In a time of change in the book industry, the History Press, an independent publisher in Charleston, S.C., is doing a brisk business in titles designed specifically for local markets. From 20 books in its inaugural year of 2004, History Press is on track to release 325 books in 2011. The company currently boasts 17 different series, including Hidden History, True Crime, American Legends, Food & Drink, plus a Civil War Sesquicentennial series, started in 2009. And its reach, in terms of regions covered, is expanding westward; this month and next, History Press releases its first two Oregon titles, Hidden History of Civil War Oregon (yes, the Civil War did reach Oregon) by Randol B. Fletcher and Stories from Jewish Portland (yes, there is a Jewish Portland) by Polina Olsen. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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After the Civil War, monuments aimed to cast the South in a positive light, writes Karen Cox. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of graphic memoir and inspirational scholarship. An attorney frustrated by repeated encounters with sexism and racism in the criminal justice system, Hall returned to pursue a PhD in... Continue reading at The Millions
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'WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts' by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of memoir and inspirational scholarship. In this eight-page excerpt Hall's efforts to research a slave revolt in 1712 mark the first steps of a quest that will take her to 18th... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Before the Civil War, a coalition fought for equality as well as abolition, Kate Masur writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Claire McGowan's first non-fiction title The Vanishing Triangle will be released exclusively on Audible in April 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bookouture has acquired four memoirs and its first true crime story for its new non-fiction imprint, Thread. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In June—with Roy Cooper, the Democratic governor of North Carolina, refusing, due to the pandemic, to accede to President Trump’s demands for a business-as-usual Republican convention in Charlotte—Trump pulled the plug, and said he would instead accept his party’s nomination on the friendlier... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
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“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women” is a migration memoir of separations, relocations and reunions. Continue reading at The New York Times
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I have been with Folio: for eight years now. In that time I have seen a lot of ups and downs in magazines and publishing. Mass layoffs, bankruptcies, brand closures and misplaced bets have often dominated our headlines and the narratives around our industry. While all of those unfortunate... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Last week, Lyz Lenz, a journalist and writer who lives in Iowa, predicted that the state’s caucuses “are going to be a f*cking nightmare.” In a piece for Gen, Lenz (who also contributes regularly to CJR) wrote that the caucuses are inaccessible at the best of times, and that state Democrats’... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
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Memoirs and histories share space with true crime and a surprise bestseller: The Mueller Report. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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In a country that has suffered so much, it turns out to be the women in this novel who suffer the most. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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A high-level defector helps Sam Dagher explain the brutal conflict and the president’s role in it. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Looking to add another program to its growing lineup of book-driven podcasts, Macmillan Podcasts is turning to true crime, a longtime specialty at Macmillan’s St Martin’s Press division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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True crime, “professional confessional” memoirs and titles that look into “sealed worlds” are the hottest non-fiction trends, according to agents who spoke to The Bookseller ahead of next week’s London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael O’Mara Books is publishing Michael Portillo’s tie-in book to the Channel 5 programme "Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain", coinciding with the broadcast of the second series in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Welcome to the Books newsletter from the L.A. Times! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, Books editor, with the latest. THE BIG STORY Bestselling novelist Megan Abbott, known for her psychological thrillers like “Dare Me,” explores the allure of true crime, books like Michelle McNamara’s “I”ll Be Gone in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Delacorte Press has pre-empted a débutant’s YA fantasy trilogy, inspired by the author’s experience growing up in Sierra Leone during the civil war, for a “significant six-figure” sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The small press in Green Bay, Wisc., which specializes in true crime and survivor stories, is moving in new directions with the launches of a children’s imprint and an imprint focusing on books with religious themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Netflix announced its first-ever acquisition, snapping up a comic-book publisher and pushing a strategy that has also been popular with major Hollywood studios for years: Superheroes.Netflix agreed to buy Millarworld, the publisher behind characters and stories like "Kingsman" and "Old Man... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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