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From the Archive: November 25, 1974
We look back on a November 1974 cover ad from Doubleday for Peter Benchley’s hit Jaws, which Steven Spielberg would adapt into a blockbuster movie released the following summer.
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Book Publishing Startups in the U.S. 2022
A new report charts how more than 1,300 ventures have performed over the past 15 years.
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Authors Guild Applauds Arrest, Indictment of Major E-Book Pirates
Two Russian nationals are now facing criminal charges in the U.S. for their role in running Z-Library, one of the world's most notorious e-book pirate sites before its domains were seized by U.S. officials earlier this fall.
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The Intimate Influences Behind New Queer Lit Magazine, ‘BitterSweet Review’
The new literary magazine is distributed in Europe via Antenne Books in print and online. Founding editor Benoît Loiseau shares how independent literature forms forge new inroads into publishing for minority authors and readers.
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Royal Reads: Honoring the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
To mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation of King Charles III, we highlight some vital books that explore the queen’s legacy and look to the future. (Sponsored)
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From the Archive: October 15, 1932
In October 1932, we published the text of an address by Guy Holt to the New York Library Association, urging publishers to do more to promote reading.
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Is there a Crisis of Confidence in Scientific Research?
Elsevier's just released Confidence in Research report suggests that researchers today must work to combat false and misleading information.
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Entangled Publishing Launches Red Tower Books, a New Adult Imprint
According to the publisher, the imprint will “champion feminist and empowered perspectives” in romantic fantasy and science fiction books. It plans to publish seven new books next year.
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As Worker Strike Looms, HarperCollins Financials Decline
A representative for unionized employees called negotiations with the publisher 'disheartening,' and said that there are no bargaining sessions planned after latest proposal rejection.
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Penguin Random House's Kim Shariff Discusses the Company's DEI Strategy
PRH's third annual demographics report shows that diversity among its leadership and executive teams continues to be a work in progress.
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In Written Opinion, Judge Florence Pan Delivers Knockout Blow to PRH, S&S Merger
On November 7, Judge Florence Pan released her memorandum opinion blocking Penguin Random House from acquiring rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. In the final analysis, after a year of legal wrangling and a three-week trial, it wasn’t a close case for her at all.
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Why Vox Media’s Eater Is Entering the Book Publishing Business
The online city guide and dining resource is partnering with Abrams on an Eater-branded series of cookbooks and city guides, which will release starting next year.
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HC Union, Management Plan for Strike
After a planned strike for today was delayed until Thursday, both HC union members and management appear to be gearing up for what the union has termed "an open-ended" strike.
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What Do Women (Publishers) Want?
Women-owned book publishers don't just want a place at the table, they are taking risks and playing by their own rules.
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From the Archive: October 24, 1994
We look back on our fall 1994 coverage of the news that FSG, one of the last independent literary houses, was being sold.
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Workman Publisher Dan Reynolds to Retire
Dan Reynolds, who has overseen Workman Publishing as publisher since its purchase by Hachette Book Group last September, will retire at the end of the year.
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SIBF 2022: PRH CEO Dohle Says Ruling Is "Utterly Wrong"
Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle took the stage on Tuesday morning at the Sharjah International Book Fair and said he is "super disappointed" with the court ruling blocking PRH's proposed acquisition of S&S, calling the decision "utterly wrong."
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Court Blocks Penguin Random House, S&S Merger
In a brief two-page order issued late on October 31, Judge Florence Y. Pan blocked PRH's bid to buy S&S, saying the government had succeeded in showing that the proposed merger would harm "competition in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books."
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Harlequin Renames HQN Romance Imprint Canary Street Press
Harlequin said the name change reflects an expansion into more inclusive love stories that will explore more sides of "happy ever after."
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