Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival Opens; Texas Indie Bookstore Day Announced

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [101 Things All Young Adults Should Know by John Hawkins]( [Gulf’s Largest Children’s Book Event Opens in Sharjah]( The ninth annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival kicks off in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, April 19. It is the largest reading festival catering to children in the Gulf, with more than 120 exhibitors and some 2,100 events. [more »]( [Two Booksellers Set Date for Inaugural Texas Bookstore Day]( Managers at Austin's BookPeople bookstore and Brazos Bookstore in Houston are launching Texas Independent Bookstore Day. Slated for August 5, the event will highlight the role of independent bookstores in communities across the state. [more »]( [Like His Publisher, Crime Novelist Alex Segura Wears Many Hats]( This month, Polis books will publish 'Dangerous Ends,' the third novel in the Pete Fernandez mystery series written by Segura, who is also senior v-p of publicity and marketing at Archie Comics. [more »]( [Nominations Are Now Open for the 3rd Annual PW Star Watch Award]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Senior Content Editor & Strategist - Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Center City](. - [Publishing Director, Food and Lifestyle - Chronicle Books - San Francisco](. - [Academic Marketing Product Manager - Westminster John Knox Press - Louisville](. - [Print Production Manager - Confidential - New York](. - [Contracts Associate - Janklow & Nesbit Associates - New York](. JOB MOVES Alison Knowles, formerly editor at John Wiley and Sons, has joined North Atlantic Books as acquisitions editor. Courtney Fahy, formerly children’s lead at Barnes & Noble, has joined Little Bee Books as editorial assistant. Emily Angell has left St. Martin's Press and can be contacted at ecangell@gmail.com. [VIEW ALL »]( [Bookstore News: April 18, 2017]( Palabras Bookstore moves and rebrands; Charleston's indie gets some press love; China gets a new crowdfunded bookstore; and more. [more » »]( News Briefs [2017 Books For a Better Life Award Winners Announced]( The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has announced the winners of its 21st annual book awards, which recognize self-improvement authors. [more » »]( [Patricia Spears Jones Wins Jackson Prize]( Spears Jones has been named the eleventh winner of the $50,000 prize, which is awarded annually by Poets & Writers. [more » »]( [Laura Hruska Writing Retreat Fellowship Established]( Wellstone Center in the Redwoods and Soho Press have announced a new two-week writing fellowship. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [The 2017 BTBA Finalists]( The finalists for the Best Translated Book Awards include offerings from countries across the world, from Senegal to Mexico to South Korea. [Literature’s Arctic Obsession]( In the nineteenth century, the Arctic, then still largely undiscovered, captured the imagination of the Western world. [IBJ Book Publishing Goes to Court]( Attorneys for the publisher have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by three women who claimed they were falsely portrayed in a book. [Donald Trump's Book Plug]( The president recommended a book called 'Reasons to Vote for Democrats' on Twitter. But there's a couple of catches. [How to Write Realistic Aliens and Magic]( The difference between asking “what if” and writing what your audience knows in science-fiction and fantasy. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List]( 'Old School: Life in the Sane Lane' by Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW Daily Review of the Day ['Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America' by James Forman Jr. Farrar]( "Drawing on a varied CV (public defender, Supreme Court clerk, charter school cofounder, Yale law professor), Forman addresses a tangled and thorny issue—the part played by African-Americans in shaping criminal justice policy." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [The Kwame Factor]( Elizabeth Bluemle Or, How All That Planning Was Totally Worth It [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [A Book Award for the Troops]( David J. Barron, author of 'Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776-ISIS' (Simon & Schuster), was presented with the 2017 Colby Award at the 22nd annual William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium at Norwich University on April 13. The award recognizes a first solo work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations, or international affairs. Pictured here (from l. to r.): Carlo D’Este, executive director of the symposium; Barron; and Kenneth Clarke, president and CEO of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Credit: Norwich University E-mail not displaying correctly? 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