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TikTok sells a lot of books, now it wants to publish them too

Jul 01 2023: ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, began courting self-published romance writers earlier this year.

The company has already radically changed the way books are discovered online. And while ByteDance has said little publicly about its publishing plans, which ...

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Texas's new 'book sexual rating' law denounced

Jun 19 2023: Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB900, which requires suppliers of books to school libraries, librarians, and teachers to rate the books, both on future sales and retroactively. As the Texas Tribune wrote, all vendors, including bookstores, would ...

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Edwidge Danticat wins the 2023 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story

Jun 16 2023: Edwidge Danticat won the 2023 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, which recognizes writers "who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in the short story form." She will be honored December 1 at the annual PEN/Malamud Award Ceremony, held in ...

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Cormac McCarthy, celebrated US novelist, dies aged 89

Jun 13 2023: Cormac McCarthy has died at the age of 89, the American author’s publisher has announced. He died in his home of natural causes. His son John McCarthy confirmed the death.

McCarthy was best known for The Road, the 2006 post-apocalyptic novel about a journey taken by ...

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E.U. approves Vivendi purchase of Lagardère

Jun 12 2023: After a nine-month investigation, the European Commission has approved the purchase of Lagardère, owner of Hachette, France's largest publisher, by Vivendi, with several conditions. Vivendi must sell its Editis publishing house, the second largest publisher in France, ...

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21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-century books

Jun 12 2023: A number of beloved novels, for both children and adults, are being “retouched” — updated to remove overtly racist, sexist or otherwise offensive language. Publishers and literary estates — including those of best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie, children’s ...

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School librarians share their battles with book banning

Jun 12 2023: Book challenges and bans leveled on children’s and YA materials in school and public libraries have been in the headlines for a couple of years now, part of a news cycle fueled by the heat of the politically motivated culture war gripping our country. The spotlight on ...

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Librarians, publishers file amicus briefs in Texas book banning case

Jun 05 2023: With oral arguments set for June 7 before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, librarians and publishers have filed amicus briefs in a closely watched Texas case over the banning of books in the public library.

The case, Little v. Llano County, was first filed on ...

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