Macmillan Lays Off Some Staff, Temporarily Cuts Some Salaries
Macmillan Publishers has laid off an undisclosed number of employees across all divisions, temporarily reduced pay for select employees, and implemented a hiring freeze, effective April 2. As a result of the layoffs, the Thomas Dunne imprint has been shuttered. more...New Releases Struggle to Find an Audience
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The bookseller has rehired 49 previously laid off union employees, who are now working alongside more than 50 people in management to fulfill orders.
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Qubit by Sergio Mendes
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The Door Into Whimsy by H.F. Clarke
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The United Nations' Top Job by Lucia Mouat
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Resurrection by Rob Lockett
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Delusions of Clarity by Vern Bryk
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Canny Danny by Gerhard Dennis
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No One Has More Love Than This: Why We Remember by Warren Robinson
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We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor by Marika Lindholm
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