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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 5/25-5/29
by Nina Sabak
29 May 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. Author and activist Larry Kramer has died at 84. Lagardere‘s newest allies? French billionaires. The latest event to go digital-only is the 2020 National Book Festival. J.K. Rowling will release a new children’s book online before its official publication in November. […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 5/18-5/22
by Nina Sabak
22 May 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. Shakespeare’s Globe faces closure. Waterstones will quarantine books that have been handled by customers. The New York Public Library announced its 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award honorees. Lee & Low cofounder Thomas Low passed away this week at 78. After much […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 5/11-5/15
by Nina Sabak
15 May 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. Simon & Schuster president and CEO Carolyn Reidy died suddenly on Tuesday. Amazon still won’t release warehouse infection rates after a seventh worker died. Barnes & Noble is beginning to reopen some stores. A bestselling French crime writer admitted to fabricating experience. […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 5/4-5/8
by Nina Sabak
8 May 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 2020 Pulitzer Prizes were announced. McGraw-Hill and Cengage called it quits on their planned merger. Stephenie Meyer will publish a new Twilight book, twelve years after it was originally announced and cancelled. Most Books-A-Million stores have reopened for in-person shopping. […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/27-5/1
by Nina Sabak
1 May 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 Palmer, Alaska, local businesses are working to help students access banned books. NJ Barnes & Noble workers called on the governor to shut their warehouse down. A group of left-wing publishers are joining forces during the pandemic. Joy Harjo has […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/20-4/24
by Nina Sabak
24 Apr 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 donated £250,000 in support of UK bookshops… …while stateside, Amazon warehouse workers staged a walkout. The Sixth Court of Appeals declared literacy a basic right. The International Booker Prize has been postponed. Michelle Obama will read books to children on […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/13-4/17
by Nina Sabak
17 Apr 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. LSC Communications filed for bankruptcy. Some indie bookstores are running into GoFundMe snags. The #Creators4Comics auction will run through Monday in support of comic book retailers affected by the pandemic. BookExpo and BookCon have been officially postponed until 2021. Chilean author […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/6-4/10
by Nina Sabak
10 Apr 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 Silent Book Club is pivoting to Zoom. “Lockdown erotica” is (unsurprisingly?) a booming genre. Bay Area authors launched the #WeLoveBookstores campaign to provide support for regional indies. A pandemic thriller rejected in 2005 for being unrealistic is being published amid…somewhat […]
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Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/30-4/3
by Nina Sabak
3 Apr 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. Tomie dePaola, prolific author of the Strega Nona series, died this week at 85. The Bologna Book Fair is going virtual. Diamond Comic Distributors is withholding payments to vendors because of cash flow problems. Quad abruptly closed its book printing operations. […]
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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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