Portfolio signs Feminist Fight Club

Portfolio has acquired a book by Lean In employee Jessica Bennett. Editor Zoe Bohm acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Feminist Fight Club in a pre-empt from Rachel Clements at Abner Stein on behalf of the Ross Yoon Agency for publication in May 2016. North American rights were acquired by Julie Will at HarperWave after a 12-publisher auction. Bennett writes for the New York Times, works for Lean In, and was executive editor at Tumblr. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Hachette launches Feminist Book Box subscriptions service

Hachette UK is launching the Feminist Book Box, a subscription service intended to highlight the best in feminist writing and storytelling across its 10 divisions, including Hodder & Stoughton, Little, Brown and Orion.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Here’s what you need to know about the book club service that just raised $40 million.

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Ione Gamble signs with Dialogue Books

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Meet the book club that’s helping to quickly vaccinate its town

The Fabulous Ladies Book Club has shown that immunization efforts aren’t just about getting shots into arms. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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New Initiative Brings African Literature Into the IPA-UN SDG Book Club

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School Libraries and Their Fight Against Fake News

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The information warriors fighting 'robot zombie army' of coronavirus sceptics

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Fourth Estate signs Hamilton's 'stunning' The Pages

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