of selective “best books of the year” lists to include a terrific tabulation of the consensus Best of the Best Children’s Books of 2019. Drawing on 28 selective sources in all, the data naturally provided a clear set of top…
The Best of Buzz
As we get closer to noting the final very best books of the year, we wanted to give special acknowledgment to some of the honored books first previewed ahead of publication in our popular, free Buzz Books digital samplers. Every year it’s our privilege to help bring consumers, booksellers, reviewers, media and others these curated…
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Rebecca Kuss joins Inkyard Press as editor. She was formerly associate editor/director of recruitment & acquisitions at Glasstown Entertainment. Camille Kellogg has joined Imprint as assistant editor. She was editorial assistant at Harper Children’s. Chloe Puton has been promoted to director of publicity for the Workman imprint. In the UK, Lisette Verhagen will join PFD as…
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Michael Signorelli has joined Aevitas Creative Management as agent. Previously he was managing director at Gotham Ghostwriters and an editor at Holt and HarpeCollins. Awards PEN America announced their 2020 literary award longlists. Best of The WSJ picked their top 10 books of the year, as did People magazine. USA Today has moved on to 20 “must…
Whitehead and Keefe Still Lead the Consensus Best Book of the Year Race
Here is our weekly updated aggregation of the best of Best Books of 2019 lists, now with over 50 lists tabulated. Colson Whitehead still leads the field, with Patrick Radden Keefe continuing to top all nonfiction titles. The Very Best of the Best Books of 2019: The Top 10 So Far 1. The Nickel Boys,…