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ALA 2024: Program Picks
Artificial intelligence, DEI, and defending the freedom to read are among the many themes represented in a robust ALA 2024 professional program.
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ALA 2024: An Unparalleled Opportunity: PW Talks with Emily Drabinski
With her term winding down, the outgoing ALA president reflects on an eventful year.
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Picador to Reissue the Works of Roberto Bolaño Starting in September
Beginning this fall, Picador will reissue the majority of Chilean author Roberto Bolaño’s catalog in English translations in a "major repackaging program," starting with 'By Night in Chile,' 'The Return,' and 'Antwerp.'
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Endnotes: How ‘Beautiful Villain’ by Rebecca Kenney Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s paranormal reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby.’
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Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites
Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill have filed a lawsuit accusing Google of promoting unauthorized copies of their textbooks by allowing pirate sites to continue to run ads even after receiving thousands of takedown requests.
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Amistad Inks Partnership with Viola Davis's JVL Media
Three of the inaugural titles from JVL Media—the publisher and packager launched earlier this year by Davis, husband Julius Tennon, and publisher Lavaille Lavette—will be published in association with HarperOne Group's Amistad imprint.
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Harper Group Launches Nonfiction Imprint, Harper Influence
Senior VP Lisa Sharkey has been tapped to helm Harper Influence, which will publish a "wide range of nonfiction spanning popular culture," including general lifestyle, entertainment, and inspiration.
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On World Environment Day, Disney Debuts Planet Possible Books Program
The Walt Disney Company has announced a new children’s book program, Planet Possible Books, on World Environment Day, June 5. The program will publish three to four books a year.
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A Pioneering Queer Novelist, Reiussed by an Unlikely Publisher
The work of late queer author Fritz Peters has fallen off the radar and out of print—leaving room for a small Los Angeles production company to pick up rights to the books, reissue five of them, and fast track the process of adapting them into films.
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Authors, Publishers Sign PEN America Letter Protesting New South Carolina School Book Rules
More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25.
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Publishers Celebrate James Baldwin Centennial with Reissues
In honor of Baldwin's 100th birthday, Beacon Press, Duke University Press, Vintage Books, and more are finding ways to commemorate the writer's centenary, including unique reissues and deluxe editions.
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Maria Shriver’s Open Field Imprint Broadens Its Horizons
Penguin Life imprint the Open Field, founded by journalist Maria Shriver with a focus on wellness and inspiration, will now publish 10 books per year.
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2024 Thriller Award Winners Announced
Louise Penny, Dennis Lehane, and Tess Gerritsen were among those honored during a banquet at the 19th ThrillerFest, held at the Sheraton Times Square in Manhattan.
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How ‘The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands’ by Sarah Brooks Got Made
An inside look at the publication process behind the author’s debut historical fantasy.
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A Hard, but Good, Ending for Polis Books
After 11 years, Jason Pinter's small press fell under the weight of a host of issues all too familiar to indie publishers. But his elegance under the pressure of handling the collapse—including the rehoming of 60% of Polis's 171-title backlist—stands out.
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Hachette Book Group Restructures Sales Department Amid Layoffs
Hachette Book Group is reorganizing its sales group in order to "strengthen HBG's customer relationships" and "capitalize on marketplace opportunities," according to a spokesperson. The reorg eliminates a number of positions and reenvisions others, and the company has posted eight new job openings.
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Romance Writers of America Files for Bankruptcy
Citing a sharp decline in membership, Romance Writers of America has filed for chapter 11 four years after controversies over issues of diversity wrought internal havoc at the organization
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Hardie Grant Rebrands as Quadrille Following PRH UK Acquisition
Following Penguin Random House UK's October acquisition of Hardie Grant UK and Quadrille in October, all Hardie Grant titles will now be published as Quadrille going forward.
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Will Human-AI Partnerships Make Publishing Workers More Innovative?
The journey is just beginning, writes columnist Ken Brooks, but publishing workflows are especially ripe for AI integration that enables the automation of rote tasks—and AI-driven support for more humans making more complex decisions and judgments.
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How ‘Middle of the Night’ by Riley Sager Got Made
An inside look at the publication process behind the bestselling author’s latest novel.