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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/23-3/27
by Nina Sabak
27 Mar 2020 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 American Library Association canceled its 2020 conference. Woody Allen‘s memoir has found under a new publisher. All of the Big Five publishers have withdrawn from BookExpo. Children’s publishing is getting a boost from quarantine. The Strand is among the many […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/16-3/20
by Nina Sabak
20 Mar 2020 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. In light of the pandemic, Macmillan has dropped its ebook embargo. Bookstores are finding creative ways to stay connected to customers. Celebrities are turning to digital storytime for kids in quarantine. Amazon is deprioritizing books as it works to ship crisis-related […]
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Not New York: Book and Literary Culture in Baltimore, MD
by Caroline Tell
18 Mar 2020 at 1:26pm
BALTIMORE: the city that brought us the Star Spangled Banner, Babe Ruth, and perhaps the OG of athleisure wear, sports brand Underarmour. With its rich history and diverse profile of accomplishments, is it any surprise that the city boasts a lively literary culture as well? In fact, Baltimore?s literary scene is so huge that one of its many nicknames is ?The City That Reads.? And it?s not hard to see why. The City of Poe Let?s start this literary tour of Baltimore with one of my personal favorite things […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 2/10-2/14
by Nina Sabak
14 Feb 2020 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. Amazon’s settlement in the Audible caption lawsuit will apply to all publishers. The entire RWA board has resigned, and a special election is forthcoming. The newest federal budget once again calls for the elimination of the NEA, NEH, and Institute of Museum […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 2/3-2/7
by Nina Sabak
7 Feb 2020 at 9:51am
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. This week saw the deaths of Mary Higgins Clark, George Steiner, and Alice Mayhew. The Hachette Book Group purchased over 1,000 Disney titles. Macmillan vowed to increase Latinx representation after meeting with #DignidadLiteraria and Presente.org. A Barnes & Noble initiative to […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/27-1/31
by Nina Sabak
31 Jan 2020 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. Flatiron has canceled the remainder of the American Dirt tour. Michelle Obama won a Spoken Word Grammy for her memoir, Becoming. While the embargo is in effect, all Macmillan employees are blocked from Digital Book World. PEN America announced its 2020 literary awards […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/20-1/24
by Nina Sabak
24 Jan 2020 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 Mystery Writers of America announced this year’s Edgar Award nominees. Penguin Random House has pulled its titles from several unlimited-access platforms. The Drama Book Shop will reopen – but the Upper West Side location of Book Culture will not. LGBTQ […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/13-1/17
by Nina Sabak
17 Jan 2020 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. Audible has settled the lawsuit against its Captions program. Jason Reynolds is the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Christopher Tolkien, who continued his father’s publishing legacy into the 21st century, died at 95. The National Book Critics Circle announced […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/6-1/10
by Nina Sabak
10 Jan 2020 at 9:59am
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. Knopf‘s legendary Sonny Mehta died at 77. Following weeks of tumult, the president of the RWA has resigned. Under the hashtag #AuthorsForFireys, writers are raising money to fight the Australian wildfires. United Methodist Publishing is eyeing a post-split future. One of […]
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Seventh Annual Best of the Best of 2019 Lists
by Nina Sabak
3 Jan 2020 at 1:06pm
The new year is here, and so are all those 2020 pub dates. But before you finish saying goodbye to 2019, we at Trendsetter still have a tradition to dispense with. As is our annual habit, we’ve compiled the literary internet’s hot takes into one all-you-can-read buffet. Shall we? Best list of long reads from Longreads. Best list of Latinx YA. Best list of bestsellers. Best list of book covers. Best list of fresh poetry. Best list of democratically-selected best books. Best list of LGBT writing across genres. Best list […]
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