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Book Industry Divided Over AI Adoption, Finds BISG Survey
Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book Industry Study Group released in September.
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David C Cook Rebrands as Cook Media Global
CEO Bill Reeves announced September 19 that book publisher David C Cook, Integrity Music, and Group Publishing, which produces Vacation Bible School materials, will continue to be the cornerstones of Cook Media Global.
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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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