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Spotify’s Streaming Audiobook Service Launches in the U.S.
A little over a month after launching in the U.K. and Australia, Spotify's new streaming audiobook service is now available in the U.S.
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PRH Makes More Small Gains in Diversifying Its Workforce
Penguin Random House's annual update on its workforce demographics showed modest progress in adding more employees from BIPOC groups despite a rise in hiring of new white workers.
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All Seasons Press Sues Mark Meadows over Alleged Lies in Memoir
The upstart conservative publisher is pulling the former White House chief of staff's book, 'The Chief's Chief,' from the market, and suing to claw back a $350,000 advance—and for millions in damages.
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RELX Group Is the World's Largest Publisher for the Fifth Year Running
Our annual ranking of the world’s biggest book publishers was once again topped by the STM and legal giant, which knocked Pearson from its perch in 2018.
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Goodreads Asks Users to Help Combat ‘Review Bombing’
In an October 30 message, Goodreads officials urged users to report activity designed to “harass readers or authors, or attempt to artificially deflate or inflate the overall rating” of books.
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Britney Spears's 'The Woman in Me' Sells More Than 1 Million Copies
In its first week on sale in the U.S., the pop star's debut memoir sold a total of 1.1 million copies across pre-orders, sales of print books, e-books, and audiobooks formats, according to publisher Gallery Books.
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In Appeal Brief, Texas Defends Controversial Book Rating Law
In a 62-page filing, state attorneys say a district court judge made "substantive errors" in ordering HB 900 blocked, and urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn the order and dismiss the case.
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Amazon Sues Scammers Targeting Authors
Amazon sues some 20 websites falsely claiming an affiliation with Amazon that are designed to lure authors into paying fees to publish.
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NWU Releases Platform and Principles for Generative AI Policy
The National Writers Union, the U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers and authors, has identified six core principles and five key policy areas that will guide its organizing efforts around generative artificial intelligence.
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'Wounded Tiger:' A Story of Hope for All
T. Martin Bennett’s new historical novel looks at World War II from the perspective of the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Levine Querido: Making Waves in the Spanish Market
Since its inception in 2019, the children’s publisher has quietly amassed a list of award-winning and bestselling titles with a focus on stories about the Latine experience by Latine creators.
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Why the World’s Greatest Brain Cartographer Wrote a Novel
In A River Divided, scientist George Paxinos addresses the climate crisis through the eyes of two strangers with a unique genetic inheritance.
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Carmen Giménez Looks Back at Her Year at Graywolf
The former English professor says there has been a learning curve moving from academia to the publishing industry, but she feels energized by the challenges.
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Marianne Moore and AI Helped Make Sean Michaels' New Novel
The author of 'Do You Remember Being Born?' explains how he created a "Moorebot" to generate the verse in the novel.
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Crooked Media Founders Announce Debut Book with Zando Imprint
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, who host the popular politics podcast 'Pod Save America,' will publish their debut book with their Zando imprint, Crooked Media Reads, next June.
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DarkLit Press Spawns New Programs
Saskatchewan-based indie horror publisher DarkLit Press, helmed by Andrew Robert and distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Ingram, has announced a series of new initiatives in recent months.
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Expedited Appeal in Texas Book Rating Case Delayed by Three Weeks
Meanwhile, an administrative stay blocking judge Alan D. Albright's injunction from taking effect remains in place—a move that has allowed the law to take effect despite being found unconstitutional by the district court.
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DK Restructures, Plans to Expand Adult Publishing
The London-based global publisher has created four operating divisions, with CEO Paul Kelly seeking to find a managing director to head the new adult publishing group.
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PW Close-Up: Kids Can Press at 50
This year, Kids Can Press marks its 50th anniversary. That’s 50 years of publishing inspiring children’s books that help to spark a lifetime love of reading. PW chatted with Kids Can Editorial Development Director Yasemin Uçar; Senior Editor Patricia Ocampo; and Editors Katie Scott and Kathleen Keenan about the significant milestone, how Kids Can came to be, and what it’s like to now work at the place that had published so many of the books they loved as kids.
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PW Close-Up: Three Questions for Robin Stevenson
In 'Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism' (Kids Can Press, May 2024), Robin Stevenson explores the people, events, and circumstances that helped shape the rich history of LGBTQ+ activism in North America. Stevenson, a Stonewall Book Award recipient, spoke to PW about making queer history accessible to young readers, researching the topics featured in the book, facing down challenges to LGBTQ+ literature, and more.
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