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Children's lit community hosts fundraisers and book drives for L.A. wildfire relief
Children's creators, publishers, and booksellers are looking for ways to bolster Los Angeles families, communities, and relief organizations after the wildfires of the past week, especially after digesting the news of schools destroyed in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas.
Government charges three people in publishing scam
After a long investigation and hundreds of complaints, a grand jury in San Diego has charged three people involved in a publishing scam that the government contends defrauded elderly authors across the U.S. of almost $44 million.
Diamond Comic Distributors files for bankruptcy
Diamond Comic Distributors, a linchpin in the distribution of comics to comics shops since it was founded in 1982, has made a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. According to the filing, Diamond has received $41 million in debtor-in-possession financing from JP Morgan Chase that will […]
Colin Barrett's Wild Houses among winners of Nero book awards
Booker longlisted author Colin Barrett has won the Nero book award for debut fiction for his novel Wild Houses. Meanwhile Adam S Leslie has won in the fiction category for Lost in the Garden, while Guardian Long Reads contributor Sophie Elmhirst's Maurice and Maralyn was named nonfiction winner. Liz Hyder was awarded the prize in […]
British novelists criticise government over AI 'theft'
Kate Mosse and Richard Osman have hit back at Labour's plan to give artificial intelligence companies broad freedoms to mine artistic works for data, saying it could destroy growth in creative fields and amount to theft.
Brush fires, severe weather threaten L.A. bookstores and publishers
Bookstores and publishers located in the Los Angeles metro area were among those closed or evacuated on January 8 due to uncontained brush fires, power outages, and extreme winds that have devastated the region.
Park & Fine, Brower merge
Park & Fine Literary and Media and Brower Literary & Management have merged to form Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management. The new agency represents more than 300 authors of all genres and in all stages of their careers, with Park & Fine cofounder Celeste Fine and Brower founder Kimberly Brower serving as co-CEOs.
Louisiana supreme court revives librarian Amanda Jones's defamation suit
Louisiana librarian and freedom to read advocate Amanda Jones is ending 2024 with a major legal victory. On December 27, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that Jones's 2022 defamation case against two local men who accused her of pushing pornography to children can continue. In a 4-2 ruling, the court found that an appeals court […]
Freedom to read advocates celebrate a major legal victory in Arkansas
In a highly anticipated decision, a federal judge in Arkansas has permanently struck down two key provisions of Arkansas's controversial "harmful to minors" law, known as Act 372, finding the law to be unconstitutional.
Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book
This year's Booker prize winner will be the Christmas No 1 bestseller, predict UK booksellers. The Booksellers Association (BA) asked bookshop staff which book they think could reach the festive top spot, and Orbital by Samantha Harvey was the most popular response.