HBG Releases Diversity and Inclusion Progress Report

A new diversity and inclusion progress report from Hachette Book Group details internal and external commitments, including goals to increase the number of people of color employed by the company as well as make “measurable improvements” to company culture and community service. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]

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ALA Report Looks at Millennial, Gen Z Library Usage, Media Habits

The report, based on a “nationally representative” 2022 survey of some 2,075 Gen Z and Millennials, presents one of the most in-depth looks at how growing up in an increasingly digital environment has shaped the reading and media consumption behavior of younger Americans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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NWU Releases Platform and Principles for Generative AI Policy

The National Writers Union, the U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers and authors, has identified six core principles and five key policy areas that will guide its organizing efforts around generative artificial intelligence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2023-10-25 19:50:33 UTC ]
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Scholastic Says They’ll Walk Back Their Separate Diversity Collection for Book Fairs

Scholastic Book Fairs will no longer offer a separate diverse voices book case. But they still fail to address many questions. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-25 14:12:58 UTC ]
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Scholastic walks back controversial segregated collection of diverse titles

With debates over book bans growing more contentious, the education publishing company tried to find a happy medium that may not exist. Across the nation, it’s time for the Scholastic Book Fair. The beloved and nostalgia-triggering event, where kids go and pick out an armful of books to take... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-10-25 13:50:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Open Submissions for the 2024 Creative Writing Awards

The awards partnership between Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books will award $60,000 in scholarships. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-18 18:22:57 UTC ]
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Rollout of Scholastic Book Fairs' New Diversity Offering Comes Under Fire

Scholastic said that it created its new "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" offering as a way to protect librarians and school officials dealing with restrictive new state laws and policies, but critics say that the program invites censorship. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Offers Option to Exclude Diverse Books from Book Fairs

Scholastic has separated out LGBTQ books and BIPOC books into an optional add-on box in a policy some are calling a "bigot button." Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-16 14:39:10 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group Reports Third Quarter Revenue Dip

CEO Michael Pietsch said the 5.2% decline was attributable to "a lighter publication schedule" compared to the same period last year and "a downward trend" in the overall publishing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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4 Best American Titles Releasing This Month

These anthologies, which annually round up short works published during the prior year in a handful of genres and subject areas, hit bookstore shelves next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New October 2023 YA Releases

October brings the spookier YA reads, but also be on the look out for historical fiction and even a holiday romance. Start with Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:35:00 UTC ]
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12 New Manga Releases to Read in October 2023

No matter which October vibes you’re here for — the cozy ones or the creepy ones — we’ve got plenty of new manga picks for you! Start with My Cat Is Such a Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:32:00 UTC ]
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October is for Horror Fans! Here are 8 Scarily Good New Releases

Horror fans, this is the month where we all grow into our full power, and October is choc full of great new horror book releases, including Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:31:00 UTC ]
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The Messenger Pens AI Partnership to Verify Its Reporting Quality

The general interest news publisher The Messenger, which launched in May with an ambitious vision for its reach and revenue, has penned a multiyear, multimillion-dollar partnership with the artificial intelligence company Seekr, according to president Richard Beckman. Among other elements of the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-10-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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How the nation's most famous newspaper editor took on Trump and his own reporters

Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron joins the L.A. Times Book Club Oct. 11 to discuss "Collision of Power," his book about Trump, Bezos and the future of journalism. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-02 13:00:31 UTC ]
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Your Ultimate Guide to Fall 2023 YA Book Releases

From new series to high fantasy, rom coms to chilling horror, your guide to fall 2023 ya book releases has everything. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-09-28 10:36:00 UTC ]
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New PEN America Report Finds 33% Jump in School Book Bans

"Amid a growing climate of censorship, school book bans continue to spread through coordinated campaigns by a vocal minority of groups and individual actors and, increasingly, as a result of pressure from state legislation," the report finds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Creator of The Wolf Among Us universe releases it to public domain

Bill Willingham, the creator of the comic book series Fables, says you now own his work, fully and for all time. Willingham has released his work, which served as the basis for Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us, to public domain — mostly because he can't afford to sue DC Comics. In a lengthy... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-16 13:00:10 UTC ]
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British Academy Names a Shortlist; Reports on Sales Impact

London's British Academy Book Prize reports on its 2022 winner's sales and rights deals as it releases its 2023 nonfiction shortlist. The post British Academy Names a Shortlist; Reports on Sales Impact appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-12 12:57:48 UTC ]
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Indigo Loses CEO, Reports Sales Drop, Relaunches Website

Peter Ruis has resigned as CEO of Indigo Books & Music, a position he held for a year. The news comes after the retirement of founder Heather Reisman, a boardroom shake-up, and a destructive cyber attack that impacted sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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