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Prose and Cons
After a six-year hiatus, ReedPop’s much-hyped BookCon returned to New York City’s Javits Center last weekend, drawing tens of thousands of fans who eagerly shelled out for books and merch but also felt shortchanged by poor crowd control. In light of reports that agents and editors are using ChatGPT to evaluate manuscripts, the Authors Guild is speaking out against publishing pros’ adoption of AI. Plus, we rounded up this month’s must-see book-to-screen adaptations in our new column, To Watch or Not To Watch. In other news, the CEO of Russia’s largest publisher has been detained by authorities as part of a probe into LGBTQ “extremism,” reports the Moscow Times. Tom Hooper will direct a film adaptation of Millie Bobby Brown’s 2023 novel Nineteen Steps for Netflix, per Deadline. NPR’s Planet Money digs into how booksellers curate their shelves in the latest episode of its behind-the-scenes series on publishing, which has also covered the mechanics of book deals and the book supply chain. And longtime publisher and agent Dean Cooke has died at 71.
The revived consumer event returned to New York City April 18–19, bringing strong sales for publishers and booksellers. Attendees, however, said they were disappointed by big crowds and limited access to coveted galleys and panels. more »
The Guild has proposed that the industry implement an AI consent clause in author contracts following reports that some publishing professionals have been using consumer-facing LLMs to evaluate and edit manuscripts. more »
Comprehensive, authoritative, but never intimidating, this book includes more than 600 cooking techniques and methods and 160 recipes from one of the world’s most trusted culinary teachers. Includes step-by-step instructions accompanied by more than 1,000 photographs. (Sponsored) more »
This month, teen girls come of age in Gilead in The Testaments, pirates hunt for hidden treasure in One Piece, and a young single mother takes to OnlyFans to make ends meet in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. more »
The publisher said this morning that according to preliminary results, it expects to purchase a total of 2,852,735 shares through a Dutch auction announced earlier this year. more »
Inspired by Aztec mythology and Mexican folklore, Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs shines with baseball, best friends, sun gods, and snakemen in this action-packed, middle grade graphic novel fantasy. For fans of the Charlie Hernández series. From Mark Stack and Anne Marcano in collaboration with Emmy-award winner, Karla Souza! (Sponsored) more »
The journalist’s The Housewives Underground (Crown, June) profiles three women who were skeptical of the Warren Commission and conducted their own investigations of the JFK assassination in the 1970s. more »
The author’s latest horror novel as Nick Cutter takes a grotesque look at aging and mortality. more »
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Job Moves
- Shannon Thompson has been appointed as head of U.S. sales at Publiship.
- Victoria Colotta has joined MamaBear Books as graphic designer.
- Amanda Shofner has been promoted to senior marketing and publicity manager at Teacher Created Materials.
- Liz Parker is launching Parker Projects, an IP management and advisory company, and can be contacted at liz@parker-projects.com.
Awards News
- Carol Shields Prize Shortlist: Quiara Alegría Hudes and Megha Majumdar are among the four authors shortlisted for this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, presented to women and nonbinary writers from the U.S. and Canada.
- Oregon Book Award Winners: Literary Arts has announced the seven winners of the 2026 Oregon Book Awards, which recognize books by Oregon authors.
Bookstore News
- Seattle Fixture to Shutter: Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe is closing its doors after 16 years in business.
- New Bookshop Lands in Oklahoma: Bound and Built Bookstore has opened in Duncan.
- Texas Feels the Magic: Enchanted Pages Bookstore hosted its grand opening in Wichita Falls this past weekend.
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The New Perimenopause by Mary Claire Haver is the #1 title on our adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘The Amateur’ by Chris Bohjalian“A freak accident at a Westchester County, N.Y., golf course derails a young woman’s life in this powerful domestic thriller from Bohjalian.... It’s a masterpiece.” more »
Picture of the Day
At BookCon, held April 18–19 at Javits Center in New York City, author Rachel Ekstrom Courage made a splash—literally—with copies of the first book in her Golden Girls Cozy Mystery series, Murder by Cheesecake, and the forthcoming second installment, Death on the Lanai (both Hyperion Avenue).
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