PRH Drops Dashner; Reed Tweaks BookExpo with Booksellers in Mind

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [New York Rights Fair 2018]( [Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, PRH Drops An Apologetic Dashner]( Following a sexual harassment scandal that has embroiled the children's sector of the publishing industry for the past week, James Dashner, author of the bestselling Maze Runner series, has been dropped by his publisher. [more »]( [A Reimagined BookExpo is Unveiled]( After an extensive listening tour in which BookExpo executives met with a range of industry members, the organizers of book publishing’s largest trade show have added new elements to the event aimed at adding more value for booksellers. [more »]( [S&S Posts Solid 2017 Sales, Earnings]( Fourth quarter sales rose 12% at S&S while earnings jumped 22%. These gains helped the publisher to an 8% sales gain for the full year, with earnings up 11% over 2016. [more »]( [Newbery Medal Winner 'Hello, Universe'!]( 2018’s Newbery Medal winner Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). (Sponsored) [More »]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Tomi Adeyemi]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Senior Editor, Childrens - Workman Publishing Co. - New York](. - [Senior Publicist - Picador - New York](. - [Senior Editor - Central Recovery Press - Las Vegas](. - [Publicist/Senior Publicist - HarperCollins - New York](. - [Children's Reviews Editor - Publishers Weekly - New York](. JOB MOVES Mirabelle Korn has been promoted to associate art editor at Chronicle Books. Meaghan Leahy has joined St. Martin's Press as marketing operations manager. [VIEW ALL »]( [Chicagoland Bookseller Named GLIBA Executive Director]( The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has named GLIBA board member Larry Law as its executive director, effective March 1. Law currently serves as director of e-commerce and marketing at Anderson's Bookshops in Naperville, Ill. [more » »]( [Abrams to Publish Sequel to John Lewis’ March Trilogy]( In August 2018 Abrams ComicArts will publish 'Run: Book One,' a sequel to Rep. John Lewis' National Book Award-winning civil rights graphic memoir, 'March.' [more » »]( [Feeding Minds Press to Bring Farm to Readers' Tables]( The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is launching a children’s publishing venture aimed at providing young readers with information and stories about where their food comes from. [more » »]( [Tune In to PW Radio]( Author Apricot Irving discusses her new memoir, 'The Gospel of Trees.' PW associate news editor John Maher explores harassment in the children’s book industry. [more » »]( News Briefs [Golden Man Booker Prize to Mark Award's 50th Anniversary]( The one-off award will crown the best work of fiction from the last five decades of the prize, as chosen by five judges and then voted for by the public. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [All Men, All the Time]( A former literary editor for 'Esquire' remembers the publishing and media worlds before the #metoo movement. ['Mockingbird' Comes to Broadway]( Jeff Daniels has been cast as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's Broadway-bound adaptation of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' [Literary Feuds, Ranked]( Rounding up 25 showdowns between authors, from Colson Whitehead versus Richard Ford to Hemingway versus, well, everybody. [The Bright Future of Queer Lit]( Sure, 'A Little Life' is popular, but if you’re looking for nuance and depth and even a little hope, don’t snub a good YA novel. [The Best Finds in Old Books]( 'Atlas Obscura' readers shared hundreds of stories about their surprising discoveries found between the pages of books. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Top 10 Overall Bestseller List]( 'The Great Alone' by Kristin Hannah is the #1 title on PW's top 10 overall bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW Daily Review of the Day ['Don’t Skip Out on Me' by Willy Vlautin]( "In this powerful novel, Vlautin writes about characters whose big dreams and plans are often stunted by fate and circumstance, but who’ve managed to find a way to push through, bruised but with hard-won wisdom." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [‘Robot Goes to the Big City, Y’all!’]( Meghan Dietsche Goel Talking about books with the booksellers who will champion them. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Talking About Publishing at NYU]( Pamela Paul (l.) moderated a panel on the current publishing landscape at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Publishing on February 13. With Paul (from l. to r.) were panelists Lee Child and R. J. Palacio, Center for Publishing director Andrea Chambers, and fellow panelists David Grann and Amor Towles. Courtesy NYU Photo Bureau E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [The Ghosts of Gombe by Dale Peterson]( [PubTechConnect 2018 | Logos]( [Bookworks | The Self Publishers Association]( 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 2018, 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. If you are not {EMAIL}, then please disregard this. 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