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Hachette acquires Sterling Publishing from Barnes & Noble
In another reworking of Barnes & Noble's business under the direction of CEO James Daunt, the company has sold its publishing division to Hachette Book Group. Under the agreement, all Sterling Publishing Co.'s staff, publishing assets, and trademarks will be transferred to HBG and the company take over distribution for all of Union Square's distribution […]
Agents, authors question HarperCollins AI deal
In a significant move, HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike a licensing deal to provide access to select nonfiction books for AI training purposes. And so far, authors and agents appear to be approaching the deal with caution and skepticism—if also with a measure of hope.
Australian authors giving every federal politician five books to encourage nuance in Middle East debate
Some of Australia's most prominent authors are among a group of more than 90 writers and literary supporters who have paid for every federal parliamentarian to receive a carefully curated package of books on the Middle East to expand their knowledge of the history of the conflict.
NBN to close, clients offered opportunity to move to S&S
In another sign of the changing economics of distribution in the publishing industry, independent distributor National Book Network (NBN) will close next year, with its approximately 150 clients offered the chance to move to Simon & Schuster Distribution Services. Following the collapse of Small Press Distribution in March, the pending exit of NBN from the […]
Trump threatens to sue Penguin Random House
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to sue Penguin Random House and the New York Times for $10 billion over allegedly "false and defamatory statements" contained in articles written by Times journalists Peter Baker, Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig, and Michael S. Schmidt, according to a letter reviewed by the Columbia Journalism Review. The letter, signed […]
Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
Florida's department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were "removed or discontinued" from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of library books.
Penguin to acquire Amber-Allen publishing backlist
Penguin Publishing Group, the division of Penguin Random House, will acquire the publishing assets of Amber-Allen Publishing, the independent publisher of personal development books that has been a PRH Publishing Services distribution client since 2018.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the Booker Prize 2024
Orbital by Samantha Harvey, the only British writer shortlisted this year, has won the 2024 Booker prize, the UK's most prestigious prize for fiction. Harvey's tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station was "unanimously" chosen as the winner after a "proper day" considering the six-strong shortlist, according to judging chair, the artist […]
Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey favourites to win 2024 Booker prize
Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey are the bookies' favourites to win the 2024 Booker prize. American author Everett was Ladbrokes' frontrunner before the company closed bets on Monday morning, with 2/1 odds of taking home the £50,000 award for his novel James – a reimagining of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective […]
Hachette employees protest new conservative imprint
A group of employees at Hachette Book Group have penned a letter to management condemning the announced launch of a new conservative imprint, Basic Liberty, and hiring of Thomas Spence, former president and publisher of Regnery, to helm it.

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