Art of the BOOK “When I Was About Eight, I Decided That the Most Wonderful Thing, Next to a Human Being, Was a Book.”
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PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS NETWORK · 47TH ANNUAL BOOK SHOW JANUARY 23, 2019 FOR THE love AND art OF THE BOOK “When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.” — MARGARET WALKER PPNCat47_2018_endsheets_V2_FIN.indd 3 12/20/18 2:08 PM Copyright © 2019 by Publishing Professionals Publishing Professionals Network is a nonprofit Network. All rights reserved. No part of this association that provides educational resources book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval and opportunities for all individuals involved system, or transcribed in any form or by any in book and book-related publishing. Founded means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, as Bookbuilders West in 1969, it was rechartered recording, or otherwise—without the prior as PPN in 2012 to reflect the changing nature written permission of Publishing Professionals of long-form content publishing and embrace all Network. the partnerships that exist within our industry. 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Table of Contents President’s Message | 5 “Only the very Distinguished Service Award through the Years | 6 Distinguished Service Award Winner 2018 | 8 weak-minded History of the Publishing Professionals Network | 10 Future of the Publishing Professionals Network | 11 refuse to be Officers and the Board of Directors | 12 Presidents through the Years | 13 influenced The Book Show Committee | 15 The Book Show Criteria and Categories | 16 by literature The Judges | 18 The Winners | 28 and poetry.” Covers and Jackets, Image-Driven | 30 Covers and Jackets, Text-Driven | 40 — CASSANDRA CLARE IN Trade, Image-Driven | 60 CLOCKWORK ANGEL Trade, Text-Driven | 80 Trade, Graphic Novel | 88 Children’s Trade | 96 Reference and Scholarly | 100 School Publishing | 116 Special Trade | 130 Guide and Travel | 138 How-To Crafts and Cookbooks | 142 welcome TO PPN BOOKBINDING TOOLS | PHOTO BY MEADOW SAFFRON President’s Message Dear Colleagues, publishing, and special trade. In all, resources for everyone involved in we received over 140 submissions. publishing and related industries. Please join me in celebrating the The incredible quality of the For 2019, we are focusing on three love and art of the book at the forty- designs and range of concepts we initiatives: expanding diversity and seventh Annual Book Show of the received this year made judging inclusivity in publishing, introducing Publishing Professionals Network. an enormous challenge. We are others to publishing through our We are delighted to share the best- recognizing the best entry in each immersion program, and holding designed covers, jackets, and books category and also awarding hon- a series of speaker events hosted by in the West, published September orable mentions from the many area publishers on a range of topics 2017 through October 2018, as standout entries. In addition, for throughout the year. judged by a jury of peers. the first time this year, Book Show The book show is a time for us This year we introduced new attendees will have an opportunity all to come together in celebration categories for graphic novel, guide to select their favorite entry from of our industry, and at PPN, we are and travel, and how-to crafts and the category winners, and the winner proud to honor the amazing designs cookbooks, as well as new categories of that vote will receive a special and the people who make them. to recognize the best-designed text- recognition live at the event. driven and image-driven jackets and As we approach our fiftieth Sincerely, covers. In addition, we have return- anniversary since our founding as ing categories for image-driven and Bookbuilders West in 1969, we at Brenda Ginty text-driven trade, children’s trade, PPN continue to look for oppor- 2017–2018 President reference and scholarly, school tunities to provide educational Publishing Professionals Network WELCOME TO PPN 5 Distinguished Service Award through the Years At the 1982 Book Show, Lon Driggers, The qualified recipient should: The committee recommended that cofounder and second president of • Exemplify the ideals of Book- an award-selection committee be Bookbuilders West, was presented builders West, which, though created consisting of each of the with the organization’s first award unwritten, are nevertheless following: of appreciation. Later that year, a tangible to most long-service • Past president committee formed to make recom- book builders. • Board member mendations for an annual award • Have maintained the highest • Designer to recognize outstanding service to personal standards of craftsman- • Supplier the organization. In January 1983, ship and devotion to his or her • Other Karen Judd, Paul Butzler, and Bill work, above and beyond the Ralph recommended to the BBW regular call to duty. The 1983 BBW Board of Directors Board of Directors the creation of • Have demonstrated interest and approved the recommendation an award similar to the Dwiggins service to the book builders and established the Distinguished Award presented annually to a wor- community, although not neces- Service Award with an ad hoc thy member of Book Builders of sarily to the Bookbuilders West committee authorized to select an Boston. The committee also recom- organization as such. annual DSA award recipient. Since mended that this award be called • Be known for “something extra” that time, the following people have the BBW Distinguished Service that he or she has given to the job received the DSA award: Award (DSA) and that it be in the or to “book building,” whether 1983 | Lon Driggers form of an engraved plaque. it be unusual talent, brilliance, 1984 | Al Lindenbaum innovation, integrity, devotion, 1985 | Charles H. Goehring or helpfulness to others. 1986 | Bill Ralph • Have universal appeal to all 1987 | Frank Mitchell segments of the publishing 1988 | Roy Wallace industry. 1989 | Patricia Brewer 1990 | Karen Judd 6 PPN 47 2018 1991 | Bill Ketron In the mid-2000s, the number of and the candidate with the lowest 1992 | Casimira Kostecki BBW board members was reduced score becomes the DSA nominee. 1993 | Elliott Derman and a stable DSA committee In the occasional event of a tie, only 1994 | Jonathan Peck formed, including current and for- the tied candidates run off against 1995 | Gordon Johnson mer presidents and/or former DSA each other on a new ballot. The 1996 | Chet Grycz recipients. The current committee recipient is notified immediately so 1997 | Detta Penna is chaired by Michele Bisson Savoy, that copy can be developed for the 1998 | Paul Butzler joined by past presidents Tona Book Show catalog, but the person’s 1999 | Gary Head Pearce Myers and David Zielonka identity is otherwise kept secret until 2000 | Arleen Cowan as well as previous DSA winners presentation at the Annual Book 2001 | Don Smith Mike Johnson and Elise Gochberg. Show. Gary Head handled design 2002 | Tony Crouch Since the transition of Book- and ordering of the DSA plaque 2003 | Karen Richardson builders West to Publishing from 1984 until 2008, when Michele 2004 | Rebecca Swee Professionals Network in 2012, Bisson Savoy took over the duties. 2005 | Michele Bisson Savoy the process of recipient selection We appreciate the responsibility 2006 | Mike O’Brien has begun each year with members of serving Publishing Professionals 2007 | Stephen Thomas of the DSA committee nominating Network and the honor of imple- 2008 | Mary Lou Goforth qualified individuals. Typically, the menting the wishes of our founders 2009 | Sandy D’Amato committee nominates five to eight to recognize individuals who have 2010 | Leslie Austin individuals, and the committee made important and lasting contri- 2011 | Elise Gochberg chair prepares a ballot with names butions to the organization. 2012 | Andrea Helmboldt and descriptions of the candidates’ Congratulations to our 2018 2013 | Mike Johnson qualifications and PPN service DSA winner, Scott Norton. 2014 | David Zeilonka record. Following the Australian 2015 | Duncan McCallum ballot method, each committee 2016 | Tona Pearce Myers member votes for candidates in 2018 | Scott Norton order of preference (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), WELCOME TO PPN 7 Distinguished Service Award 2018 Scott Norton I am honored and grateful to receive The following years saw many I burrowed into the Press’s chal- the 2018 Distinguished Service Award changes in Bay Area publishing. lenges and paid little attention to from the Publishing Professionals Composition went digital and off- what was going on in the commu- Network. shore. Publishers consolidated and nity at large. Then, fatefully, in When I arrived in the Bay Area shut down or merged their local 2012 David Zielonka invited me to just over thirty years ago, one of offices. Large numbers of salaried participate in a brainstorming ses- my first professional experiences staff entered the freelance pool. And sion to recharter Bookbuilders West was attending an evening dinner Bookbuilders West saw a precipitous as PPN. By the end of that discus- and talk sponsored by Bookbuild- decline in attendance at its functions. sion, we’d come up with a plan to ers West (now PPN). I remember Even as similar organizations in hold an annual daylong educational carpooling with fellow legal copy- New York and Boston and Chicago conference with a focus on the editors to the top of the ridge in closed up shop, a small cadre of issues facing publishing profession- Belmont, where the Wadsworth dedicated volunteers kept the Book als today. And I was all in. campus seemed like an enchanted Show going and the scholarship Serving as program cochair, and fog-bound bastion of book lovers.