Trump Budget Calls for Closing the NEA
In what has become an annual rite under the Trump administration, the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. more...Random House to Publish Spanish Editions of Seuss Classics
Beginning this spring, Random House Children’s Books will publish Spanish-language editions of classic picture books by the late Dr. Seuss. more...W.S. Merwin, Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Has Died at 91
W.S. Merwin, who served as the 17th Poet Laureate of the United States, won two Pulitzer Prizes, and was widely admired by readers and peers, has died. He was 91 years old. more...and more.
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ObituariesObituary: Bob Schmid
Bob Schmid, a longtime Simon & Schuster sales representative, died last month in Baltimore. He was 74.
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Awards & Prizes
Trump Budget Calls for Closing the NEA
In what has become an annual rite under the Trump administration, the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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People
Isaacson Named Editor-at-Large, Invests at Arcadia
Arcadia Publishing has announced that bestselling author Walter Isaacson has joined the company as editor-at-large and senior advisor and will also be an investor in the publisher.
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Bookselling
Teicher to Retire from ABA at Year's End
Oren Teicher, who has led the American Booksellers Association since 2009, has announced that he will retire as CEO of the organization at the end of 2019.
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Comics
Viz Launches Imprint to Publish Original Manga-Inspired Graphic Novels
Viz Media announced plans to launch Viz Originals, a new imprint that will publish original graphic novels by artists inspired by manga and anime.
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Publisher News
Cambridge to Expand Trade List
Cambridge University Press, the 485-year-old academic publishing house, is expanding its presence in the North American trade book marketplace.
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Bookselling
This Week's Bestsellers: March 18, 2019
Rachel Hollis has the #1 book in the country with ‘Girl, Stop Apologizing,’ her follow-up to her 2018 blockbuster, ‘Girl, Wash Your Face.’ Plus ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid is the latest Reese’s Book Club pick, and Jenna Hager Bush launches a book club of her own with Tara Conklin’s ‘The Last Romantics.’
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Shows & Events
TLA 2019: The Power of Advocacy
The stars are aligning to make this year’s event one of the association’s most highly attended conferences to date.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of March 18, 2019
S&S buys Howard Stern’s latest, Pantheon picks up an inside look at a Cold War drama in Congo, and more in this week's notable book deals.
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Obituaries
W.S. Merwin, Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Has Died at 91
W.S. Merwin, who served as the 17th Poet Laureate of the United States, won two Pulitzer Prizes, and was widely admired by readers and peers, has died. He was 91 years old.
