Childs Retiring from Globe Pequot; the Authors Behind Hurricane Relief

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [New York Comic Con Insider Sessions]( [Childs to Retire from Globe Pequot]( Jim Childs will retire as publisher of Rowman & Littlefields’ trade division, Globe Pequot Press, on October 31. Until a replacement is found, Rowman & Littlefield CEO Jed Lyons will serve as publisher at-large. [more »]( [Authors Spearhead Hurricane Relief]( In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a number of children's authors have organized efforts to provide books, clothes, and basic-needs items to schools and families affected by the storm. [more »]( [Can We Talk About Banned Trump Books?]( Writer and library series organizer Kit-Bacon Gressitt examines the book banning of 'Not My President: The Anthology of Dissent' (Thoughtcrime, fall 2017) in her local library. [more »]( [Win a copy of 'The Tea Dragon Society']( Enter for your chance to win one of 10 copies of 'The Tea Dragon Society,' from the author of 'Princess Princess Ever After,' Katie O'Neill! (Sponsored) [Enter Here! »]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Operations Coordinator - Abrams Books - New York](. - [Associate Digital Marketing Manager - Albert Whitman & Company - Park Ridge](. - [Senior Art Director - Albert Whitman & Company - Park Ridge](. - [Group Marketing Director - Lerner Publishing Group - Minneapolis, MN](. - [Acquisitions Editor - Shambhala Publications - Boulder](. JOB MOVES James Burns is launching a popular picture book list at Bright USA and can be contacted at james.burns@thebrightagency.com. Alex Gehringer has joined Bright USA as commercial agent. Anne Moore Armstrong has been promoted to senior trade agent at Bright USA. Alicia Clancy has joined Lake Union Publishing as editor. Leah Morse, formerly publicity assistant at Touchstone, has joined Other Press as associate publicist. Stephanie Koehler, formerly director of marketing services at Ingram Content Group, is joining BookPage as editor. Lindsey Hall, formerly editor at Orbit, is joining Tor as senior editor. Kailee Baylor has joined Rodale Kids as editorial assistant. Maureen Cirnitski has joined Rodale Books as project editor. Shane Danaher has joined Rodale Books as associate web producer. [VIEW ALL »]( Spotlight on Comics and Graphic Novels [Preview: New York Comic Con 2017 Adds Library Programming]( This year’s show opens next week October 5-8 at the Javits Center with a new venue (the New York Public Library), a relocated Artist Alley, and a preview of the revamped Harvey Awards. [more » »]( [Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green]( [ICv2 to Host ‘Insider Sessions’ at New York Comic Con 2017]( Ashley Eckstein, founder of fangirl firm Her Universe, will deliver the keynote at ‘Insider Sessions,' a new half-day conference hosted by pop culture news site ICv2. [Review: 'Sex Fantasy' by Sophia Foster-Dimino]( "Relationships emerge and deteriorate in this collection.... Each tale is intimate and mysterious, the fantasy of the title often a denial of the harmful effects of desire." [Crocodile Books Gives Out-of-Print Titles a New Lease on Life]( Crocodile Books, the children's imprint of Interlink, is bringing back works by Ruth Sanderson, Jane Yolen, and other prominent authors and illustrators through its picture book reissues program. [more » »]( [Bookstore News]( A San Diego bookstore is bought and renamed; Book World expands to Missouri, Florida's Wild Iris Books to close, San Francisco store is under threat; and more. [more » »]( [iBooks Bestsellers: Pennywise Reigns]( Stephen King's 'It' and its terrifying clown Pennywise remain atop the iBooks bestseller list this week on the strength of the recent film adaptation. [more » »]( News Briefs [GCP Acquires Book by Former Clinton Comms Director]( 'Dear Madam President,' billed as a book of lessons for the next generation of women leaders, will be published in March. [more » »]( [BISG Announces 2017 Industry Award Recipients]( At its annual meeting of members on September 25 in Manhattan, the Book Industry Study Group presented awards to Macmillan Learning CEO Ken Michaels, SheWrites Press, and IBPA's Angela Bole, among others. [more » »]( [Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize Finalists Announced]( The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the prize, which recognizes the writers of the year’s best novel or short story collection. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Poetry in the Age of Mass Incarceration]( Poets must imagine a world beyond retributive violence by the state, Christopher Soto writes. [The Banning of the Classics]( Here's a look at 10 classic books that have stirred up controversy, from 'Call of the Wild' to 'The Lorax' and beyond. ['The Age of Light' Bidding War]( How a debut historical novel received a startling 13 bids from publishers—and sold in the seven figures. [How a Critic Opens a Book]( 'NYT' daily critic (and 'PW' alumna) Parul Sehgal discusses how she covers books and more in a Q&A with the 'Times.' [Reading {NAME} after Harvey]( How James {NAME}'s essays illuminate how climate change is a social justice issue as much as an environmental one. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Children's Fiction Bestseller List]( 'Michael Vey 7: The Final Spark' by Richard Paul Evans is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['From Lone Mountain' by John Porcellino]( "Porcellino’s minicomic 'King-Cat,' launched in 1989, is the most quietly vital of modern comics...[and] this volume, which collects issues 62–68...is like checking in with an old, wise friend." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [Bookselling by the Numbers]( Cynthia Compton 15 items on the daily “to do” list of the independent bookseller. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Follett Takes to Texas]( The Dallas Museum of Art hosted a sold-out event for Ken Follett, who is on his book tour for 'A Column of Fire' (Viking), at the First United Methodist Church in Dallas last week. Pictured here (fro l. to r.): Carolyn Hartley, Michelle Wichter, and Carolyn Bess from the Dallas Museum of Art, Follett, and Carolyn Coleburn and Lindsay Prevette from Viking. Photo: Leigh Altshuler/Strand Book Store E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Assume nothing. 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