Literary Agent Jim Hornfischer Dies at Age 55
June 22, 2021 2:40 pm Leave your thoughtsAustin writer, naval historian, book editor, and literary agent James D. Hornfischer died June 2, 2021 at age 55 after... View Article
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Love Local, Choose Indie Bookstores Over Amazon Prime
June 22, 2021 12:19 pm Leave your thoughtsLove Local, Choose Indie Bookstores Over Amazon Prime Bookshop.org offered free shipping on June 21/22 to encourage customers to support... View Article
Amazon’s MGM Buy Starts Video Content Wars
May 27, 2021 7:07 am Leave your thoughtsAmazon gears up for the content war as MGM acquisition strengthens Prime Video portfolio, says GlobalData Following today’s news (26... View Article
HarperCollins Seals HMH Trade Acquisition
May 11, 2021 10:34 am Leave your thoughtsHarperCollins, the second largest trade publisher in the U.S., has completed its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media according... View Article
PRH Spanish CEO Joins Bertelsmann Supervisory Board
May 7, 2021 10:07 am Leave your thoughtsNúria Cabutí Joins Bertelsmann Supervisory Board • CEO of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial also to represent Bertelsmann’s international executives... View Article
S&S CEO Stands Firm on Publishing Pence
May 4, 2021 10:07 am Leave your thoughtsIn late April, Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp sent a letter to about 200 employees and others rejecting their... View Article
PEN AMERICA: S & S SHOULD NOT CANCEL PENCE DEAL
May 3, 2021 10:17 am Leave your thoughtsApril 27, 2021 (New York, NY) — Simon & Schuster has rebuffed both internal and external pressure to reverse a book deal... View Article
Book Critics 2021-2022 Fellowship Applications Now Open
April 28, 2021 3:02 pm Leave your thoughtsBy Heather Scott Partington The National Book Critics Circle is seeking applications for the 2021-2022 Emerging Critics Fellowship. The fellowship seeks... View Article
Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
April 28, 2021 2:51 pm Leave your thoughtsAPRIL 28, 2021 New York, NY – April 28, 2021 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child... View Article
HarperCollins Acquires HMM for $349 Million
March 31, 2021 12:54 pm Leave your thoughtsHarperCollins, owned by News Corp., is acquiring the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $349 million. The cash deal... View Article