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The 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners, a future for this year's BookExpo after all, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 5/4-5/8 including Books-A-Million reopening, McGraw-Hill and Cengage dropping their merger, and more.
New Jersey Barnes & Noble warehouse workers protest unsafe conditions, Alaskan businesses work to make banned books accessible to students, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/27-5/1 including Joy Harjo's second term as Poet Laureate, left-wing publishers banding together, and more.
Michelle Obama joins virtual storytime, Amazon makes a surprising donation, and more in this week's top publishing news:
#Creators4Comics launches, BookExpo and BookCon are postponed, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/13-4/17 including the #Creators4Comics campaign, GoFundMe disbursement problems at indies, and more.
After being dropped by major publishers, Reedpop has decided to cancel BookCon, Unbound and BookExpo 2020. See links for more details. https://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/83040-bookexpo-bookcon-2020-events-canceled.html…
https://bookexpoamerica.com/A-Statement-from-BookExpo/…
For details about other events, visit our calendar on our parent site: http://publishingtrends.com/calendar/
After initially postponing this year's BookExpo and BookCon from their original May 27-31 dates to July 22-26, Reedpop has canceled both events.
A relief campaign for Bay Area booksellers, the advent of "lockdown erotica," and more in this week's top publishing news:
http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-46410-2/
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 4/6-4/10 including $75 million in NEA funds for nonprofits, a newly-relevant pandemic thriller, and more.
Diamond Comic Distributors withholds vendor payments, the Bologna Book Fair pivots to digital, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/30-4/3 including a virtual Bologna Book Fair, withheld payments at Diamond Comic Distributors, and more.
The cancellation of ALA 2020, Woody Allen's new publisher, and more in this week's top publishing news: http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-323327-2/
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/23-3/27 including the uncertain future of BookExpo 2020, a boost for children's publishing, and more.
As the changes in book and publishing events increase,
@PubTrendSetter and @publishingtrend want to make it easier for you to keep track. Visit our parent site to stay up-to-date on which events are postponed or cancelled or have gone virtual.
http://publishingtrends.com/calendar/
Publishers, booksellers, and other industry professionals cope with coronavirus. Find out how in this week's top news: http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-316320-2/
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.
Cabin fever kicked in yet? Us too. That’s why today Trendsetter is stepping outside New York and going on a virtual tour of literary Baltimore. Come get lost with us in The City That Reads.
http://publishingtrendsetter.com/industryinsight/york-book-literary-culture-baltimore-md/
While our website experiences technical difficulties, we'll be posting 5 Links directly to social media to keep you informed. Wash your hands and tackle that TBR pile!
Here's this week's top news.
1. Hachette's French affiliate will go ahead with Woody Allen's memoir: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/woody-allens-french-publisher-vows-to-push-through-with-memoirs-release/2020/03/10/1528812a-6273-11ea-8a8e-5c5336b32760_story.html
2. Bookstores in Beijing are working on food-and-book delivery services: https://www.abacusnews.com/tech/bookstores-hit-hard-coronavirus-can-now-deliver-books-using-food-delivery-app/article/3073924
3. The effects of the coronavirus are beginning to hit publishing hard: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82667-coronavirus-impact-begins-to-spread.html
4. Women cleaned up at the Academy of Arts and Letters: https://lithub.com/women-racked-up-the-prizes-from-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-letters-this-year/
5. A number of book festivals and fairs have been canceled, with cancellations expected to continue: https://www.nytimes.com/article/cancelled-events-coronavirus.html
Yesterday, the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced that the winner of the $100,000 Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award is poet and essayist Leslie Marmon Silko, best known for her writing…
Due to rising concerns over the #CoronavirusOutbreak, London Book Fair, Leipzig Book Fair, and Salon du Livre Paris have been cancelled. Read more about it here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/04/london-book-fair-cancelled-over-coronavirus-fears-amid-growing-anger
Check out our parent site for events still happening this month:
http://www.publishingtrends.com/calendar
Around 25,000 publishers, authors and agents were due to attend the fair next week, where deals for biggest books are struck
Proposed federal budget cuts for the NEH and NEA (again), the resignation of the entire RWA board, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 2/10-2/14 including an entirely new RWA board, drastic arts funding cuts in the federal budget, and more.
Barnes & Noble pulls its Diverse Editions campaign, Hachette makes a big move into the children's market, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 2/3-2/7 including Hachette's purchase of 1,000 Disney titles, backlash at Barnes & Noble, and more.
A different kind of Macmillan embargo, a first for the Newbery Medal, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/27-1/31 including the cancellation of the American Dirt tour, Michelle Obama's Grammy, and more.
The 2020 Edgar Award nominees, the fate of a few New York bookstores, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/20-1/24 including PRH's departure from several unlimited reading services, trouble at Dreamspinner Press, and more.
https://lithub.com/how-a-book-cover-gets-made-nicole-caputo-on-belletrists-studio-sessions/
Belletrist – originally a big-name Bookstagram account – gives us a behind the scene look of how Catapult and Counterpoint Creative Director Nicole Caputo designs stunning book covers for the digital age. She talks about how social media impacts her design-making process, as well as offers personal insights into what she believes what a good book cover does.
"If that manuscript is in the hands of a designer who is good at what they do – who knows how to market a book, knows how to position a book truthfully – then you could judge a book by its cover." – Nicole Caputo
The folks behind Belletrist—which is so much more than a beloved Bookstagram account—are debuting a short video documentary series, Studio Sessions, in which they take a behind-the-scenes look at t…
A settlement for the Audible Captions lawsuit, a new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and more in this week's publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/13-1/17 including the 2020 National Book Critics Circle finalists, a settlement in the Audible Captions case, and more.
Uproar at the Romance Writers of America, authors fighting the Australian fires, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/6-1/10 including big changes at the RWA, the post-split future of United Methodist Publishing, and more.
Before we wish you a happy 2020, we'd like to dive into the very best best-ofs of 2019. Cheers!
Publishing Trendsetter presents their 7th annual list of best best-of lists.
J.K. Rowling's heel turn, the power of crowdfunding, and more Gift of the Magi-style fables in this week's top publishing news: http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-12161220-2/
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 12/16-12/20 including a change of hands for PRH, Edward Snowden's memoir earnings, and more.
The 2019 word of the year, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay on the small screen, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 12/9-12/13 including the Merriam-Webster word of the year, another publisher for the impeachment report, and more.
The Apostrophe Protection Society closes shop, a Swedish Academy member boycotts Nobel Week, and more in this week's top publishing news: http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-122126/
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 12/2-12/6 including the end of the ten-digit book ISBN, a quiet protest set for Nobel Week, and more.
The 2019 National Book Awards winners, the future of YA/sci-fi freelancers at the Barnes & Noble blogs, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 11/18-11/22 including the 2019 National Book Awards, the bookish future of the 1619 Project, and more.
Edward Snowden fights censorship in China, the newly relocated Drama Book Shop gets ready for showtime, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 11/11-11/15 including the return of the Drama Book Shop, a new award at Barnes & Noble, and more.
Rising criticism for John Sargent, a tribute to Ernest J. Gaines, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 11/4-11/8 including the DOJ's warning to Hachette, John Sargent's ebook embargo defense, and more.
John Sargent's open letter (and the ALA's response), the future of Little Free Library, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/21-10/25 including bookseller relief during the California fires, library returns in Chicago, and more.
This year's Kirkus Prize winners, the White House tell-all to (allegedly) end tell-alls, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/21-10/25 including the newest White House tell-all, Naomi Wolf's continuing book woes, and more.
The Booker Prize goes halfsies, Catch and Kill hits some roadblocks in Australia, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/14-10/18 including a surprise at the Booker Ceremony, a Macmillan ebook boycott in Washington State, and more.
Controversial picks for the Nobel Prize, Rihanna's new autobiography, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/7-10/11 including the 2019 National Book Award shortlists, an on-campus book burning, and more.
The end of another Amazon promotional program, lawsuits over Ronan Farrow's new book, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/30-10/4 including the 2019 University Press Week theme, Ina Garten's newest chapter, and more.
5 Under 35 honorees, MacArthur Fellows, and more to celebrate in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/23-9/27 including this year's 5 Under 35 and MacArthur Fellowship honorees, the passing of Sol Stein, and more.
Who's on the 2019 National Book Award longlists? Who gets the proceeds from Edward Snowden's memoir? These questions and more from this week's top publishing news: http://publishingtrendsetter.com/bookbiznow/top-5-publishing-news-stories-916920/
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/16-9/20 including the National Book Award longlists, a battle for the proceeds from Edward Snowden's memoir, and more.
Leadership turmoil at AWP, newly-announced honorees for the National Book Awards, and more in this week's top publishing news:
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 9/9-9/13 including two National Book Award honorees, executive turmoil at AWP, and more.
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