Most Popular Article for Publishers Weekly en-us 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:06 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704595.html?nid=4654 It's almost Thanksgiving, which is the beginning of the end of another year, and for us at PW that means our annual best books list. From more than 50,000 volumes, we valiantly set out to choose 100, and this year we've upped the ante with a top 10 list. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704596.html?nid=4654 On Monday, Publishers Weekly announced its Best Books of 2009, including our list of 30 Best Books for children. From accounts of civil rights heroes, to harrowing (and hopeful) stories about contemporary teenagers, to picture books that perfectly capture friendship, curiosity, or flights of fancy, 2009 held a treasure trove of wonderful reading for children of all ages and interests. Click through to see our selections. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705797.html?nid=4654 Borders has announced that it will close approximately 200 stores in its Waldenbooks Specialty Retail group in January. The store closings will leave Borders with about 130 mall-based outlets. About 1,500 positions will be eliminated in the downsizing, most of which are part-time jobs. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html?nid=4654 Like his Lightning Thief star Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan is a demigod—at least in the eyes of his readers. With the release next May of the first title in his new middle-grade fantasy series, about ancient Egypt, he is set to become a pharaoh, too. In The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid, kids will meet Carter Kane, 14, and his sister, Sadie, 12, descendants of Egyptian magicians who battle gods accidentally released in the present... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6639883.html?nid=4654 Richard Nash, who joined Counterpoint 18 months ago when his Soft Skull Press was acquired by a California publisher, will leave March 10. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704263.html?nid=4654 Every year, PW selects its top 100 books, and for the first time ever PW has upped the ante by choosing the 10 books that stood out from the rest. The titles, whittled down from the more than 50,000 volumes considered this year, were picked by the PW reviews editors to reflect the very best of 2009. Here, PW reviews the 10 books. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:07 PST