BookCon Unveils Effort to Bring Broader Audience to 2018 Show; Guadalajara Wraps

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( [BookCon Looks to Broaden Audience]( Since its inception in 2014, BookCon has mainly drawn women in the 18 to 30-year-old age bracket, but organizer ReedPop is adding more programming for the 2018 event to attract readers interested in literary fiction, mystery/thriller, sci fi/fantasy and romance. [more »]( [Guadalajara Book Fair Wraps a Busy Event]( This year's fair attracted nearly 21,000 book professionals who, in addition to buying and selling rights, debated such topics as what a new NAFTA agreement could mean for the U.S. and Latin American markets. [more »]( [PRH Inks Multi-Book 'Avatar' Deal]( Penguin Random House has inked a worldwide publishing deal with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products for James Cameron's Avatar and its four upcoming film sequels. [more »]( [Now an Amazon Studios Major Motion Picture]( An exciting launch from Amazon Original Stories, 'Crown Heights' is the incredible true story about the flaws in our justice system and the enduring power of friendship. With no evidence against him, Colin was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for more than two decades. But on the other side of the bars, his best friend fights for his freedom. (Sponsored) [Read It Today »]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Marketing Manager, Adult Trade - Abrams Books - New York](. - [Agent Coordinator - Bright Agency - New York City](. - [Assistant Editor for Simon Spotlight - Simon & Schuster](. - [Publicist, Revell and Baker Books - Baker Publishing Group - Grand Rapids](. - [Art Director - Callisto Media - New York](. JOB MOVES Georgia Bodnar is being promoted to associate editor at Viking. Kaitlin Ketchum has been promoted to senior editor at Ten Speed Press. Charlton Villavelez is being promoted to production coordinator at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Alyssa Awe has been named senior v-p of strategic operations and projects at Penguin Random House. Kim Thornton has been promoted to senior agent director at Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/PRH Speakers Bureau. Elisa Shokoff has been promoted to v-p and executive producer at S&S Audio. Sarah Lieberman has been promoted to v-p and associate publisher at S&S Audio. Lauren Pires has been promoted to assistant director of marketing and publicity for S&S Audio. [VIEW ALL »]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( [James Patterson Partners with Albert Einstein Archives on Kids' Series]( The new middle grade series, which will launch under the author’s Jimmy Patterson imprint in October 2018, is the first and only line of children’s books to bear the archive’s official seal. [more » »]( [Falling in Love with A Second Story]( Two years ago, Janice P. Nimura published her first book, a forgotten true story of three girls who came to the U.S. from Japan in 1872. Here's how she'll do it again. [more » »]( [Call for Information: Cookbooks]( The next cookbooks feature will focus on the use of art in cookbooks. We’d like to hear from art directors, designers, editors, food photographers, illustrators, and authors with forthcoming projects. For example: Why use illustration, photography, or a combination of the two for a particular book? Can a photo of a non-celebrity chef work well on a cover? What kinds of cookbooks benefit from minimal or black and white art as opposed to full color art on every page? Pub. dates: March 2018 – August 2018. Email pitches, comments on background, and links to artwork to features@publishersweekly.com by Jan. 8 and put “Call for Info: Cookbooks” in the subject line. [more » »]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( News Briefs [VitalSource Acquires Intrepid Learning]( VitalSource, the Ingram Content Group’s educational software provider, has acquired Intrepid Learning, a Seattle corporate learning technology developer. [more » »]( [Workman Shifts Around Publicity Staff]( Rebecca Carlisle takes the reins from Selina Meere, who is is leaving the company after nine years on January 5. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Lorin Stein Resigns Amid Scandal]( The editor of the 'Paris Review' left the company during an inquiry into allegations surrounding his conduct with women. ['Slaughterhouse-Five' Heads to TV]( Universal Cable productions is developing a series based on Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, to be written and produced by Patrick Macmanus. [When An Algorithm Writes Sci-Fi]( An author enlisted an algorithm to help him write the perfect piece of science fiction. Here's the tale, and how it got made. [Trouble at Scottish Publisher Freight]( Freight authors are aghast as their former publisher sets up a new imprint while it goes into formal liquidation with writers still unpaid. ['Times' Critics' Top Books of 2017]( The three daily critics at the 'New York Times' select some of their favorites of the year. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Trade Paperback Bestseller List]( 'The Sun and Her Flowers' by Rupi Kaur is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['Persepolis Rising' by James S.A. Corey]( "In the thrilling seventh chapter of Corey’s acclaimed (and Syfy-adapted) Expanse space opera series, an ambitious colony world with access to powerful alien technology threatens the ring gates that connect 1,300 human colonies to the Sol system." [Read more » »]( SHELFTALKER [After ‘The Dust’ Settled]( Kenny Brechner Some thoughts on aiding the quest of Phillip Pullman’s new Book of Dust in a bookselling eddy. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [A Sharing Library In Cairo]( Despite reports that Egypt's government is threatening libraries, sharing libraries in the country are popping up in cities such as Cairo. Photo: Louisa Ermelino E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( [Crown Heights by Colin Warner]( To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: jmilliot@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2017, PWxyz LLC Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( You are receiving this email because {EMAIL} subscribed to one of Publishers Weekly's e-newsletters. 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