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Is Women's Empowerment Coming to Publishing?
Publishers say there has long been demand for titles on women’s empowerment, but #MeToo and other social justice movements have created a sense of urgency around these books.
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Disney Names Sarah Weisinger Head of Global Publishing
Disney has named Sarah Weisinger as senior v-p, group publisher for Disney Publishing Worldwide. She has been with the company for 20 years and will oversee the publishing program for a variety of brands.
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Marta Hallett Launches New Illustrated Publisher, G Editions
Publishing veteran Marta Hallett has founded G Editions, a new independent publisher of illustrated books.
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Napack Re-elected AAP Chairman
Wiley president and CEO Brian Napack has been re-elected chairman of the Association of American Publishers’ board for the 2021-2022 term. Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch has been elected vice chair.
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Yaged Named President of Macmillan Trade; Besser to Head Kids' Group
Jon Yaged, head of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, has been promoted to president of all of Macmillan Publishers' U.S. trade group. Jen Besser has been named to succeed Yaged as head of the children’s division.
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IPG Launches In-House Field Sales Team
Beginning May 1, Independent Publishers Group will bring field sales in-house and discontinue using commission sales reps, as it has in the past. The new team will cover the East and West Coasts, as well as the Midwest.
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Small Press Distribution Begins Internal Audit Following Employee Allegations
Small Press Distribution has hired a workplace investigation and mediation firm following allegations of wage and discrimination issues by current and former employees.
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Bracing for Another E-book Price-Fixing Case
On January 14, a prominent class-action law firm announced it was suing over alleged price-fixing in the e-book market—the second such suit in a decade. What should we make of the news?
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As Political Divide Widens, Will Big Houses Rethink Conservative Publishing?
In the wake of the events of January 6, will the Big Five think twice about publishing conservative authors?
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Netflix's Hit Series 'Bridgerton' Drives Book Sales
Since Netflix released the Regency-era show on December 25, HarperCollins said it has sold 750,000 copies of the series of books by author Julia Quinn that forms the basis for the show.
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Insurrection at U.S. Capitol Shines Spotlight on Books About 1898 North Carolina Coup
The January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has renewed interest in 'Wilmington Lie,' a historical account of a coup in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898. The book was released by Grove in paperback on January 19.
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Bolton Wins Key Decision in Legal Battle Over His Memoir
In a ruling last week, a federal judge said he will allow the former Trump National Security Advisor to conduct discovery on whether Trump administration officials acted in bad faith in holding up the pre-publication review of Bolton's memoir 'The Room Where It Happened.'
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Industry Members Unite to Block Trump Administration Book Deals
In an open letter, more than 250 authors, agents, booksellers, and publishers urged publishers not to sign book deals with members of the Trump Administration or anyone "who incited, suborned, instigated, or otherwise supported the January 6, 2021, coup attempt."
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Mesjak Assumes Ownership of Abraham Associates Rep Group
Veteran publishers' rep John Mesjak, who entered into a partnership with Abraham Associates founder Stu Abraham almost 10 years ago, has become the head of the Midwestern independent publishers rep group.
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Amazon Hit with E-book Price Fixing Suit
The law firm that successfully sued Apple and five major publishers for colluding to fix e-book prices in 2011 has filed a class action suit against Amazon, accusing the company of colluding with the Big Five publishers to eliminate price competition from the e-book market.
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Random House Group Promotes Top Execs to New Roles
Penguin Random House has named David Drake, Scott Shannon, Kara Welsh, and Chris Jackson to new roles with expanded responsibilities, among others.
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Anchor Books to Do Hardcover Line
Anchor Books, the paperback imprint for the Knopf Doubleday Group, will begin publishing a line of hardcovers in spring 2022. The list, to be headed by Edward Kastenmeier, will focus on psychological suspense, mystery, commercial fiction, and popular nonfiction.
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Nolan Promoted to Publisher of Penguin Books
Patrick Nolan has been promoted to publisher of Penguin Books, among several other role changes at Penguin Random House imprint Viking Penguin.
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Sourcebooks Donates $200K in Justice Ginsburg's Memory
Sourcebooks has donated $200,000 to organizations championed by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The one-time donations came from profits on sales of the 2021 'The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wall Calendar.'
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Bookshop and Libro Post Strong Sales in 2020
Bookshop and Libro.fm, which help independent booksellers sell online, reported huge gains in 2020.
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