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International Update: EIBF, IPA protest new Hong Kong security law

Apr 22 2024: Following the adoption of the new Hong Kong Security Law on March 19, the European & International Booksellers Federation and the International Publishers Association expressed concerns about the limits this law will create on the freedom to publish and on bookselling ...

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PEN America cancels 2024 literary awards ceremony

Apr 22 2024: PEN America has canceled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, which was previously scheduled to be held at the Town Hall in New York City on April 29, although some awards will still be conferred. The move follows months of steadily mounting criticism of the organization ...

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Five more publishers join suit against Iowa's book banning, anti-GLBQT law

Apr 16 2024: Five publishers have joined the lawsuit filed last November 30 against Iowa over its book banning and anti-GLBQT law, meaning that plaintiffs now include all the Big Five U.S. publishers. The Iowa law would forbid school libraries and classrooms from carrying books ...

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Knopf to publish memoir by Alexei Navalny

Apr 11 2024: Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his poisoning in 2020 and completed it just before his death in 2024. The book recounts the story of his life, including his youth, marriage, activism, political career, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, including ...

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ALA releases top 10 most challenged books of 2023

Apr 09 2024: The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged...

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Lynne Reid Banks, author of ‘The Indian in the Cupboard,’ dies at 94

Apr 05 2024: Lynne Reid Banks, a versatile British author who began her writing career with the best-selling feminist novel “The L-Shaped Room” but found her biggest success with the popular children’s book “The Indian in the Cupboard,” died on Thursday in Surrey, England. She was ...

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HarperCollins tweaks typefaces, saves millions of pages

Apr 02 2024: As you’re racing through a thriller or romance novel, you’re not thinking about the fonts or layout on each page. But a designer has spent hours poring over each element on the page to create the most delightful reading experience. Just ask Leah Carlson-Stanisic, ...

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Small Press Distribution clients scramble to find new distributors

Apr 02 2024: Former clients of Small Press Distribution are still scrambling to find viable options to replace the services provided by SPD before the distributor abruptly shut down last Thursday. SPD provided distribution to about 400 publishers, including a large number of ...

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In Our Midst follows a German immigrant family’s fight for freedom after their internment post–Pearl Harbor.
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