Online Spanish-Language Bookstore Comes to the U.S.

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [Boston Fantast Fest | May 25-27, 2018]( [New Online Spanish-Language Bookstore Comes to U.S.]( Libros in Español will take off on April 15 with “a couple of thousand” physical Spanish-language titles from the U.S., Spain, and Latin America, according to founder Filipe Silva. [more »]( [A U.K. Oral History Documents Women in Publishing]( An oral history project just launched in the U.K. to document the history of women in publishing has collected interviews with a pioneering generation of female book industry professionals who worked in the industry in the 1970s and 1980s. [more »]( [Figures and Forecasts on China's Children's Book Market]( Analysis of China's booming children's book landscape took center stage during a forum at Bologna, with plenty of numbers offered as evidence. Since 2002, Chinese children’s publishing has maintained an annual growth rate of more than 10%. [more »]( [His Imaginary Plot Just Became His Nightmare.]( When a passenger jet crashes onto the beaches of Waikiki, something feels eerily familiar to thriller writer Ian Ludlow. He’s already written this exact plot. Now can he survive it? With 'True Fiction,' the 'New York Times' bestselling author Lee Goldberg launches an action-packed series where the crimes are by the book, literally. (Sponsored) [Learn More »]( [The BookLife Prize - Enter Now]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Senior Editor, Professional Clinical Publishing - American Academy of Pediatrics - Itasca](. - [UNM Press Director - UNM Press - Albuquerque](. - [Publicity & Marketing Planner - Storey Publishing - North Adams](. - [Acquisitions Editor - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Nashville](. - [Editor, Epic Ink - The Quarto Group - Bellevue](. JOB MOVES Emily Nemens, formerly co-editor of the 'Southern Review,' has been named editor of the 'Paris Review.' Marissa Grossman has been promoted to editor at Razorbill Books. Jo Henry has joined the U.K. publishing industry newsletter BookBrunch as managing director. Semareh Al-Hillal, currently associate publisher at Kids Can Press, has been named publisher at Groundwood Books, effective May 7. [VIEW ALL »]( [PRH and Kiwanis International Partner for Literacy and Service Program]( Penguin Random House has launched Read and Lead, a new partnership with Kiwanis International's K-Kids clubs, peer-run service groups for kids ages 9–12 in the U.S. The program will feature literacy kits and reading lists designed to motivate young readers to kick off their own community service projects. [more » »]( [Tune In to PW Radio]( In a special archive show, Morgan Jerkins discusses 'This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America' and Yvette Johnson talks about 'The Song and the Silence: A Story about Family, Race, and What Was Revealed in a Small Town in the Mississippi Delta While Searching for Booker Wright.' [more » »]( News Briefs [NBF-Led Book Rich Environments Initiative Secures New Partners]( The initiative, which aims to combat “book deserts” by connecting communities with book-related resources, has secured a new organizational partner and received commitments from eight publishers, which will provide it with 422,000 books. [more » »]( [Khadija Abdalla Bajaber Wins Inaugural Graywolf Press Africa Prize]( The author's debut, 'Chemistry,' has been awarded the $25,000 prize for a distinguished first book of fiction. [more » »]( [Anthony Marra Wins 2018 Simpson Prize]( Novelist Anthony Marra is being recognized for his achievements as a mid-career author with the 2018 Simpson Family Literary Prize, valued at $50,000. [more » »]( BOOKSTORE NEWS [Lamenting Loss of Los Angeles Stores]( Movie World in downtown Burbank is the latest store to close in the Los Angeles area, writes Grok Nation. [The U.K.'s Foyles Sees Sales Hike]( Foyles Bookshops saw a rise in overall turnover of 6.4% to £26.6 million ($37.3 million), despite flooding and a tax hike. [VIEW ALL »]( THE ROUNDUP [Iowa Bill to Hurt Student Book Buyers]( A new proposal would force college students to pay the state sales tax, on anything they buy at university bookstores. [Teen Vandals Sentenced to Read]( A Virginia judge's unusual sentence requiring teens who defaced a black schoolhouse with hate speech to read may have changed their minds. [A Guide for Literary Travelers]( To promote awareness and cultural exchange, 22 ambassadors recommend the one book to read before visiting their country. [Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' Trailer]( The much delayed Cervantes homage from the Monty Python star, 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,' stars Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver. [Secret Codes in a Scottish Library]( Mysterious symbols scrawled in books in the Charleston Library in Dundee help elderly readers keep track of what they’ve already read. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Top 10 Overall Bestseller List]( 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle is #1 on our overall list this week. [See the full list » »]( PW Daily Review of the Day ['Look Alive Out There: Essays' by Sloane Crosley]( "Crosley, in her third collection of personal essays, continues her tradition of hilarious insight into the human condition, whether the human involved is scaling a 20,000-foot volcano in Ecuador or inadvertently flirting with a drugstore cashier." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [Cracking the 6-Minute Book Challenge]( Meghan Dietsche Goel Lessons learned from some quality, if occasionally reluctant, reading time. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Read, and Eat, for the Planet]( Coauthors Nil Zacharias (l.) and Gene Stone celebrate the launch of their book 'Eat for the Planet' (Abrams Image) at a signing at Alexander Gray Associates Gallery in Chelsea. Photo: Carl Pritzkat E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [New York Rights Fair 2018]( [Little Haiti Book Festival | May 5-6, 2018]( [Publishing 101 by Rachel Deahl]( 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. 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