Bookseller Taking on State of California in New Lawsuit; HBG Up in Q1

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [Advertise Your Titles with PW Show Daily @ Book Expo Title Showcase]( [Bookseller Suing California Over 'Autograph Law']( Book Passage co-owner Bill Petrocelli is filing a lawsuit today against the state of California. The suit seeks to repeal the state's controversial 'Autograph Law,' which threatens to turn bookstore author signings into legal liabilities. [more »]( [Q1 Sales Up at Hachette Book Group]( Sales rose 4.1% at HBG in the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 over the same period in 2016. The revenue gain was due to solid sales in HBG's Center Street division. [more »]( [Argentina's Book Market Fell 40% in 2016]( Numbers released today, at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair, highlight the dire state of Argentina's publishing sector. Many feel the drop is tied to government policies instituted by the country's president, Mauricio Macri, who took office in 2015. [more »]( [The MBF/de Groot Prize]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Inventory Manager - Diversion Books - New York, NY](. - [Director of Intellectual Property - The University of Chicago Press - Chicago](. - [Publicist/Senior Publicist, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (LBYR) - Hachette Book Group - New York](. - [National Sales Manager - Blackstone Audio, Inc. - Ashland](. - [Art Director - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Grand Rapids](. JOB MOVES Jennifer Hergenroeder has been promoted to publicity and marketing director at the Experiment. Madeleine Colavita has been promoted to editor at Forever and Forever Yours. Jeramie Orton is being promoted to assistant editor at Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Books. Cynthia Ruchti has joined Books & Such Literary Management as literary agent. [VIEW ALL »]( [Kosztolnyik Named V-P, Editor-in-Chief at Grand Central Publishing]( Karen Kosztolnyik, who formerly served as executive editor at GCP, is returning to the Hachette division. In her new role, she will lead the publisher's hardcover line. [more » »]( [Free the Copyright Office]( A bill that just cleared its first congressional hurdle takes a step toward modernizing the Copyright Office and giving it more independence, argues the Authors Guild's Mary Rasenberger. [more » »]( [iBooks Bestsellers: Readers Dive 'Into the Water']( Readers dove head-first back into Paula Hawkins's world, with 'Into the Water' heading the latest iBooks bestseller list. [more » »]( [Bookstore News: May 11, 2017]( New bookstores are coming to Tennessee and Colorado; a Boston bookstore becomes a publisher; a short documentary on indie bookstores hits YouTube; and more. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Fiona McFarlane Wins Dylan Thomas Prize]( The Australian author's short story collection 'The High Places,' which skips continents, eras, and genres, took the £30,000 award. ['Anne With An E' Succeeds]( The new Netflix adaptation of 'Anne of Green Gables' is true to the spirit of the L.M. Montgomery novel, but it also reads between the lines. [Major Croation Bookstore Chain Shutters]( Some of the largest bookstores in Croatia, operated as part of the Algoritam MK company, have closed their doors. [What Melville Knew About Trump]( The author, if he were alive today, might know that what plagues us are America's past sins: tolerance of bigotry and blindness to our own faults. [The Young African Immigrant Artist]( Novelist Yaa Gyasi and artist Toyin Ojih Odutola—born in Africa, raised in the same Ala. town—are two great observers of race in America. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Trade Paperback Bestseller List]( 'The Woman In Cabin 10' by Ruth Ware is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['A Face like Glass' by Frances Hardinge]( "An amnesiac girl named Neverfell is thrust into court politics she can’t begin to understand in this complex, claustrophobic, and deeply compelling novel, originally published in the U.K. in 2012." [Read more » »]( SHELFTALKER [Of Mermaids and Purrmaids]( Kenny Brechner Reading Without Walls Week continues with an exploration of early chapter books for girls. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Booktopia Brings Authors Together]( At Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vt., on May 5 and 6, authors and readers gathered for Booktopia 2017, a weekend-long, multi-location event celebrating authors and readers with food, drink, conversation, and readings. Pictured here (l. to r.) are authors holding their own books and each others': Jason Rekulak, Jessica Shattuck, Lisa Ko, Peter Heller, Kathleen Rooney, Lauren Grodstein, Victor Lodato, Will Schwalbe, and Jim Shepard. Courtesy Northshire E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Learn More About Minotaur Signature Editions]( [PW LitCast: A Conversation with Kate Moore]( [The BookLife Prize - Enter Now]( 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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