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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/7-10/11
by Nina Sabak
11 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for Literature have caused some controversy. Rihanna will release a “visual autobiography.” This year’s National Book Award finalists are a diverse crew. In an era of printer closures and mergers, Worzalla is expanding. A Latina […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/30-10/4
by Nina Sabak
4 Oct 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. A new novel about Doctor Zhivago has received allegations of plagiarism. The National Enquirer‘s former editor really doesn’t want anyone to read Catch and Kill. The 2019 University Press Week’s theme will be “Read. Think. Act.” Amazon is shutting down another promotional program. […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/23-9/27
by Nina Sabak
27 Sep 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Graphic novels are coming back to the New York Times bestseller lists. Hundreds of authors protested after Kamila Shamsie’s book award was revoked. This week saw the naming of the 2019 5 Under 35 honorees and the newest MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/16-9/20
by Nina Sabak
20 Sep 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The five National Book Award longlists have been released. Author Graeme Gibson, partner to Margaret Atwood, has died. The Justice Department seeks Edward Snowden’s memoir proceeds. The Great Courses and Audible will create original audio courses. AWP is denying the allegations […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/9-9/13
by Nina Sabak
13 Sep 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The National Book Awards will honor Edmund White and Oren Teicher. The executive director of AWP has been fired and alleges discrimination. Photographer Robert Frank, best known for The Americans, has died. An anthology of the work of journalist Lyra McKee […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/2-9/6
by Nina Sabak
6 Sep 2019 at 10:00am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The Booker shortlist was announced. A YA author was pulled from a teen library festival for having also written erotica. Amazon is under fire from indie bookstores for breaking the embargo on The Testaments. Pearson is being sued over a 2018 data […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/26-8/30
by Nina Sabak
30 Aug 2019 at 9:30am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Story-writing AI is here. After winner Jeannette Ng spoke out, the John W. Campbell Award has been renamed. Travel publishers Arcadia and Wildsam are teaming up. Amazon’s records of the failed HQ2 deal include a list of derogatory comments from New […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/19-8/23
by Nina Sabak
23 Aug 2019 at 9:30am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The 2019 Hugo Award winners are here. Educational publishers are being questioned about their use of student data. Amazon responded to a New York Times article about its alleged counterfeit book problem. Mark Halperin’s new book deal drew backlash. Marvel Comics […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/12-8/16
by Nina Sabak
16 Aug 2019 at 9:30am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Amazon’s Tolkien TV show can only cover the Second Age of Middle-Earth. J.D. Salinger‘s work is finally coming to an ereader near you. Trump’s tariffs are delayed – but only for children’s books and Bibles. CBS and Viacom are reuniting via […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/5-8/9
by Nina Sabak
9 Aug 2019 at 9:30am
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what?s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Beloved (and Beloved) author Toni Morrison has died at 88. The sale of Barnes & Noble is complete. Scholastic has shelved a book by Tim Tingle after allegations of inappropriate behavior. Nine lost Proust stories will be published this fall. Dog Ear […]
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