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Unnamed to Donate Half of 'The Happy Broadcast' Preorder Proceeds
Unnamed Press will donate 50% of the preorder proceeds from its forthcoming children's title, 'The Happy Broadcast,' to help fund legal and healthcare services for LGBTQ refugees at the border.
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Deep Catalogue on Race Fuels Boom at Beacon Press
Lead by 'White Fragility,' the Boston-based publisher has a number of books that have sold more copies in two weeks than they did in the last year, said director Helene Atwan.
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Trump Family Files New Suit to Block Niece's Memoir
Less than a day after the Queens County Surrogate's Court dismissed his initial June 23 motion, President Donald J. Trump's brother, Robert S. Trump, filed a new lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court in Dutchess County, once again seeking to block publication of Mary L. Trump's forthcoming tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.'
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PW Talks with Spike Trotman
Founded by artist and writer Spike Trotman in 2007, Iron Circus Comics is a small indie graphic novel publishing house based in Chicago. PW talked with Trotman about how she is dealing with publishing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Small Presses Cope During Covid-19, Part II
Just like the companies in the New York City and Minneapolis publishing hubs, independent presses in other parts of the country said that sales are starting to rebound after two months of decline, a 'PW' survey has found.
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Spending on College Materials Dipped in 2019-20
A new report from the National Association of College Stores found a small decline in student total spending on required course materials in the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Judge Tosses 'Defective' Trump Family Bid to Block Niece's Tell-All Memoir
The dismissal may not be the end of the legal road, however, as Trump family attorneys are likely to bring suit in another legal venue.
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Enderlin Tapped as Prez at SMPG
Jennifer Enderlin has been promoted to president of St. Martin's Publishing Group, in addition to her role as publisher.
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PRH Announces Early Launch for 2-Day Shipping Program
Penguin Random House is hoping to alleviate a significant source of stress for independent booksellers by launching its annual 2-Day Transit Program on July 1, two months ahead of schedule.
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Trump Family Sues to Block Publication of Tell-All Memoir
The suit, filed in Queens County (N.Y.) Surrogate’s Court, seeks to enjoin Trump’s niece Mary L. Trump and her publisher, Simon & Schuster, from proceeding with the publication of 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,' citing a sweeping confidentiality clause signed in 2001 when the estate of the president’s father, Fred Trump Sr., was settled.
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Writers Against Racial Injustice Raises $55,000 for Equal Justice Initiative
Six authors have formed Writers Against Racial Injustice, raising $55,000 for the Equal Justice Initiative in three weeks.
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Macmillan Forms Trade Management Committee to Address 'Key Issues'
Macmillan's trade group has formed a 13-member management committee aimed at increasing diversity and setting priorities for the company's trade publishing divisions.
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Zondervan Leadership Team Moves to Nashville
HCCP has named two Nashville-based Nelson executives to head the company's Zondervan Books and Zondervan Thrive imprints, which had been located in Grand Rapids, Mich. Webster Younce is now v-p and publisher of the imprints, and Paul Fisher is v-p of marketing.
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Court Refuses to Block Publication of Bolton Memoir
A federal judge on Saturday swiftly rejected the Department of Justice's motion for a temporary restraining order blocking publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's memoir 'The Room Where It Happened,' but suggested that Bolton still faces stiff penalties for his "unilateral" decision to push ahead with publication without a formal release from government reviewers.
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Indie Publishers Cope with Covid-19
A survey 'PW' conducted with small-sized publishers found no plan for immediate return to offices and a trend of strong backlist sales.
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LMBPN Feeds “Whale Readers”
After just a few years in business, LMBPN Publishing has more than 700 titles in its backlist and has expanded into new genres, formats, and languages—and its aggressive publishing model is keeping e-book readers happy.
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Bolton Accuses Trump Administration of Seeking to Suppress His Book
In a response filed ahead of a hearing set for today, former national security adviser John Bolton accused the Trump administration of using the government’s prepublication review process to suppress his memoir, 'The Room Where It Happened.'
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NBCC Board, Down to Nine Members, Begins 'Difficult Internal Work'
One week after the National Book Critics Circle released an anti-racism pledge following the publication, on Twitter, of an email critical of certain phrases in that pledge, a now-gutted NBCC board of directors has released a statement addressing how it intends to move forward.
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NBCC Names Temporary President, Will Delay Awards Deliberations
At a meeting yesterday, the remaining members of the National Book Critics Circle's board of directors named a new temporary president and decided to put deliberations for its annual awards on hold as the organization regroups following a week of infighting and the exodus of more than half of its board members.
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Graywolf Press Gives Back to Twin Cities Community
Graywolf Press, located five miles from where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is donating $25,000 from the sales of its books that address racism to five local organizations selected by junior staff.
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