Leaving It All Behind: A Conversation with Makenna Goodman

Makenna Goodman on leaving New York publishing behind for the farms of Vermont, and why publishing her first novel was traumatic. Continue reading at 'The Paris Review'

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Jonathan Stolper to Leave BookScan

Jonathan Stolper, longtime head of BookScan, will leave the company by the end of the month. David Walter, BookScan client development executive director, will lead the US Books business following Stolper's departure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Pearson’s biggest shareholder says it should leave London and relist in US

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Poet, Translator, Mirror: A Conversation with Miho Kinnas, by Renee H. Shea

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Those Who Create Desire an Audience: A Conversation with Darlington Chibueze Anuonye, by Anthony Chibueze Ukwuoma

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To Write Her Debut Novel, Molly McGhee Had to Leave Publishing

On March 11, 2022, Molly McGhee shared a resignation letter on Twitter. She was quitting her job as an assistant editor at Tor, despite the fact that her first acquisition, The Atlas Six, had debuted at number three on the New York Times Bestseller List. She cited “systemwide prejudice against... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Showing Up Every Day: A Conversation with Dewaine Farria, by Matt Gallagher

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New Religion Books for Kids Aim to Start Big Conversations

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New Books on Religion Leave God Out of It

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'Big Bang of Numbers' – The Conversation's book club explores how math alone could create the universe with author Manil Suri

A book-length thought experiment uses math to investigate some of life’s big questions. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Suzanne Murphy Leaves HarperCollins, Liate Stehlik Adds Children's to Purview

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“Vessels of Yearning”: A Conversation with Nishanth Injam, by Renee H. Shea

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Clara Luper’s Diamonds and Acts of Radical Love: A Conversation with Cornel West, by Karlos K. Hill

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When the Sensibility of Art Meets the Pragmatism of Science: A Conversation with Tlotlo Tsamaase, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye

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Finding a Good Story in Every Corner: A Conversation with José Eduardo Agualusa, by Anderson Tepper

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The Beauty and Importance of Our Names: A Conversation with Yejide Kilanko, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye

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