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Big Year for Book Bans
ALA and PEN say most “book challenges” in 2022 involve LGBTQ+ authors and themes, or issues of race and social justice.
The New Hit Factory: Podcasts and Audiobooks
What creators, performers, and rights owners should know when it comes to developing content for audiobooks and podcasts.
HarperCollins Union Members On Strike
The union action has received support from Harper authors and from the stage at the recent National Book Awards.
Best of VOC: Making Libraries Welcoming Spaces
The university library holds first a central role as a study space. With enrollment increasingly diverse, librarians and administrators see responsibility for making that study space into a welcoming place, too.
The Science of Storytelling
Sugar-sweetened beverages and COVID-19. Gun violence and teenage sex. What they share is that each can lead to dangerous health consequences. Data-driven science shows us how in each case, the cause leads to effect. The science, though, may not be enough to change minds and save lives.
In Arkansas and Michigan, Voters “Defund” Public Libraries
In the US election this month, books bans and public school teaching restrictions remained hot button issues, according to Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer.
Cader Unravels Judge Pan’s Ruling To Block PRH/S&S Merger
For a close reading of Judge Florence Pan’s ruling to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, CCC’s Chris Kenneally spoke with Michael Cader of Publishers Lunch.
Judge Pan Releases Antitrust Publishing Case Opinion
With one especially dominant firm in the market, there would be fewer bidders for book rights with negative impact on negotiations for those rights.
Making E-Books Accessible
The trick to making ebooks accessible and even beautiful is to think of them as software, says Jens Tröger, Bookalope founder.