The latest trends and topics in books. en-us http://www.publishersweekly.com/community/Trends+In+Books/47152.html?nid=3329 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.publishersweekly.com/info/337409.html Terms of Use. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:15:45 MST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705660.html?nid=3329 Starred reviews for: Still Life by Melissa Milgrom; Paper Fortunes by Roy C. Smith; Our Times by A.N. Wilson; The Harvard Psychedelic Club by Don Lattio; Love & War by John and Stasi Eldredge; Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html?nid=3329 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... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705626.html?nid=3329 Following in the footsteps of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and The Witches, another of Roald Dahl’s much-loved stories—Fantastic Mr. Fox—heads to the big screen on November 13, reimagined as a stop-motion animated feature from Twentieth Century Fox. And the A-list team behind the project is as fantastic as the title character himself... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705493.html?nid=3329 In what has become a holiday tradition, several children's book publishers celebrated Halloween this past week in high style, and with some inventive book-inspired costumes. Here, we present party highlights—both spooky and silly—in a holiday tradition of our own: the post-Halloween photo-essay. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705527.html?nid=3329 Author Esther Hautzig died on Sunday, November 1, at the age of 79. She was best known for her 1968 work, The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia, an autobiographical account of her family’s life in Siberia during WWII, having being exiled there from Poland. She wrote several other books for children over a career that spanned five decades... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705501.html?nid=3329 Alex Rider's eighth adventure, Crocodile Tears, hits stores November 17 and Penguin is partnering with MAKE magazine to challenge young inventors to come up with a gadget cool enough for the teen spy's arsenal. After all, author Anthony Horowitz says that when he needs a new tool to get his hero out of peril, he goes to his own kids for inspiration. "I look around their bedrooms to see what kind of electronics and such they have littering the place," said Horowitz... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705497.html?nid=3329 In this busy fall selling season, several recently released children’s books are moving quite quickly out of the gate. Here we'll take a look at factors fueling the early success of five titles: Blood of the Witch and Fang of the Vampire, which launch Tommy Donbavand's Scream Street series; Ruined by Paula Morris; Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick; and Day Is Done by Peter Yarrow, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:05:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704996.html?nid=3329 Longtime CBA leader Bill Anderson has resigned as president and CEO of the Christian retailing association. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:39:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704404.html?nid=3329 This week's reviews include picture books from Alexandra Day, Peter H. Reynolds, and Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney; starred reviews for new fiction from Katherine Sturtevant and Jean-Claude Mourlevat; comics from Lark Pien and Holly Black; and books to invigorate minds and imaginations. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704612.html?nid=3329 When Wall Street faltered last October, so did the demand for luxury goods. Even so, 15-year-old Assouline Publishing, founded in France by Martine and Prosper Assouline, has managed to maintain its footing by publishing books that are intended to be just as much a luxury brand as watches at Cartier. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704302.html?nid=3329 Two authors. Two illustrators. Four books. Dozens of appearances. And, by all reports, immeasurable hilarity. These were some of the key components of the Guys with Books author tour that recently sent four creators of new Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers titles on the road... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704295.html?nid=3329 When the Boston Globe Children's Book Festival announced earlier this year that it was canceling its seventh book fair, the inaugural Boston Book Festival, which was held last Saturday, upped its children's programming. Even with short notice the BBF was able to fit in a number of activities just for kids, from a tea with Catie Copley, the Labrador that inspired Catie Copley's Great Escape... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704251.html?nid=3329 Family, friends, and colleagues are honoring in their own ways Norma Fox Mazer, who died of cancer on October 17. Remembrances of Mazer include a memorial scheduled for next weekend and the establishment of a scholarship fund by her family, to which several of her former students and other writers are pledging the royalties from a recent anthology. The memorial service will be held on November 7 at 2 p.m in the Vermont College of Fine Arts chapel... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:05:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704008.html?nid=3329 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:43:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703537.html?nid=3329 Stars for Alice Wood's Wealth Watchers and How They See Us, edited by James Atlas. Also featured: Steven Solomon, Alanna Nash, P.D. James, Frank Kermode, Alison Weir, Shankar Vedantam, and more. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703362.html?nid=3329 The folks at Random House Children's Books succeeded in getting the marketplace buzzing about James Dashner's The Maze Runner well before it arrived in stores this month. The author's five-city pre-publication tour in May wrapped up with a stop at BEA, where, thanks to the tour, booksellers were already wired into his post-apocalyptic thriller. And the buzz continues: Dashner is currently on a coast-to-coast tour to promote the novel, released on October 6 with a 100,000-copy first printing... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:05:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703286.html?nid=3329 Q: What was the actual event that inspired this book? A: In 1955, my parents moved our family from New York City to Stamford, Connecticut, and on our property was a lake that was a source of all kinds of pleasure for us throughout the seasons. The first winter we lived there, my siblings and I wanted to go ice-skating and my mother said we could - as long as my father tested the ice first to make sure it was safe. He agreed to do that - with reluctance. You see, he couldn't swim. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702910.html?nid=3329 This selection of web-exclusive children's book reviews includes new works from Sujean Rim, Geoffrey Norman and E.B. Lewis, Adam Selzer and Jean Little. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:24:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702676.html?nid=3329 Children's book author Norma Fox Mazer died on Saturday, October 17, after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor earlier this year. She was 78. Fox was the author of numerous picture books and novels for young readers, and was awarded a Newbery Honor in 1988 for After the Rain. Mazer is survived by her husband and occasional collaborator, children's book author Harry Mazer... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:19:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702297.html?nid=3329 This week, stars for Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock's The Mitten, John Hendrix's John Brown: His Fight for Freedom, Sharon Shinn's Gateway, and Julie Halpern's Into the Wild Nerd Yonder. Plus: roundups of Hanukkah titles and gift ideas. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST