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How ‘This Is the Only Kingdom’ by Jaquira Díaz Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel.
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The Brooklyn Book Festival at 20: PW Talks with Liz Koch
When Koch cofounded BKBF at the suggestion of former borough president Marty Markowitz, it
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Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s Lawsuit Against PRH, ‘NYT’
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday dismissed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion disparagement suit against Penguin Random House and the New York Times, filed earlier this week, calling it “improper and impermissible in its present form.”
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Scholastic Sees Dip in Sales, Higher Loss in First Quarter
Sales in the quarter fell 5%, to $225.6 million, and operating losses rose to $92.2 million from $88.5 million a year ago.
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Karen Lotz Joins Norton as Director, Children’s Books and Strategic Development
After more than two decades with Candlewick Press and its parent company Walker Books, Karen Lotz is joining W.W. Norton as director, children’s books and strategic development.
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HarperCollins to Reissue 35 ‘American Classics’
The publisher will commemorate the nation’s upcoming semiquincentennial with its new American Classics series, slated for next spring.
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Trump Sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 Billion
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, as well as the New York Times and four of its reporters, of trying to undermine his 2024 election campaign. Both the Times and PRH called the suit meritless.
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Copper Canyon Anthology Spotlights Poets in Palestine
Translated and edited by Tayseer Abu Odeh and Sherah Bloor and guest edited by Jorie Graham, You Must Live compiles recent work from 30 poets living in Gaza and the West Bank. The challenges of publishing it were immense.
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Book Banners Are Everywhere. These Lawyers Are Playing Offense.
Restrictions to reading materials are taking a toll on communities nationwide. These lawyers are helping librarians, teachers, and others fight back.
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The 2025 Freedom to Read Issue
For our second Freedom to Read Issue, we’re highlighting the work being done in communities across the country, from the Diet Coke–drinking mom who cofounded the Texas Freedom to Read Project to the members of Penguin Random House’s Intellectual Freedom Taskforce.
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What Happened After ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ by George M. Johnson Got Banned
An inside look at the fight to keep the author’s bestselling memoir-manifesto on the shelves.
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What’s Next for PRH’s Intellectual Freedom Taskforce?
Penguin Random House launched its coordinated freedom to read effort in May 2023. Its work is far from over.
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Books on Trial: Eight Freedom to Read Cases to Watch
These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.
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How Grassroots Activists Are Fighting for the Right to Read
These 10 advocates uphold the freedom to read on their local turf.
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Librarians Without Borders: PW Talks with Kim A. Snyder
The Librarians, Snyder’s documentary on combating book bans that is already a Sundance festival hit, will tour libraries, campuses, and cinemas across the U.S. and around the globe this fall.
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Book Deals: Week of September 15, 2025
Dina Nayeri brings her next novel to Algonquin, Colleen Hoover and John Grisham announce their next projects, and more in this week’s book deals.
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Former Tattered Cover Co-Owners Launch Publishing Venture
Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan, previously the co-owners of Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store, have launched Left Field Publishing, a hybrid press specializing in books that cross genres and defy categorization.
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Crossed Hearts Aims to Streamline Webcomic Adaptation
The new publisher, which launches its inaugural list this fall, wants to more efficiently bring print editions of Japanese manga, Korean webcomics, and Asian light novels to English-language markets worldwide.
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Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Copyright Lawsuit
Authors and publishers hope the agreement will send a signal to AI companies to respect copyright and to pay for the use of copyrighted materials in training their large language models.
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Jonathan Karp’s Five-Year Plan
After five years leading Simon & Schuster, the industry veteran is readying to step down and open his own imprint as speculation swirls over who could be tapped to succeed him. His tenure was successful by any measure, but rarely smooth sailing.
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