Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

PEN AMERICA: S & S SHOULD NOT CANCEL PENCE DEAL

PEN AMERICA: S & S SHOULD NOT CANCEL PENCE DEAL

April 27, 2021 (New York, NY) — Simon & Schuster has rebuffed both internal and external pressure to reverse a book deal with former Vice President Mike Pence. PEN America released the following statement in response:“Publishers are free to choose what...

Book Critics 2021-2022 Fellowship Applications Now Open

Book Critics 2021-2022 Fellowship Applications Now Open

By Heather Scott Partington The National Book Critics Circle is seeking applications for the 2021-2022 Emerging Critics Fellowship. The fellowship seeks to identify, nurture, and support the development of the next generation of book critics. ELIGIBILITY  Critics of...

Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced

Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced

APRIL 28, 2021 New York, NY – April 28, 2021 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are proud to announce that Brown Baby Lullaby, written by Tameka Fryer Brown and illustrated by AG Ford (Macmillan Children’s Publishing), is...

Books to Read: Collateral Damage by Mark Shaw

Books to Read: Collateral Damage by Mark Shaw

Collateral Damage, Mark Shaw, Post Hill Press – If there had been no cover-up of Robert Kennedy’s complicity in the murder of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 and he had been prosecuted based on compelling evidence at the time, the assassination of JFK by Bobby’s enemies would not have happened …

HarperCollins Acquires HMM for $349 Million

HarperCollins Acquires HMM for $349 Million

HarperCollins, owned by News Corp., is acquiring the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $349 million. The cash deal is expected to be concluded within the next three months. Under the agreement, all HMH Books & Media employees will join HarperCollins....