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Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling". With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. Source

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Language English
Country United States of America
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Children’s Institute 2026: Indie Booksellers Convene in Chicagoland

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By Claire Kirch 
| Publishers Weekly
Chicagoland is going to feel like the center of the book universe the last week in June. While 15,000 librarians gather inside Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center for the American Library Association’s annual conference, more than 600 booksellers and industry professionals will convene Friday, June 26, to Monday, June 29, in nearby Schaumburg for Children’s Institute 2026.
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How ‘Cool Machine’ by Colson Whitehead Got Made

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Colson Whitehead's Cool Machine, the transcendent and wildly entertaining conclusion of his Harlem Trilogy. In its review, PW calls it "the greatest New York novel in years." Here's how the book came together: Colson Whitehead Author “Cool Machine is the final book in the Harlem trilogy, and I was morbidly obsessed with sticking the landing.
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Emily St. John Mandel’s Warring Worlds

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By Elaine Szewczyk
| Publishers Weekly
In 2022, as the United States contended with the Covid pandemic, civil unrest, and political divisions, Emily St. John Mandel started to worry about the state of the union—and wondered if it would survive the turmoil. That spring, she sat down to write her new novel, Exit Party, her most ambitious book to date.
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Interior Design and Crafting Books Go Wild with Dopamine Décor

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By Elyse Martin
| Publishers Weekly
A hormone and neurotransmitter may seem an unlikely source of design inspiration, but the shift in recent years away from neutral hues and toward vibrant interiors has a scientific-sounding name: dopamine decor. When PW asked editors about the trend, which favors self-expression and whimsy over monotone palettes and rigid design guidelines, many pointed to the online popularity of “dopamine dressing,” or wearing colors and textures that boost happiness.
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Hobby Books Embrace the Chaos

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By Elyse Martin
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It’s hard to deny that these are particularly messy times. In surveying the season’s hobbyist titles, PW noted two books that offer positive outlets for the collective feeling of disarray. Emily Wall’s All Panic No Disco: Existential Crisis Embroidery for Your Inner Critter (Aug.) is intended for “the average person in today’s world who looks around and can’t help but notice the chaos out there,” says Andrews McMeel associate editor Katie Gould.
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Children’s Institute 2026: Chicagoland Bookstores Have ‘Found Their Own Groove’

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By Claire Kirch 
| Publishers Weekly
The Chicago metro area might as well be called Bookstoreland: there are approximately 90 indies there, about half of them within the city limits. As Larry Law, executive director of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, who lives in the area, puts it, “There’s enough room here for this many bookstores; ‘A rising tide lifts all boats’ definitely applies. Everybody has found their own groove.
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Craft Books for DIY Bag Charms.

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By Elyse Martin
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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Charmed Kelsey Armstrong. Quadrille, Aug. Armstrong, who hosts crafting workshops at Haricot Vert, her accessories store in Brooklyn, writes that a charm is “anything that can hang, attach, or be given meaning—whether store-bought, handmade, found, broken, or repurposed.” She shows readers how to turn buttons, beads, plastic animal figurines, and game pieces—just for starters—into wearable or hangable charms.
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Book of the Month Club Keeps It 100

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By Jim Milliot 
| Publishers Weekly
This year is not only the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Book of the Month Club—it also marks a decade since chairman John Lippman relaunched the iconic service and rebranded it Book of the Month. When Lippman, whose background is in finance and music, acquired BOTM in late 2012 from parent company Bookspan, it was being buffeted by both the rise of online bookselling and the explosion of e-books.
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Children’s Institute 2026: Authors and Illustrators to Meet

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By Nathalie op de Beeck
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PICTURE BOOKS & EARLY READERS Tami Charles and Nikkolas Smith That Beautiful Mind (Orchard, Oct.; coauthored by Christopher Charles; $19.99) Why the buzz: “That Beautiful Mind is a stunning written collaboration between Tami Charles and her son, Chris Charles, whose loving relationship shines through the dynamic artwork of Nikkolas Smith.
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People Centered

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By Nathalie op de Beeck
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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... What do your roles and research entail? I consult with stakeholders from libraries and government units. I love collaborative processes, from small teams to global teams, and we need to be present where policymakers are—at the UN, WIPO, UNESCO. These global bodies are crafting and designing guidelines that countries use to design their infrastructure and assign funding. Where have your projects taken you this year?
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Publishers Weekly Journalists

Adams, David
Boretz, Adam
Bright, Dianne
Bruns, Amanda
Bryerman, Cevin
Burnett, Matia
Cadenas, Kerensa
Cassidy, Christi
Cramer, Phoebe
Deahl, Rachel
Ermelino, Louisa
Groban, Betsy
Grossman, Cathy
Grossman, Miriam
Hardison, Erika
Holub, Christian
Jones, Iyana
Juris, Carolyn
Kantor, Emma
Kenney, Brian
Kirch, Claire
Lemke, Meg
Lodge, Sally
Maughan, Shannon
Milliot, Jim
Murray, Joe
Nawotka, Edward
O’Sullivan, Joanne
op de Beeck, Nathalie
Patrick, Diane
Patrick, Diane
Picker, Lenny
Popa, Maya C.
Ramirez, Amanda
Reed, Conner
Rega, Konstantin
Reid, Calvin
Roback, Diane
Robbins, Sonia Jaffe
Rosen, Judith
Scherstuhl, Alan
Segura, Jonathan
Snitzky, Dana
Spector, Nicole
Spratford, Sam
Stewart, Sophia
Swanson, Clare
Szewczyk, Elaine
Varno, David
Wenner, Emma Koonse

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