Volume 266
Number 41
ISSN 0000-
October 14,
2019FEATURES
24 Self-Care Is Resistance
The latest self-help titles strive for inclusivity, offering support to
those who’ve felt left out of the conversation.
36 Top Global Publishers
RELX Group overtook Pearson as the world’s largest publisher in our
2018 ranking.
40 Double Feature
Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper has two picture books publishing
this fall.
1–32 Miami Book Fair Preview
We look at some of the biggest authors and events at this year’s fair.
NEWS
6 Looking Ahead at New York Comic Con
This year’s NYCC wrapped up October 6 at the Javits Center, and
attendance was strong against a backdrop of rising comics and
graphic novel sales.
8 Print Unit Sales Up in Early October
With gains in every category in the week ended October 5, unit sales
of print books rose 2.8% over the similar week last year. Sales were
up 13.8% in juvenile nonfiction, helped by Raina Telgemeier’s latest.
10 A House Author Gets His Due
Now promoting his 20th novel with Atria, William Kent Krueger is
finding that sticking with the publisher for the entirety of his career
is paying off.
12 Deals
Seven-figure deals dominate this week’s column, as publishers open
their wallets in the run-up to this week’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
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