Publishing Newsarsenic / Book Awards / book-sales / History / NBCC / obituaries / publishing / Ursula Le Guin6 Comments
Ursula K Le Guin, by Margaret Atwood: ‘One of the literary greats of the 20th century’ – I’m sure you know by now that Ursula Le Guin died earlier this week, and there are a ton of obituaries and articles on her life and her work. I have chosen to ... more >
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Book World to close, leaving void for many small Wisconsin communities – This U.S. midwestern chain, inclusive of 45 stores and more than 300 employees, is closing all of its stores and has commenced a liquidation sale. There is a lot of blame being directed Amazon’s way, not only for ... more >
Publishing Newsbad mother / diversity / Fairy-Tales / hotels / Penguin Random House UK / publishing / romantic / stepmothers / stereotypes1 Comments
PRH UK to pay work experience participants in diversity drive – Each year, 450 individuals have the opportunity to “work” at Penguin Random House UK for two weeks. In the past, those experiences would be unpaid, except for travel and food. Now, though, participants will be paid £262.50/week, which is significant because ... more >
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Dilemma for librarians: Keep thousands of books or donate them? – Libraries, like all collections, must be curated, and part of that process is ensuring that books on the shelves are both in good condition and in good standing, historically speaking. At what point does a book become outdated, for example, ... more >
Publishing Newschildren's literature / diversity / Free Speech / future of books / Kumail Nanjiani / publishing / romantic comedies / Roxane Gay / sex ed / Simon & Schuster6 Comments
Simon & Schuster cancels Milo Yiannopoulos’ book – I am left wondering if Simon & Schuster was looking for a reason to drop Dangerous, despite their insistence that they were ‘doing the right thing’ and defending free speech. That claim was just about as convincing as Yiannopoulos’s insistence that he was just ... more >
Publishing NewsFree Speech / literacy / little library / marketing / publishing / unexpected books4 Comments
A Reading Resolution – Interesting post on the unexpected pleasures of reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose for ourselves or even think would be interesting. In an ever-increasing field of options, it’s often easier to narrow rather than broaden our literary horizons, especially when we enjoy the dilemma of so much information ... more >