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Picador to Reissue More than 100 Novels by Georges Simenon
The paperback arm of Farrar, Straus and Giroux will reissue all 75 novels in Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret series, published between 1931 and 1972, as well as 30 of his standalone psychological novels.
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NaNoWriMo Nonprofit Shutters
The nonprofit behind National Novel Writing Month, the annual novel-writing challenge launched in 1999, has announced that it will cease operations due to financial challenges.
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Niko Pfund Named Director of Yale University Press
Pfund comes to Yale University Press from Oxford University Press, where he most recently served as global academic publisher and president of its U.S. division. He succeeds the retiring John Donatich, who has led Yale UP since 2003.
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How ‘Sucker Punch’ by Scaachi Koul Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest collection of essays.
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Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman Acquire the ‘Rumpus’
The married couple will assume ownership of the online literary publication from Alyson Sinclair, who has served as its publisher since 2022. Gay, who is a founding editor of the Rumpus, called the acquisition “a truly full-circle moment.”
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UGA Press Launches African Language Literature in Translation Series
A new series from the University of Georgia Press will focus on English translations of classic and contemporary works originally written in indigenous African languages.
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Taylor & Francis to Translate Books into English Using AI
The U.K.-based academic publisher has announced plans to use AI to translate books into English from languages that would otherwise have too small of an audience to justify paying for human translation.
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With Inclusive Design, ‘Everyone Can Be a Reader’
In 2024, Union Square & Co. introduced its Everyone Can Be a Reader series, a line of books specially designed for struggling readers and using dyslexia-friendly tools including different paper tones and a proprietary font.
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Addressing the Literacy Crisis with Dyslexia-Friendly Tools
Parents and educators nationwide are seeking out the best teaching methods, as well as fonts and formats, to help struggling readers succeed.
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How ‘We Pretty Pieces of Flesh’ by Colwill Brown Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel.
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