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Entries for 'publishing'

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Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Baker & Taylor's Chapter 11 filing lays out huge unsecured debts
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Independent Bookstore Day 2026 aims for the biggest turnout yet
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Hachette Book Group sales rose 2% in the first quarter
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: BookCon is back at the Javits Center after a long hiatus
Culture and News
Literary Hub: the Center for the Art of Translation secures a permanent San Francisco home
Writing
Reedsy Blog: Reedsy vs Spines - which publishing path fits your book?
Culture and News
Kirkus News: Mahreen Sohail wins the 2026 PEN/Faulkner Award for Small Scale Sinners
Writing
Scriptnotes 731 asks what characters are running from (not just what they want)
Writing
Kill Zone guest post: cause and effect as story momentum (not bead-on-a-string plotting)
Rights and Policy
International Thriller Writers announces 2026 Thriller Award finalists
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Bookshop.org revenue jumps 55% in 2025, with romance and ebooks leading
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: National Book Foundation outlines a five-year plan to lean into literacy work
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Catapult Book Group workers file for a union election with UAW Local 2110
Culture and News
Books+Publishing reports Bloomsbury global restructure affecting UK and US roles
Culture and News
Books+Publishing says The Witness climbed in Australia's weekly bestseller mix
Culture and News
File 770 reports SFWA Infinity Award will honor Roger Zelazny in 2026
Culture and News
File 770 says Hayley Gelfuso won the 2026 Compton Crook Award
Writing
Reedsy publishes a practical speculative-fiction primer with subgenre examples
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Chicken Soup for the Soul sues major AI firms over book training data
Culture and News
Publishers Weekly: Dial Books for Young Readers closes under Penguin Young Readers
Culture and News
Publishing Perspectives: Grasset leadership change sparks author exodus threat in France
Culture and News
Literary Hub: Maris Kreizman on why AI detection is breaking editors
Culture and News
NPR Books: Whiting Foundation names 10 emerging authors for 2026
Culture and News
The Bookseller: Character.ai adds a Books feature tied to classic literature
Rights and Policy
Mystery Writers of America tracks 2026 Edgar Awards season and member releases
Rights and Policy
AAP says December publishing revenue rose 9.4%, with trade up for the month but slightly down for the year
Publishing
Draft2Digital introduces a one-time activation fee and a low-earnings maintenance fee
Culture and News
Author Update rounds up major legal and platform developments affecting authors
Culture and News
Book Riot's weekly roundup tracks censorship, library funding, prizes, and adaptation news
Culture and News
Kirkus reports Harper's upcoming release of JD Vance's faith memoir
Culture and News
Books+Publishing covers Adam Oliver's 2026 Moth Poetry Prize win
Rights and Policy
AAP announces major publisher lawsuit targeting Anna's Archive
Rights and Policy
AAP welcomes USTR's latest Notorious Markets piracy list
Rights and Policy
AAP amicus brief argues Meta's AI training copying fails fair-use standards
Rights and Policy
Publishers and authors file joint amicus in Concord v. Anthropic
Publishing
Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org partner on indie ebook distribution
Publishing
Draft2Digital recaps 2025 with migration completion and new tooling
Publishing
SPS 440 tracks AI accusations and gatekeeping tensions in publishing
Culture and News
Author Update covers the Shy Girl fallout and broader AI-authorship conflict
Culture and News
Book Riot reports ALA settlement in IMLS dismantling litigation
Culture and News
Book Riot reports new film adaptation plans for Parable of the Sower
Culture and News
Book Riot tracks Indies Choice winners and the new James Patterson + Bookshop prize
Culture and News
Kirkus reports Jaclyn Smith memoir deal tied to Charlie's Angels anniversary
Culture and News
Books+Publishing announces ABIA 2026 business award shortlists
Culture and News
Books+Publishing reports new lifetime achievement award from Australian Booksellers Association
Writing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing: NYT list changes and AI-editor trust concerns
Rights and Policy
100+ grassroots groups urge Congress to reject a bill they say would mandate school book censorship
Culture and News
Penguin Random House sends Congress a letter opposing H.R. 7661
Rights and Policy
ALCS welcomes Lords committee report pushing licensing-first AI rules
Culture and News
Charlie Jane Anders: Why Locus matters more than ever
Culture and News
Why can't human editors identify AI?
Writing
Writer's Digest May/June 2026 cover reveal spotlights "Write Like a Pro" and 101 Best Websites
Marketing
The best book promotion sites in 2026 (according to David Gaughran)
Culture and News
Shelf Awareness latest news: trade notes from bookstores, awards, and media heat
Rights and Policy
SFWA site highlights Writer Beware: "News of the Weird" on Quill Shift Literary Agency
Culture and News
PEN America launches a US safety program for authors facing harassment
Rights and Policy
Albert Whitman & Company Bankruptcy: Plan of Reorganization
Rights and Policy
Authors Guild Files Brief Detailing DOGE's Role in Unlawful NEH Terminations
Rights and Policy
Authors Guild Applauds Publishers' Lawsuit Against Pirate Site Anna's Archive
Publishing
New translation imprint: Avocado House
Publishing
Beventi adds ticket ordering for bookstores
Writing
Poets & Writers Daily News roundup
Culture and News
Around the Book World: Monday, April 13, 2026
Culture and News
US appeals court deals a blow to the freedom to read
Culture and News
Book Industry Unites to Back Authors
Culture and News
She Reads Truth Joins PRH Christian
Culture and News
A New Generation of LGBTQ+ Bookstores Is Popping Up Across the US
Culture and News
PW Bookstore of the Year 2026 Finalist: Greedy Reads
Culture and News
This Week's Bestsellers: April 13, 2026
Culture and News
In Europe's translation markets, English dominates, Japanese grows, AI disrupts
Culture and News
ALA, AFSCME defend IMLS and reach settlement with federal government
Technology
Audible will open Story House, a bookless bookstore
Culture and News
Electric Literature belongs to all of us (community statement)
Publishing
News podcast: bookstores want faster response; Harlequin AI micro drama backlash
Publishing
Harlequin's AI microdrama deal sparks backlash
Culture and News
Best-selling The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals true identity
Culture and News
Alesha Dixon backs a Walsall free book scheme
Culture and News
PW Sales Rep of the Year 2026 finalist: Doris Allen
Culture and News
Norton to publish Kate DiCamillo's next novel in 2027
Culture and News
National Black Bookstore Day (April 7) declared by NABB
Culture and News
Hive Mind seeks to acquire a landmark queer Manhattan bookstore
Culture and News
PEN America: literary translators are underpaid and underappreciated
Culture and News
The Bookseller: Michael Rosen and Cai Gao win 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award