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Warren Elected President of PubWest Board; Bryerman, Hernandez Join Board
PubWest announced that Miriam Warren of No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guidebooks has been elected president of its board of directors.
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Pubeasy Grows in 2020, Updated Platform Coming in March
MVB U.S.'s Pubeasy added 882 client bookstores in 2020, bringing its total client list to nearly 4,000. A modernized platform will debut in March.
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Spotlight on: Dare to Make History: Equity on the Ice
Two athletes tell their inspiring story of standing up for gender equity. (Sponsored.)
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Closeup on: Ransom Riggs' The Desolations of Devil's Acre
In The Desolations of Devil's Acre, Ransom Riggs welcomes readers one final time to a spine-tingling, hair-raising, era-spanning adventure with Miss Peregrine's peculiar children on the series' tenth anniversary.
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NBCC Board Member Retracts Criticism of Award Finalist
National Book Critics Circle board member Charles Finch has retracted his public criticism of author Brandon Taylor, a finalist for this year's John Leonard Prize, after an uproar about racism, bias, and conflict of interest.
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Big Five Publishers Now Defendants in E-book Price-Fixing Suit
The initial complaint, first filed on January 14 by Seattle-based firm Hagens Berman, had portrayed the Big Five publishers as "co-conspirators" in the alleged price-fixing scheme but had named only Amazon as the defendant. The amended complaint, filed on February 4, now draws the publishers into the suit.
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Olson Re-elected IBPA Board Chair; New Board Candidates Set for Election
The Independent Book Publishers Association board of directors has elected Patagonia Books director Karla Olson to her second term as board chair. A new slate of directors also has been nominated.
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Closeup on: Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter
In Firekeeper’s Daughter, debut author Angeline Boulley explores protagonist Daunis’s internal dilemmas over family legacy, personal tragedy and pursuing her own purpose in life, while making difficult decisions to keep her community safe.
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PRH to Issue Two New Editions of 'Becoming'
Michelle Obama’s 'Becoming' will be released in a young readers' edition and in trade paperback on March 2; originally published in 2018, the former First Lady’s memoir became a #1 international bestseller, with sales topping more than 15 million copies worldwide.
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20 Years of Hard Case Crime Books
Looking back at two decades of potboilers at the crime novel press.
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'The Unbearable Whiteness of Publishing' Revisited
A children’s book editor and a writer look at what’s changed, and what hasn’t, since the 1995 publication of a groundbreaking 'Village Voice' article on the lack of diversity in book publishing.
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Is Women's Empowerment Coming to Publishing?
Publishers say there has long been demand for titles on women’s empowerment, but #MeToo and other social justice movements have created a sense of urgency around these books.
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Disney Names Sarah Weisinger Head of Global Publishing
Disney has named Sarah Weisinger as senior v-p, group publisher for Disney Publishing Worldwide. She has been with the company for 20 years and will oversee the publishing program for a variety of brands.
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Marta Hallett Launches New Illustrated Publisher, G Editions
Publishing veteran Marta Hallett has founded G Editions, a new independent publisher of illustrated books.
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Napack Re-elected AAP Chairman
Wiley president and CEO Brian Napack has been re-elected chairman of the Association of American Publishers’ board for the 2021-2022 term. Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch has been elected vice chair.
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Yaged Named President of Macmillan Trade; Besser to Head Kids' Group
Jon Yaged, head of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, has been promoted to president of all of Macmillan Publishers' U.S. trade group. Jen Besser has been named to succeed Yaged as head of the children’s division.
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IPG Launches In-House Field Sales Team
Beginning May 1, Independent Publishers Group will bring field sales in-house and discontinue using commission sales reps, as it has in the past. The new team will cover the East and West Coasts, as well as the Midwest.
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Small Press Distribution Begins Internal Audit Following Employee Allegations
Small Press Distribution has hired a workplace investigation and mediation firm following allegations of wage and discrimination issues by current and former employees.
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Bracing for Another E-book Price-Fixing Case
On January 14, a prominent class-action law firm announced it was suing over alleged price-fixing in the e-book market—the second such suit in a decade. What should we make of the news?
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