The Philip Roth biography is canceled, Mike Pence’s book could be next — and publishing may never be the same

Blake Bailey’s precipitous fall is proof that publishers can no longer ignore their authors’ behavior. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Fascism is on the minds of book buyers — and publishers are taking notice

College students, book buyers and publishers are taking a renewed interest in the bad old days of interwar authoritarianism, as well as books about threats to the present. Several scholars have started a crowd-sourced website called the New Fascism Syllabus. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amélie Wen Zhao's controversial young-adult book will be published in the fall

Amélie Wen Zhao's young-adult novel "Blood Heir," which was postponed by the author earlier this year after some Twitter users accused it of being racially insensitive, will be released in the fall, Publishers Weekly reports. Zhao's debut book, the first in a planned fantasy trilogy, came under... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popelars Joining Tin House Books As Publisher

Craig Popelars is joining Tin House Books as publishers June 1. His appointment is part of Tin House's plan to expand its book publishing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mrs Hinch cancels book tour dates

Instagram sensation Mrs Hinch has been forced to cancel her remaining book tour dates in Glasgow, London and Southampton for her bestselling cleaning guide-slash-memoir Hinch Yourself Happy (Michael Joseph).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avicii biography goes to Swedish publisher

Albert Bonniers Förlag will publish the authorised biography of Avicii in 2020, which the Swedish publisher says will be an "honest portrait" of the Swedish DJ.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naples Named Publisher at Hachette Books

Mary Ann Naples will join Hachette Books as v-p and publisher effective April 22, succeeding the imprint's cofounder, Mauro DiPreta. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature publishes its first machine-generated book

Springer Nature has published its first machine-generated title, a chemistry book offering an overview of the latest research in the rapidly growing field of lithium-ion batteries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms ... the rotten side of self-publishing

Scams are rife, particularly when some authors can rake in thousands each month – but high-profile victims of plagiarism warn ‘day of reckoning is coming’Nora Roberts is one of the world’s most popular authors. She’s written more than 200 novels, tackled topics from romance to murder and sold... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emirates Publishers Association at 10: Driving Books’ Fast Progress in the Arab World

Bodour Al Qasimi, the founding president of the Emirates Publishers Association reflects on the last decade of book publishing in the UAE and the Arab world The post Emirates Publishers Association at 10: Driving Books’ Fast Progress in the Arab World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These moms couldn’t find bilingual books. So they started a publishing company

Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein started Lil’ Libros in 2014 because they had trouble finding children’s books in both English and Spanish. The Huntington Park company now has 14 titles, all written by the co-founders, and brought in $1 million in sales last year, a feat the pair never thought... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2019: Anhui Children’s Publishing House

Last year, Anhui Children’s Publishing House (ACPH) published 449 new titles, 79% of which (or 355 titles) were original works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2019: Four Chinese Publishers Discuss Titles That Inspire Them

For Li Xin, vice president and general editor of the children’s book division at Thinkingdom Children’s Books, Leo Lionni’s 'Swimmy' is that book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2019: Jieli Publishing House

Jieli’s publishing program, particularly that of its original titles, embraces realism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Children’s Books in China 2019: China Welfare Institute Publishing House

Putting a new spin on ordinary stories—about annual festivals, childhood rituals, and traditional games and snacks, for instance—to appeal to a new generation of readers keeps the China Welfare Institute Publishing House (CWIPH) busy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How we can enable different voices to emerge in book publishing?

The professor and author discusses his research into the publishing industry’s recent attempts to improve diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: With Blockchain and AI, Rana DiOrio Explores Publishing’s Cutting Edge

Rana DiOrio's latest venture, Creative Mint, seeks to leverage the power of blockchain technology to “democratize and decentralize” rights transactions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: A ‘Complex’ Moment For Argentinean Publishers

Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Javier López Llovet, CEO of Penguin Random House in Argentina, to talk about the the industry's challenges in the region. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: Why Brexit Might Hit British Academic Publishers Hardest

Brexit remains a source of uncertainty for all British publishers, but it has already negatively impacted the academic publishing sector in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards Honor ‘Publishing To Build a Better World’

Even as the UK Parliament was compounding the UK's confusion on Brexit at Westminster Tuesday evening, the London Book Fair International Book Awards audience cheered internationalism and cross-cultural solidarity in the largest yet round of honors for the program. The post London Book Fair’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: In Brazil, Publishers Facing Historic Challenge

Ahead of the London Book Fair, PW caught up with Marcos Pereira, President of the Brazilian Publishers Association (SNEL) and Publisher of Editora Sextante, one of the largest trade publishers in Brazil. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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