Sargent Talks 1st Amendment at PEN

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [Lovability by Brian de Haaff]( [At PEN Gala, Sargent Speaks to the First Amendment]( At the 2017 PEN Literary Gala, Macmillan CEO John Sargent spoke to a room filled with publishing luminaries about the importance of the First Amendment. [more »]( [Quarto USA Launches Two Picture Book Imprints]( Quarto Publishing Group is launching two U.S. children’s book imprints this season. Seagrass Press will publish environmentally focused titles for young readers, while words & pictures—which debuted in the U.K. in 2012—has expanded across the pond. [more »]( [Rick Riordan Imprint Acquires First Three Titles]( Yoon Ha Lee, Jennifer Cervantes, and Roshani Chokshi will be the first to publish novels with Rick Riordan Presents, Disney-Hyperion’s new mythology-based imprint, which launches in 2018. [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! - [Manager, Communications - National Geographic Channels - Washington, DC](. - [Licensing Contracts Administrator - Quarto Publishing Group USA - Beverly](. - [Project Manager, Ad/Promo - HarperCollins Publishers - New York](. - [Associate Publisher - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Nashville](. - [Senior Commissioning Editor, Young Adult ELT - RedNova Learning - Palmetto Bay](. JOB MOVES Rich Thomas is joining HarperCollins Children's as v-p and publishing director, effective May 1. Mindy Fichter, associate director of publicity at DK, will leave the company on April 28. Julia O'Halloran has been promoted to associate director of publicity at DK, effective May 1. Ray Wolf has left Fox Chapel Publishing and can be contacted at raywolfagency@gmail.com. Meaghan Leahy has been promoted to assistant manager of advertising and promotions at Crown Publishing Group. Jane Starr Literary Scouts has been appointed U.S. scout for Vigmostad & Bjoerke in Norway. [VIEW ALL »]( Spotlight on Comics and Graphic Novels [Manga Grows at C2E2 with Classic Reprints, New Licenses]( This year's C2E2, held at Chicago’s McCormack Place, April 19-23, had a greater manga presence than ever before. Tokyopop, Viz Media and Kodansha Comics held panels and announced plans for new titles and reprints of classic manga. [more » »]( [BookExpo Announces 2017 Hot Graphic Novel Panelists]( BookExpo, the annual book industry trade show, has announced the five books and authors that will be showcased on the Hot Graphic Novels of Fall 2017 panel at this year’s show. [iBooks Bestsellers: 'The Fix' Hits the Top]( The third novel in David Baldacci's new Amos Decker series, 'The Fix,' took the #1 position on the iBooks bestseller list for the week ended April 23. [more » »]( [Bookstore News: April 26, 2017]( NYU Bookstore changing management; Follett sued for unpaid overtime; How to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day around the country; plans for Authors for Indies Day in Canada; and more. [more » »]( News Briefs [Joan Bertin Steps Down at NCAC]( The longtime executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship will step down from her role in June. [more » »]( [Center Street to Publish Gretchen Carlson's Book]( 'Be Fierce,' a book on the subject of sexual harassment and empowerment, will be published on September 26. [more » »]( [2017 JIBF Zev Birger Fellows Announced]( The Jerusalem International Book Fair has announced the 35 editors, scouts, and literary agents who are recipients of the 2017 Zev Birger Fellowship. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Alwan Wins Prize for Arabic Fiction]( 'A Small Death,' Mohammed Hasan Alwan’s historical novel about a Sufi mystic and adventurer, takes $50,000 honor for "striking artistry." [Margaret Atwood Made Them Feminists]( Mara Wilson, N.K. Jemisin, Jenny Han, and nine other authors talk about the first time they read 'The Handmaid's Tale.' [William Gibson's Brave New World]( The science fiction writer who coined the term "cyberspace" reimagines the world after the 2016 election in his upcoming novel, 'Agency.' [Jeff VanderMeer, Meet Cory Doctorow]( Two modern masters of speculative fiction talk biotech, climate change, activism, and how sci-fi genre sensibilities have changed. [A Life Transmuted Into Fiction]( Pajtim Statovci grew up as a gay refugee in Finland. His first novel explores questions of identity with the help of a homophobic, immigrant-hating cat. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Children's Fiction Bestseller List]( '13 Reasons Why' by Jay Asher is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['Anything Is Possible' by Elizabeth Strout]( "Damaged lives can be redeemed but, as Strout eloquently demonstrates in this powerful, sometimes shocking, often emotionally wrenching novel, the emotional scars can last forever." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [Smart Jackets: Notes on Great Book Covers]( Elizabeth Bluemle Plus, some of my favorite 2017 book cover designs. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Bobbi Talks Books In New York]( Bobbi Brown (l.), author of 'Bobbi Brown's Beauty from the Inside Out' (Chronicle Books), interviewed onstage by Joe Pascal, president of the Hudson Union Society, at the CORE Club in New York on April 19. Courtesy Chronicle Books E-mail not displaying correctly? 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