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D.C. Metro Spotlight: In the Nation's Capital, Even the Books Are Mission Driven
Washington, D.C.’s laser-focused publishers are eager to shape the world around us.
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Not All Book Startups Have Died
The closure of Pronoun prompted some soul-searching about the entrepreneurial culture in publishing, but there still are startups creating new ways to reach readers.
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Meet the Editor: Stuart Roberts
Two years after joining Simon & Schuster as the assistant to Alice Mayhew, Roberts made his first acquisition, buying what would become the rap memoir 'The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.' It's now a bestseller.
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Swipe Right for Black Books
The upsides and downsides of promoting African-American books using social media.
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Pelican Expands the Meaning of ‘Regional’
With a history stretching back 91 years, the Gretna, La., publisher has repeatedly adapted to meeting the changing demands of the market.
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With Selleck Set to Retire, S&S Revamps Sales
Simon & Schuster announced that its executive v-p for sales and marketing, Michael Selleck, will retire at the end of the year. With his departure, a number of changes are being made to the publisher's sales and distribution structure.
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Big Publishers See Third-Quarter Gains
Aided by downloadable audio, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Simon & Schuster posted higher quarterly results.
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What on Earth Brings Wallbooks To the U.S.
Founded in the U.K. in 2010 by a former educational publisher, the nonfiction children’s publishing house specializes in a hybrid format: an accordion-fold, heavily illustrated reference work that can be converted into a poster.
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Hachette Acquires Meadowbrook Press' Backlist
Hachette announced on Monday that it is acquiring the backlist of Meadowbrook Press, best known for titles for both parents and expectant parents; the list will be refreshed and reissued as Da Capo or Running Press releases.
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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2017
Women’s share of all publishing jobs rose in 2016, and the pay gap with men closed slightly.
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PRHGE Has a New Religious Imprint
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial’s distribution and editorial office in Miami is launching Origen (Origin), a new religious imprint for Spanish-language books.
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A Passion for Words at Vintage Español
Vintage Español’s publishing director hunts for more original works in Spanish by Hispanic-American writers.
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NaNoWriMo Is Big for Writers—and It Helps Publishers, Too
Each November for the past 18 years, thousands of writers have taken the National Novel Writing Month challenge, creating a 50,000-word novel draft in 30 days.
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Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, Halperin Dropped by Publisher
Mark Halperin, the co-author of 'Game Change' and former ABC news political director, has been dropped by his publisher, Penguin, after stories surfaced that Halperin sexually harassed a number of women while at ABC.
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DK Makes Leadership Changes
DK COO Shaun Hodgkinson has announced changes to the leadership structure of the North American branch, including a number of layoffs.
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The Women of Publishing Say #MeToo
Despite its image as a bastion of liberal thinking and its unusually high percentage of female workers, the publishing industry still has a significant sexual harassment problem.
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A Look at Random House's Newhouse Years
Nicholas Latimer, who joined Random House in 1983 and is now v-p and director of publicity at Knopf, recalls what working for the publisher was like when it was owned by the late media and publishing magnate Si Newhouse.
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J.P. Leventhal to Retire, BD&L Folded Into Running Press
Black Dog & Leventhal founder and publisher J.P. Leventhal will step down on December 31 after 25 years with the company. BD&L has been folded into HBG's Running Press imprint, effective immediately.
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A Public Space Launches Book Imprint
Literary magazine 'A Public Space' has launched APS Books with Bette Howland's 'Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage,' and will publish three more books in its inaugural year.
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Meet the Editor: Rebecca Saletan
The editorial director of Riverhead is on a roll this awards season with one book on the Man Booker Prize shortlist, another on the National Book Awards shortlist, and a third whose author was named one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35.”
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