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1 month ago | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
When did the 1960s become The Sixties?
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Christmas lights have been strung, holiday parties are in full swing, and winter coats have made their annual migration from the back of the closet to the front—which means it’s time for one of our favorite December traditions here at PW: the spring preview!Back in September, we invited publishers to submit information on books publishing between Feb. 1 and July 31, 2025.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams |William Williams |William Williàms
Top 10Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative LifeStephanie Elizondo Griest. Beacon, June 10 ($30, ISBN 978-0-8070-2041-8)Journalist Griest surveys women artists around the world on the question of whether the pursuit of a life of creativity is worth it in the face of financial hardships, sexism, and other obstacles. Art in a State of SiegeJoseph Leo Koerner. Princeton Univ., Feb.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Top 10French at Heart: Recipes That Bring France HomeMarjorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Franchini, with Jess Thomson. Abrams, Apr. 8 ($40, ISBN 978-1-4197-7197-2)The mother-and-daughter cofounders of the Cook’s Atelier share tips and recipes designed to evoke the joys and comforts of the French way of life. Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and BeyondBeejhy Barhany, with Elisa Ung. Knopf, Apr.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Visitors to New York County Defender Services, part of the network of public defender offices that represent people charged with crimes in New York City who can’t afford to hire lawyers, will be forgiven for thinking they’ve arrived at the wrong address. Instead of a warren of cramped offices in the bowels of some decrepit courthouse, NYCDS occupies the 20th floor of a sleek office tower in the Financial District.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Just in time for San Diego Comic-Con, we’re back with another bursting-at-the-seams comics and graphic novels seasonal preview. Once again, comics reviews editor Meg Lemke and manga specialist Shaenon K. Garrity have scoured hundreds of publisher submissions to select fall’s most notable titles. In the pages that follow, you’ll find top 10 and longlist picks in the adult, middle grade, young adult, and manga categories, as well as a roundup of early reader comics.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
In a world of uncertainty, there are some things you can count on: sunburns, stubbed toes, Bennifer drama. Thankfully, among the happier certainties are a fall season stacked with eagerly awaited books and this preview issue to help guide you through it. We’ve got your back—whether you remember to put sunscreen on it is up to you. A few months ago, we invited publishers to submit information on titles publishing between Aug. 1, 2024, and Jan. 31, 2025.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
In 2006, British Turkish novelist Elif Shafak stood trial in Istanbul for the crime of “insulting Turkishness.” What that meant, exactly, was anybody’s guess.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Of the many attractions Jackson, Wyo., has to offer—world-class skiing, stunning national parks, grown men and women in cowboy hats—recent visitors to the Teton County Library may have experienced the rarest: the chance to see a New York Times–bestselling novelist at work. Speaking over Zoom from one of the library’s study rooms, Téa Obreht jokes that her regular presence over the past months may have actually been more useful for staffers as a deterrent.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
publishersweekly.com | David Adams
Hang on to your hats, folks. PW’s announcements issues are no more. From here on out, we’ll be calling this feature exactly what it is: a preview of adult fiction and nonfiction titles publishing in spring 2024. We’re still getting used to the new name around the office—there was even talk of a swear jar and a $1 fine for every utterance of the word announcements—but longtime PW readers will gather right away that while the packaging might be new, the goods are still the same.
