Topic: Publishers Weekly

'Between Shades of Gray' – probably not the book you're thinking of

Young adult author Ruta Sepetys says her novel 'Between Shades of Gray,' about a Lithuanian girl sent to one of Stalin's work camps, is frequently being mixed up with E L James' erotic trilogy.

'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' film rights acquired by Universal

'Daughter of Smoke and Bone,' one of 2011's most popular young adult novels, could be adapted into a film by Universal Pictures

More books, more choices: why America needs its indies

Farhad Manjoo thinks corner bookstores are simply comfy and quaint. He couldn't be more wrong.

Bad review of your book? Voilà! It's gone.

BlueInk Review will review your self-published manuscript – for up to $500. But you get to choose whether the review gets published or not.

8 best books of May: Amazon editors choose

It's the month of Mother's Day, commencement addresses, cookouts, and the Indianapolis 500 – not quite summer but deep into spring. What should you be reading? If you ask the Amazon editors, here's what they will tell you are the very best titles of May 2011.

5 books on understanding/preparing for natural and manmade disasters

The mix of natural and man-made disasters unfolding in Japan is almost incomprehensible. But it’s just at such moments that we most want to understand what can happen in our world. This history is still in the making, but my regular reading list is taking a break while I search out material on disasters past and future. What are you reading in the wake of the tragic events of the past few days? Here are a few potential places to start:

How parents keep the faith: The rock of belief is at home

Soccer games may supplant Sunday school, but parents keep the faith by making home the rock of belief more than church-going.

3 books about the Elizabeth Smart case

The Elizabeth Smart case has received massive coverage – including three books – since her 2002 kidnapping.

Tony Curtis wrote his life story – twice

Tony Curtis told the story of his life and career in both an autobiography and a memoir.

Five books to read after checking the egg recall list

Here are five books that help to place the egg recall in context.

Warming and a limited future? No!

A reviewer of my new book on global warming takes me to task for ignoring the world's finiteness. Is human capacity really finite?

2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in letters and drama

"Tinkers" by Paul Harding surprised many by winning the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Kirkus Reviews will not disappear

A sports and shopping mall magnate becomes the unlikely owner of feisty Kirkus Reviews.

Can you trust Wikipedia?

No women in PW's top 10 best books of 2009?

Fall's bounty of books

Publishers are pushing out a crowd of star authors this season in a race to prop up sales.

A less-than-kindly greeting for a prized French novel

Cop by day, crime writer by night

For sheriff's deputy Archer, writing a mystery novel is all in the details.

Why book tours are passé

Author readings and signing sessions, once the staple of publishing publicity, are being usurped by virtual encounters and promotional videos.