The musician and producer Ahmir Thompson, better known as Questlove, is starting his own imprint, with an eye toward a mix of memoir, history and more. Read more
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Category: Publishers
Publishing Company Will Offer Free Black History E-Books
A Chicago-based publishing house will offer free e-books focused on Black history after the College Board revised its Advanced Placement African American studies course earlier this month. And Haymarket Books has Florida, specifically, in its sights. The College Board’s revisions came after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) refused to allow the class in Florida high schools. Read more
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17 Small Press Gems from 2022 That You Might Have Missed
…here are 17 of the hundreds of amazing indie books published in 2022 that deserve a spot at the top of your book pile. Read more
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Meet the Archive Moles
There’s a growing band of people digging through library stacks and second-hand bookshops in search of lost classics. I’m one of them. Read more
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Apple Unveils Suite of AI-Voiced Audiobooks
Apple has quietly launched a catalogue of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move that may mark the beginning of the end for human narrators. The strategy marks an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook market – but it also promises to intensify scrutiny over allegations of Apple’s anti-competitive behaviour. Read more
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University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive
University presses take up titles that the Big Five, as the publishing conglomerates are called collectively, often won’t touch — not just works of scholarship but also small-market books for general readers: poetry, short stories and essays; memoirs and biographies; field guides and natural history; art and photography; local and regional history, among many others. Read more
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HarperCollins Workers Strike for Better Pay and Benefits
Publishing has long been a low paying industry with long hours for its entry and midlevel employees, and it is based in New York, a very expensive city. It is also an overwhelmingly white industry, and many in the industry feel the low pay is part of what makes diversifying the industry difficult. Read more
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Judge Blocks a Merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
The government’s case blocked the merger of two of the United States’ largest publishers and reflected a more aggressive approach to curbing consolidation. It was closely watched by the publishing industry. Read more
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How a Tiny British Publisher Became the Home of Nobel Laureates
Fitzcarraldo Editions is not yet 10 years old and has only six full-time staff members. Already, three of its authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more
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2021 Was a Stellar Year for Publishing
In 2021, trade sales jumped again, but so did sales in the other segments, resulting in a 12.3% increase in total sales, to $29.33 billion, according to the Association of American Publishers’ final statistics for the year. The final figure marks a major improvement over numbers from the previous four years, when sales ranged between $25 billion and $26 billion. In 2021, sales in all segments except professional books topped their 2019 numbers, which have become a measuring stick many companies use given the volatility of the past two years. Read more
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