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Among the week's headlines: PLA 2024 is next on the library conference calendar; Alabama takes aim at ALA; and Georgia proposes a book rating law.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s debut story collection goes to HarperVia, Christina Clancy re-ups with St. Martin’s, and more.
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An inside look at the publication process for Melissa Albert's new horror-tinged YA fantasy.
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‘Gothikana’ by BookTok favorite RuNyx is the #6 book in the country. Plus Jamie Oliver heads to the Mediterranean for his latest cookbook, and newly minted Newbery Medalist Dave Eggers gets a boost.
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Penguin Random House strengthened its grip on the picture book lists and made gains on the frontlist fiction lists, which Scholastic still rules.
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Spotify teases the early results of its new audiobook streaming service.
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The founding publisher and CEO of Publish Your Gift has been unanimously elected the next chair of the Independent Book Publishers Association's board of directors, effective July 1. She is the first person of color elected to lead the IBPA board.
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These books by Black authors include moving explorations of the past, bold visions of the future, and sage advice for the present.
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Our reviews of the books adapted into and inspiring this year's Academy Award–nominated films, from 'Oppenheimer' and 'Nyad' to 'American Fiction' and 'The Boy and the Heron.'
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Esteemed children's editor Dinah Stevenson, lauded for being a keen spotter of talent and for shepherding numerous books and authors to the industry's highest accolades, died on January 23 at 81.
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The American Booksellers Association has established a partnership with Columbia University Libraries to house its archives at the university's rare book and manuscript library.
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The resignations and disciplinary actions come after it was revealed that certain authors and books—including R.F. Kuang's hit novel 'Babel'—had been inexplicably deemed "not eligible" for the Hugo at Worldcon 2023 in Chengdu, China.
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The country's third largest trade publisher will mark its 100th anniversary with a series of events, starting with the release of the Simon & Schuster 100, a selection of titles that the company says reflects the scope of its publishing program.
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On 'Books, Beach, & Beyond,' which will return for a second season this summer, two pillars of the Nantucket literary community—bestselling novelist Hilderbrand and Nantucket Book Foundation president Ehrenberg—talk shop with such star guests as Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Ann Patchett.
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Following the pandemic, a community schism, and a burst water supply line, the nonprofit poetry library has undergone serious renovation and reorganization, staffing up and once again opening its doors to the public.
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Hybrid publisher Wonderwell has shut down its publishing operations, and on February 1 will launch a new imprint, Wonderwell Press, as part of the Greenleaf Book Group.
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Audiobook publisher RBmedia has acquired Berrett-Koehler’s audiobook publishing business, including its backlist, and will publish audiobook editions of new Berrett-Koehler titles under its business audiobook brand, Ascent Audio, beginning this year.
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Bookstore workers at San Francisco’s City Lights Booksellers and Publishers have agreed to unionize, with the City Lights Workers Union joining the Industrial Workers of the World Local 660. City Lights management has voluntarily recognized the union.
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HarperVia will publish 'The Last Dream,' the debut collection of short stories by Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar, translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne, on September 24, in print and audiobook formats.
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