
Children’s Publisher Katie Cunningham Dies at 43Cunningham, known as a visionary editor with a keen eye for new talent, died on July 4 at her home in Hudson, Mass., following complications from ovarian cancer. Cunningham spent 20 years at Candlewick Press, and in March was named publisher at Nosy Crow Inc.
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Book Club Picks for July 2025Oprah selects the latest novel from Bruce Holsinger, Read with Jenna spotlights Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores’s debut, and more picks from the nation’s biggest book clubs.
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‘Not Just a Literary Prize’: PW Talks with the 2025 Women’s Prize WinnersYael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke won this year’s Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction for their respective books
The Safekeep and
The Story of a Heart. The U.K.-based Women’s Prize for Fiction, which recognizes women novelists working in English, is now in its 30th year, while its sister award for nonfiction was launched in 2024.
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Inaugural Black Book Bash Heads to FloridaThe first-ever Black Book Bash, an all-Black literary festival, will take place October 3-5 in Jacksonville and feature such authors as Clarence A. Haynes, Wanda M. Morris, and justin a. reynolds.
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Out of the Woods: PW Talks with Gus GordonVeteran illustrator Gus Gordon makes his solo graphic novel debut with the middle grade comic
Into the Bewilderness, featuring guitar-playing brown bear Luis and his grumpy best pal Pablo, a mole. Gordon spoke with us about his love of opposites, and the changes he’s experienced over his 30-year career.
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Awards News
- David Thompson Award Winners: Lucinda Surber and Stan Ulrich have won this year’s David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award, presented by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.
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Picture of the Day
Laura Lavoie, author of Cousins! (Roaring Brook), and Rebecca Donnelly, author of Chess Club (FSG) and Survival of the Fittest 2 (Henry Holt), signed copies of their picture books at the Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid, N.Y., on June 28. During the signing, governor Kathy Hochul (l.) bought a copy of Cousins! for her granddaughter and asked Lavoie to sign it.
Courtesy Macmillan