Asher files lawsuit against SCBWI after sexual harassment claims

Jay Asher, the author of several YA novels including Thirteen Reasons Why (Penguin), has filed a lawsuit against the US branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and its executive director, Lin Oliver, following last year’s accusations of sexual harassment. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small

The platform said that people were 17 percent more likely to subscribe through Instant Articles versus publishers’ standard mobile web links. The post Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright in Canada: Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec’s Laval University Lawsuit in Québec

The Association of Canadian Publishers welcomes the settlement in French-language Canada, as the country's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act's parliamentary review is ongoing. The post Copyright in Canada: Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec’s Laval University Lawsuit in Québec appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams claims third number one as Grisham's Rooster crows

David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The World’s Worst Children 3 (HarperCollins) has scored a third straight week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 32,809 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maine Magazine Finds New Owners After Harassment Allegations Force Sale

A group of investors led by Esteem Media founder Adam Japko has acquired the company six weeks after allegations surfaced against owner Kevin Thomas. The post Maine Magazine Finds New Owners After Harassment Allegations Force Sale appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Into the Water surges upwards to claim another number one

Paula Hawkins' Into the Water (Black Swan) has claimed a second week at number one in the UK Official Top 50, selling 33,362 copies in paperback—a 37% bump in volume on the week before. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Honeyman claims seventh week at number one

Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Harper) has once again topped the UK Official Top 50, selling 19,984 copies for £111,356. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Junot Diaz faces sexual misconduct allegations

Weeks after publishing his own story of sexual abuse in the New Yorker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz is facing an onslaught of accusations of sexual misconduct and misogyny directed at fellow writers. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karley Sciortino: the sex blogger and Slutever presenter redefining sexuality

Sciortino – a real-life Carrie Bradshaw – uses humour, parody and satire to open up conversations about sexIn an early episode of Slutever, the new web series presented by 32-year-old Vogue columnist Karley Sciortino, viewers met sex doll engineer Matt, a goateed dude in cargo shorts who waxed... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin claims two spots on Pushkin House Russian Book Prize shortlist

Penguin has scored two books on the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize shortlist, one about Stalin’s metereologist and another about an eight-year journey across “forgotten Russia”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asher, Alexie Top ALA 'Challenged Books' List in Wake of Allegations

The ALA's annual State of America's Libraries report, released on Monday, saw books by Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie land at the top of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors hit back at Self's claim 'the novel is doomed'

Authors have hit back at writer Will Self's assertion that the novel is “doomed to become a marginal cultural form”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexie declines Carnegie Medal amid harassment allegations

US-based author Sherman Alexie has declined the American Library Association’s 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction following the emergence of sexual harassment accusations against him. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lemony Snicket cancels graduation speech amid harassment allegations

US children’s author Daniel Handler, who writes under the pen name Lemony Snicket, has cancelled a speech he was due to give at a graduation ceremony amid allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of Access Copyright

'We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,' says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries. The post Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee's will, unsealed after a lawsuit, raises questions

A court in Alabama unsealed the will of Harper Lee, and the result raises questions about the fate of the estate of the author of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The New York Times sued to have the document made public. Generally a will would have been part of the public record. Lee's will had been... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherman Alexie Latest Author Facing Harassment Allegations

National Book Award–winning author Sherman Alexie has been anonymously accused of sexual and general misconduct by members of the Native American writing community and others in the writing world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading comprehension falls in secondary schools, study claims

A new report from Renaissance Learning suggests the reading comprehension of secondary school pupils is falling below that of primary school children because teenagers are not reading challenging enough books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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