No one can predict with certainty the direction of women's magazines, which have struggled to maintain print circulation as newsstand sales continue to fall. But if you're placing bets on a strategy that might help them flourish, look no further than Samantha Barry, the 36-year-old woman who is reinventing Cond Nast's legacy title, Glamour.An Irish-born millennial with hard-news experience via BBC and CNN, she's using her digital expertise to drag the title into the 21st century. Part of her plan is political. She's seizing the moment to remind female readers that the big glossies have always been the best source of reporting on topics critical to women.With Donald Trump in the White House, Republicans in control of Congress and a potential abortion-outlawing majority coming to the U.S. Supreme Court this fall, magazines that were once fairly understated about politics have decided to take a stand. Editors at top women's titles such as Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire are ramping up coverage of sexual harassment, reproductive rights and identity politics. As younger American women use digital platforms to mobilize politically, these editors know they'll have to meet readers where they're most engaged. There's a lot of money to be made there, too. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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The American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and community forum virtually on Thursday. The organization celebrated its own stability and the resilience of booksellers, but also focused on challenges including Amazon, Palestine, and the White House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Ahead of the author’s much anticipated memoir, we count down the best of her books – from climate dystopias to her world-conquering handmaidsAfter more than 30 years, Atwood caved to pleas to write a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Not since Harry Potter had a publication caused such a sensation:... Continue reading at The Guardian
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“Tonight, the White House informed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she has been relieved of her position,” a spokesperson confirmed in an email to PW on May 8. Hayden was the first woman and first Black person to head the nation’s library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Amid rising book bans and attacks on DEI initiatives from the White House, the American Booksellers Association and its members struck a note of defiance at their annual gathering in Denver. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sales of 'Farenheit 451,' '1984,' 'Animal Farm,' 'The Handmaid's Tale,' and 'Parable of the Sower' all posted large sales gains following President Donald Trump's return to the White House. Two titles by Trump allies also saw sales rise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The free expression–averse, tariff-happy president is in the White House once more. This time, the book business knows what to expect—mostly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Well, well. 2025, miraculously and mundanely, is here. For many readers in America and the world at large, this January represents the beginning of new cycles in more than one way, including the start of a new political reign in the White House that will certainly usher in just the opposite of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Richard Parsons, the executive dubbed “Captain Emergency” for his record of stabilizing ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner, Citigroup Inc. and Dime Savings Bank of New York, has died. He was 76.Parsons died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. The cause of death was bone cancer, the New... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Language of White Bones: The Secrets of Han Kang’s Poetic Prose, by Eun-Gwi Chung Essay [email protected] Thu, 12/05/2024 - 15:23 Photo of Han Kang by Paik Dahuim / Courtesy of Natur & KulturLike a clutch of words strewn over white... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Officials at the nonprofit have decided against exercising their last option, an appeal to the Supreme Court, ending the closely-watched case over the scanning and lending of library books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Donald Trump is coming back to the White House, but don't expect another “Fire and Fury,” or much fire and fury in book publishing in general Continue reading at ABC News
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The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power Continue reading at ABC News
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to revive congestion pricing with reduced tolls before President-elect Donald Trump has a chance to kill the program, albeit with a lower charge that likely would diminish the plan’s impact on easing Manhattan traffic.The governor is in talks with federal transit... Continue reading at Crains New York
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After an appeals court ruling upholds the First Amendment in school libraries, the Big Five and others renew their lawsuit of the state of Iowa. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See also: During US Book Banning Week: A New Resolution in Congress US Supreme Court: AAP,... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Banned Books Week: Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, and others file an amicus brief with US Supreme Court. The post US Supreme Court: AAP, Authors Guild File Brief on Sexual Content Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Learn about the life of the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, as well as hear from women around the globe in this week's nonfiction book talk. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Former first lady, who has been mostly absent as her husband campaigns, has never told her own story at length beforeThe former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Fall books focus on Black activism, Indigenous resistance, the Iranian hostage crisis, professors who became spies, and race and the Supreme Court. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The British Library’s head of digital publications on the urgency of preserving digital stories, from smartphone apps to interactive web narrativesGiulia Carla Rossi collects the fragile artefacts of our increasingly transient publishing world. She is a curator of digital publications at the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut novel How To Care for a Human Girl jumps with both feet into the debate over reproductive rights. When two sisters find themselves pregnant not long after their mother’s death, Jada choses an abortion, while Maddie drifts into the sticky embrace of a crisis pregnancy... Continue reading at Electric Literature
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