Women-Run Publishing
Girls may run the world, according to Beyoncé, but women run publishing. Making up well over 50% of the book business’s workforce, women have been moving from the steno pool to the corner office for decades. While there’s still a long way to go, the women found in the following pages—publishers, CEOs, founders—are leading the charge. (Sponsored) more...and more.
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Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites
Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill have filed a lawsuit accusing Google of promoting unauthorized copies of their textbooks by allowing pirate sites to continue to run ads even after receiving thousands of takedown requests.
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Amistad Inks Partnership with Viola Davis's JVL Media
Three of the inaugural titles from JVL Media—the publisher and packager launched earlier this year by Davis, husband Julius Tennon, and publisher Lavaille Lavette—will be published in association with HarperOne Group's Amistad imprint.
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On World Environment Day, Disney Debuts Planet Possible Books Program
The Walt Disney Company has announced a new children’s book program, Planet Possible Books, on World Environment Day, June 5. The program will publish three to four books a year.
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Harper Group Launches Nonfiction Imprint, Harper Influence
Senior VP Lisa Sharkey has been tapped to helm Harper Influence, which will publish a "wide range of nonfiction spanning popular culture," including general lifestyle, entertainment, and inspiration.
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A Pioneering Queer Novelist, Reiussed by an Unlikely Publisher
The work of late queer author Fritz Peters has fallen off the radar and out of print—leaving room for a small Los Angeles production company to pick up rights to the books, reissue five of them, and fast track the process of adapting them into films.
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Maria Shriver’s Open Field Imprint Broadens Its Horizons
Penguin Life imprint the Open Field, founded by journalist Maria Shriver with a focus on wellness and inspiration, will now publish 10 books per year.
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Publishers Celebrate James Baldwin Centennial with Reissues
In honor of Baldwin's 100th birthday, Beacon Press, Duke University Press, Vintage Books, and more are finding ways to commemorate the writer's centenary, including unique reissues and deluxe editions.
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Authors, Publishers Sign PEN America Letter Protesting New South Carolina School Book Rules
More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25.
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2024 Thriller Award Winners Announced
Louise Penny, Dennis Lehane, and Tess Gerritsen were among those honored during a banquet at the 19th ThrillerFest, held at the Sheraton Times Square in Manhattan.
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A Hard, but Good, Ending for Polis Books
After 11 years, Jason Pinter's small press fell under the weight of a host of issues all too familiar to indie publishers. But his elegance under the pressure of handling the collapse—including the rehoming of 60% of Polis's 171-title backlist—stands out.
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