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"The Mueller Report" graphic book and series

Nov 08 2019: On Dec 3, the The Washington Post will publish a graphic version of "The Mueller Report," and the first section of a six-part digital series.

According to the Post, the book is written and designed by The Washington Post and illustrated by artist Jan Feindt, and ...

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As boycotts mount, Macmillan CEO defends library e-book embargo

Nov 07 2019: In a meeting with state librarians, Macmillan CEO John Sargent expressed confidence that delaying access to new release e-books in libraries would boost the publisher's revenues, despite a growing list of libraries pledging to spend their money elsewhere.

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Penguin Random House to acquire complete works of Eric Carle

Nov 06 2019: Penguin Young Readers is acquiring Eric Carle LLC, the asset holder of the IP rights for beloved picture-book creator Eric Carle, whose books have sold more than 145 million copies worldwide.

The deal—which includes the global publishing rights to Carle’s more than ...

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Explore the list of 100 novels that shaped our world

Nov 06 2019: A list of the most inspiring novels chosen by a panel of experts has been revealed by BBC Arts.

Modern works such as Bridget Jones's Diary and His Dark Materials made the cut along with classics like Pride & Prejudice and Middlemarch.

Writers, curators and critics...

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Jailed Turkish author Ahmet Altan freed after three years

Nov 06 2019: The jailed Turkish author Ahmet Altan, whose detention was condemned by 38 Nobel laureates, has been released from prison after more than three years behind bars.

The 69-year-old was arrested in 2016 with his brother, the economist and journalist Mehmet Altan, on ...

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Florida county refuses to pay for New York Times in libraries: 'It's fake news'

Nov 05 2019: A local government in Florida has blocked its library system from getting a digital subscription to the New York Times, dismissing the newspaper as “fake news” and as a challenge to US president Donald Trump.

At a meeting in Citrus county, a coastal area west of ...

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Is publishing too top-heavy?

Nov 04 2019: Book publishing has long been a hits-driven business. The bestsellers, the logic went, paid for the flops. And it was the authors of those in the middle—the so-called midlist—that publishers hoped to build into the next crop of bestsellers. But midlist sales have ...

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Macmillan CEO John Sargent: 'We're not trying to hurt libraries'

Oct 30 2019: Days before Macmillan’s controversial embargo on new release e-books in public libraries is set to go into effect, Macmillan CEO John Sargent is speaking out to librarians. In an open letter to librarians published this week, he struck a somewhat conciliatory note, but ...

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