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Anna Todd, Wattpad Webtoon Partner to Launch New Book Imprint
Bestselling author Anna Todd’s Frayed Pages multimedia company will team with Wattpad Books to launch Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books, a new cobranded publishing imprint under the recently formed Wattpad Webtoon Book Group.
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Pushkin Industries Pushes Audiobook Conventions
The audio producer, founded in 2018 by author Malcolm Gladwell and former Slate Group chairman and editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg, has built a roster of more than 25 podcasts since its launch, and is ramping up audiobook production.
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Sourcebooks Acquires B.E.S. Publishing
In a deal that closed on November 1, Sourcebooks acquired B.E.S. Publishing from Peterson’s Publishing, gaining more than 800 titles in the process.
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Deep Vellum to Relaunch Dalkey Archive in April 2022
The relaunch will comprise a series of reissued backlist titles and the publication of frontlist fiction.
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Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House Acquisition of S&S
The Department of Justice has sued to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, arguing that it "would result in substantial harm to authors." Lawyers for PRH said that they expect the case to go to trial sometime in 2022.
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Grub Street Tackles 'Art Friend' Fallout
Grub Street, Boston’s largest nonprofit writing organization, is taking steps to address community concerns following the recent publication of the 'New York Times Magazine' article “Who is the Bad Art Friend?”
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Astra Publishing House Reaches for the Stars
The American publishing arm of Beijing-based publishing conglomerate Thinkingdom Media Group was established last year as that rare thing: a new, literary-minded, well-funded publishing house in the U.S.
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Looking for Answers to Supply Chain Questions
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AI Comes to Audiobooks
Startups are making automated text-to-speech conversion a reality.
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Mitzi Angel Named President, Publisher at FSG
Mitzi Angel, currently senior v-p and publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, will succeed Jonathan Galassi as president of the imprint on January 1. Galassi will remain with the imprint as chairman and executive editor.
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The 'Believer' Magazine Will Fold Next Year
The 'Believer' will publish its final issue next spring, parent institution the Black Mountain Institute, which is hosted by the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, has announced—six months after the magazine's editor-in-chief resigned amid controversy.
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Court Denies Amazon, Publishers' Bid to Delay Discovery in Price-Fixing Case
A magistrate judged has denied a bid by Amazon and the Big Five publishers to temporarily stay discovery in a lawsuit that alleges a conspiracy to fix e-book prices. But a new dispute has now arisen over a proposed discovery schedule.
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Mary Kay Inc. Files Suit over Book About Company Founder
The cosmetic company Mary Kay Inc. has filed a lawsuit against author Jennifer Bickel Cook, alleging that she misappropriated copyrighted material in writing her recent book about the company and its founder, Mary Kay Ash.
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Mango, White Star Enter Copublishing Venture
Mango Publishing Group will acquire exclusive rights to publish certain books from White Star in English, while the Italian publisher will acquire identical rights to translate and sell a selection of Mango books in Italian, German, and French.
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Book Publication Date Changes Due to Supply Chain Issues
'PW' is tracking book publication dates that are changing as a result of recent supply chain issues.
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Translators Fight for Credit on Their Own Book Covers
Do you know who translated your favorite foreign-language novel? Whoever did wants you to know—as soon as you pick up the book, in fact. That’s why translators are demanding that book publishers credit them on the front covers of the books they translate.
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Alexander Chee, Alice James Books Honored at CLMP Benefit
The Community of Literary Magazines and Publishers came together on October 14 for its 2021 benefit, showcasing the organization’s expanded pandemic-era role for its 800 members and honoring author Alexander Chee and publisher Alice James Books.
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FOX News Books and HarperCollins Team Up Again
The two Rupert Murdoch–owned companies have inked a new six-book deal under which the first title, 'All American Christmas,' will be out in November.
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Penguin Classics to Publish Special Editions of Marvel Comics
The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection marks the first time that the classics publisher has published comics.
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Trellis Literary Management Launches
Agents Michelle Brower, Stephanie Delman, and Allison Hunter have announced the agency's launch and begun hiring a team.
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