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Publishing industry unites to block Trump administration book deals

Jan 15 2021: Author Barry Lyga has posted an open letter signed by more than 250 authors, agents, booksellers, and publishers supporting their opposition to any publisher signing up President Donald Trump or members of his administration for any further book deals.

"Traditionally...

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Amazon hit with ebook price fixing suit

Jan 15 2021: The law firm that successfully sued Apple and five major publishers for colluding to fix e-book prices in 2011 has now filed a class action suit against Amazon, accusing the company of colluding with the Big Five publishers to restrain price competition in the e-book ...

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Ved Mehta, writer who illuminated India, is dead at 86

Jan 11 2021: Ved Mehta, a longtime writer for The New Yorker whose best-known work, spanning a dozen volumes, explored the vast, turbulent history of modern India through the intimate lens of his own autobiography, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 86.

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Publishers Weekly launches a new U.S. book trade fair for May

Jan 08 2021: Publishers Weekly has announced it will launch a new American publishing trade fair. Named the U.S. Book Show, the debut event will run virtually May 26-28. The intended audience includes booksellers, librarians, publishers and literary agents from across the U.S. and ...

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Costa Book Category Winners

Jan 06 2021: Winners have been named in the five Costa Book Awards categories, celebrating "the most enjoyable books of the year by writers resident in the U.K. and Ireland. Each author receives £5,000 (about $6,760) and is eligible for the £30,000 (about $40,560) Costa Book...

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John le Carré dies aged 89

Dec 13 2020: John le Carré, who forged thrillers from equal parts of adventure, moral courage and literary flair, has died aged 89.

On Sunday, his family confirmed he had died of pneumonia at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on Saturday night. “We all deeply grieve his passing,” they ...

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Just how white Is the book industry?

Dec 12 2020: In an extensive article, the New York Times asks "just how white is the book industry," and then sets out to quantify the answer through an extensive report that will serve as a baseline for future updates...

...First, we gathered a list of English-language fiction ...

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The story behind ‘And the People Stayed Home,’ the little poem that became so much more

Dec 11 2020: When she sat down at her computer one morning this spring, Kitty O’Meara didn’t intend to write an iconic poem, a children’s book or an opera. But in roughly 20 minutes, she did all three.

It all began rather innocently on Friday, March 13. “I sat down in my living ...

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