Publishers Weekly reports the top 5 publishers had more trade paperbacks (fiction & nonfiction) on the best sellers list in 2025 but fewer hardcovers. For hardcover fiction, Penguin Random House and Hachette led the best sellers list.
Publishers Weekly reports the top 5 publishers had more trade paperbacks (fiction & nonfiction) on the best sellers list in 2025 but fewer hardcovers. For hardcover fiction, Penguin Random House and Hachette led the best sellers list.
The Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal in the Llano County, Texas book banning case so the ban is upheld. At PEN America, attorney Elly Brinkley wrote the ruling "...allows state and local governments to exert ideological control over the people with impunity.”
Glad to read that the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants, following a permanent injunction ordered by a US District Court judge. The attorneys general of 22 states are seeking to stop the dismantling of federal agencies.
Glad to read that the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants, following a permanent injunction ordered by a US District Court judge. The attorneys general of 22 states are seeking to stop the dismantling of federal agencies.
Always great information and insight from Jane Friedman:
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Always great information and insight from Jane Friedman:
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The Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze the new US Poet Laureate. Among other accolades, Sze won a National Book Award for “Sight Lines.” A resident of Santa Fe, he is the first Asian American to serve in the post and succeeds Ada Limón, who served for three years.
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work in a low-wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our Constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work in a low-wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our Constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
Trump’s downfall open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Trump’s downfall open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Authors Guild warns about scams involving podcast pitches to writers: “Red flags include overly effusive praise, vague podcast details with no specific show name … One goal includes setting up advance fee fraud schemes where authors are later asked to pay ‘production costs.’”
US Senator Josh Hawley told a senate subcommittee, “Today’s hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history… here’s the truth that nobody wants to admit: AI companies are training their models on stolen material.”
US Senator Josh Hawley told a senate subcommittee, “Today’s hearing is about the largest intellectual property theft in American history… here’s the truth that nobody wants to admit: AI companies are training their models on stolen material.”