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With L.A. fires subsiding, the book industry sustains action

Jan 29 2025: As Los Angeles first responders brought wildfires under control last week, those in literary circles persevered in delivering mutual aid and contributing to fundraisers.

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Industry orgs decry new DOE guidance dismissing 'book ban hoax'

Jan 27 2025: The Department of Education has moved quickly to reverse course in its efforts to stem the tide of what it now describes as "so-called" school book bans. In a Friday announcement, the DOE said it was eliminating the position of book ban coordinator at the Office of ...

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Demand soars for book by Bishop who confronted Trump

Jan 24 2025: Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, who called on President Donald Trump at a televised national prayer service on January 22 to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ persons, is now seeing her 2023 book, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in ...

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The 2025 National Book Critics Circle finalists

Jan 23 2025: The National Book Critics Circle has announced the finalists and special award winners for this year’s awards cycle, its 50th, honoring books published in 2024. A total of 31 publishers are represented across 42 finalists. Winners of the eight competitive categories ...

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TikTok uncertainty prompts the book business to envision an even better future

Jan 21 2025: On January 20, hours after President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated, thousands of readers lined up for one of the 1,100 midnight release parties held across the country for Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. The book, which is the third in the TikTok-beloved Empyrean series...

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What should book publishing expect under a second Trump administration?

Jan 17 2025: When Donald J. Trump first took his seat in the Oval Office in 2017, book publishing had something of an idea of what to expect. The famously litigious real estate magnate and reality TV star’s exploits had been regular tabloid fodder in publishing’s hometown of New ...

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Children's lit community hosts fundraisers and book drives for L.A. wildfire relief

Jan 16 2025: Children’s creators, publishers, and booksellers are looking for ways to bolster Los Angeles families, communities, and relief organizations after the wildfires of the past week, especially after digesting the news of schools destroyed in the Pacific Palisades and ...

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Government charges three people in publishing scam

Jan 16 2025: After a long investigation and hundreds of complaints, a grand jury in San Diego has charged three people involved in a publishing scam that the government contends defrauded elderly authors across the U.S. of almost $44 million.

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    From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel about a family's secret ties to a vanished American Kingdom.

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    Four strangers join an experimental treatment to heal broken hearts in Amelia Ireland's heartfelt debut novel.

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    A cranky ex-actress and her Gen Z sobriety sponsor team up to solve a murder that could send her back to prison in this dazzling mystery.

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