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Awards & PrizesMary Anne Carter Returns to Chair NEA
Carter, who also led the National Endowment for the Arts during President Donald Trump’s first term, has historically supported the agency’s literacy initiatives as well as funding for creative arts therapies.
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Financial Reporting
Scholastic Sales Inched Up in Q2, Profits Rose 11%
Gains in the company’s children’s book publishing and distribution, as well as international groups, offset declines in its entertainment and educational solution units, while lower costs helped boost operating income to $82.9 million.
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Libraries
GAO Report Assesses Library Facilities
The Government Accountability Office released a report on the condition of public library buildings in the U.S., finding that 70% required additional maintenance and only 20% report “good” or “very good” condition.
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PW Picks
9 Books from 2025 You Shouldn't Overlook
As our editors continue to look back on the books published this year, we thought it would be worth shouting out these under-appreciated gems.
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PW Picks
10 Holiday Romances
An advent calendar of classic Christmas movies, 12 days of Christmas sex toys, and seasonal stories of fake dating and second chances round out this year's notable romances, reviewed below by 'PW.'
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PW Picks
Writers Talking Writers: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Herman Melville and Abraham Verghese on Ernest Hemingway
The Academy Award nominee and National Humanities Medal recipient discuss the long shadows of two literary giants.
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PW Picks
The Best of Roberto Bolaño
With fresh Bolaño covers are flooding shelves, we asked former 'PW' fiction reviews editor and novelist Gabe Habash to pick his favorite works by the late, great Chilean author.
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Financial Reporting
Publishing Sales Remained Solid in October
October sales rose 6.7% over a year ago at publishers that report to AAP’s StatShot program. The increase followed a 14% jump in September, likely reflecting Amazon’s return to more normal buying patterns after reducing orders over the summer.
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Awards & Prizes
NBCC Announces Award Longlists
The National Book Critics Circle has unveiled the seven longlists for its annual awards. Finalists will be announced on January 20, with winners to follow at a ceremony on March 26 in New York City.
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Publisher News
Trump-Aligned Law Firm Files Civil Rights Complaint Against PRH
America First Legal, founded by Stephen Miller, has asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate Penguin Random House’s DEI policies and programs, which it called “apparent race- and sex-based discrimination.”
