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PW Close-Up: Jessica Kingsley's Publisher on the Imprint's Reading Is Resistance Campaign
Books are being banned. First amendment rights are under threat. These are not normal times, as Jessica Kingsley publisher David Corey says. PW talked with Corey about JKP's new campaign, Reading Is Resistance, why he and his colleagues felt the need to launch the campaign, and what they hope it can accomplish. (Sponsored)
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The NEA Has Turned Its Back on Books—Now What?
After the National Endowment for the Arts terminated dozens of grants last month, nonprofit publishers say the scuppering of the agency could upend the entire literary ecosystem.
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How ‘Lonely Crowds’ by Stephanie Wambugu Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel.
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Denied Judicial Restraining Order, Fired Copyright Chief Tries New Route to Keep Her Job
On May 28, a judge denied Shira Perlmutter's request for a temporary restraining order blocking her dismissal as U.S. register of copyrights. A day later, her attorneys responded by asking for an expedited hearing to rule on her lawsuit.
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Scholastic Combines Its Trade, Fairs, and Clubs Businesses
A day after Ellie Berger announced plans to step down as president of Scholastic Trade Publishing, the publisher announced the integration of its trade publishing, book fairs, and books clubs businesses into the Scholastic Children’s Book Group under Sasha Quinton as president and Jackie De Leo as publisher and chief merchant.
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What Comes Next for a Changed Disney Publishing?
Over the last six months, the book publishing arm of the Walt Disney Co. has undergone dramatic changes. And given the scope of the $91 billion conglomerate’s business interests, many industry insiders are wondering what, exactly, its plan is for books.
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Quirk Books Employees Elect to Form a Union
Employees at the Philadelphia-based independent publisher are forming a union affiliated with the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia, Local 38010, seeking, organizers say, a more sustainable work environment.
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How ‘So Far Gone’ by Jess Walter Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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The Brooklyn Outfit Reviving the Work of ‘Under-Published Women’
FSG alums Naomi Huffman and Julia Ringo are championing overlooked women writers at Hagfish, their all-in-one independent publisher, editorial studio, and literary agency.
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Abrams Employees Vote to Unionize
Workers at Abrams Books have overwhelmingly voted to join United Auto Workers Local 2110, the same union that represents employees at HarperCollins and the New Press.
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Dalkey Archive to Reissue Works by Harry Mathews
Dalkey Archive Press, an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing, will reissue 10 works of fiction and nonfiction by American writer Harry Mathews over the next five years. The publishing program will kick off on June 17.
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PRH Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors
Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond Comic Distributors, effective June 25, following Ad Populum’s recent acquisition of the bankrupt Diamond’s comics distribution business. PRH is Diamond’s largest creditor, and is owed $9.2 million.
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Sourcebooks Repackaging, Rewriting YA Series for Adult Readers
Sourcebooks is repackaging and its author, Claire Legrand, rewriting the Empirium YA trilogy of fantasy novels to market them to adult readers. The series, which originally was released under the Sourcebooks Fire imprint, will be released under its Casablanca adult romance imprint.
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It May Be Too Late for Rural Libraries to Weather the IMLS Storm
Small towns in red states overwhelmingly voted in support of cutting federal spending in their own backyard. Now the future of their libraries—and their communities—is in flux.
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A Revamped Poets & Writers Expands Resources for Authors
The long-running literary nonprofit and bi-monthly magazine has revised and added to its digital offerings in an effort to help writers practice and perfect their craft—together.
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How ‘An Exercise in Uncertainty’ by Jonathan Gluck Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the former New York magazine deputy editor’s debut.
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Somesuch Joins Film Studios’ March to Publishing
The Academy Award–winning, U.K.-based production company will launch a book imprint, Somesuch Editions, this summer. Somesuch joins the ranks of film studios A24 and Mubi, who both branched into publishing in the last year.
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Authors Guild Sues NEH Over Grant Terminations
The Authors Guild has filed a class action lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Humanities, opposing the termination of tens of millions of dollars in grants that had been awarded to scholars and writers.
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HarperVia Launches Small-Format Paperback Line
Nomad Editions will launch in November with pocket-sized redesigns of three HarperVia bestsellers. The publisher described Nomad as a response to the decline of mass market paperbacks, taking inspiration from Japanese pocket novels.
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Publishers Prepare for Battle with Big Tech Over AI
Speakers at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting on May 8 agreed that preventing tech companies from pirating copyrighted material to train AI is essential to the industry’s future.
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