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Taking the Measure of Sexual Misconduct Charges in Publishing
Book sales of Dashner, Asher, and Alexie have taken some hits since they were accused of sexual and emotional harassment and abuse earlier this year.
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HBG Reaches Out to the Community
Hachette Book Group held its first community service day on April 18, with close to 600 HBG employees from across all of its locations volunteering with one of 42 partner organizations.
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PEN America Publishes Online Harassment Field Manual
In an effort to combat harassment in the creative fields, PEN America has published, on its website, a free Online Harassment Field Manual.
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University Press of New England to Close
The University Press of New England’s Board of Governors has voted to close the press at the end of 2018.
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Globe Pequot Pushes Up Pub Date of Bush Family Tribute
'George and Barbara Bush: The Great American Love Story,' by the Bushes' granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond Sosa, will release early following the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush.
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OUP Moves Up Forthcoming Book on Facebook
The press is crashing Siva Vaidhyanathan’s 'Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy' for a June publication.
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KiCam Projects Opens Bookstore
KiCam Projects, an independent publisher based in Georgetown, Ohio, has opened a bookstore in nearby Mount Orab to serve suburban and rural readers on the outskirts of the Cincinnati area.
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Macmillan's Podcasts Promote Authors, Create New Content, and Boost Sales
In a joint venture with Mignon Fogarty, better known to her fans as Grammar Girl, Macmillan is producing the QDT podcast network, as well as a series of Quick and Dirty Tips books by Fogarty.
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PEN Festival Guest Turned Away by U.S. Immigration
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, an Australian author and Muslim activist who was slated to speak at the PEN World Voices festival in New York this month, has been deported from the U.S.
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Publishers Win $34 Million in Counterfeit Textbook Suit
A jury found a number of companies owned by Philip Smyres guilty of copyright and trademark infringement for selling counterfeit textbooks. The textbook publishers that filed the suit were awarded $34 million in damages.
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HMH to Release New Tolkien
In August, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish 'The Fall of Gondolin' by J.R.R. Tolkien, the latest eponymous work by the legendary fantasy author.
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Skyhorse Reorg Leads to Cuts in Titles, Staff
Skyhorse Publishing has implemented a major reorganization that will reduce the total number of titles it publishes annually by about 25%, and cut 16 positions from its full-time staff of 77.
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Jennifer Baumgardner Launches Feminist Indie Press
The former director of the Feminist Press is launching Dottir Press, an independent publishing house that will specialize in books on women's issues.
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2018
To be successful, presses forge a unique path.
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New Online Spanish-Language Bookstore Comes to U.S.
Libros in Español will take off on April 15 with “a couple of thousand” physical Spanish-language titles from the U.S., Spain, and Latin America, according to founder Filipe Silva.
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PRH Names McIntosh CEO, Dobson Head of Penguin Publishing Group
Penguin Random House has named Madeline McIntosh to the newly created position of CEO of Penguin Random House US, and promoted Allison Dobson to president of Penguin Publishing Group.
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Cottage Door Press to Acquire Parragon Assets
The independent publisher, founded in 2014, has agreed to acquire what it termed “a substantial portion of [the] worldwide intellectual property rights” of Parragon.
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The New Press Touts a Banner Year
The nonfiction publisher had revenue top $6 million for the second year in a row and saw a number of frontlist titles sell better than expected.
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Killer Nashville Founder Starts Publishing Company
Clay Stafford, founder and CEO of the Killer Nashville writing conference, has launched Clay Stafford Books, which will look to capitalize on the writing talent discovered at the writing conference.
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