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The London-based Rizzoli UK will be headed up by Stephen King, who has been appointed managing director. The new business will also develop original titles to be published under the Rizzoli Universe imprint.
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Rivertowns Books, headed by industry veteran Karl Weber, seeks to honor Tattered Cover founder and First Amendment advocate Joyce Meskis with a collection of essays, written by her industry friends and colleagues, on her life’s work and the causes she championed.
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In his new book, 'To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People,' prolific author and Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman explores various contemporary approaches to Judaism.
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Brazos signs Karen Swallow Prior's book on balancing the practical with theology and philosophy; Revell signs a book on coping with divorce; and more.
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The Bookseller Oral History Project is seeking a permanent home.
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Five mind-body-spirit publishers have astrology books that extol the power of the moon, which will black out the sun during the April 8 solar eclipse.
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At last month's Christian Product Expo, the iconic crooner of the 1950's and '60's and a prolific author, continued to talk conservative politics while rebranding himself as a country singer at 89.
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Prolific children's book author Kate Banks, known for prose praised as lyrical, clever, and graceful, died February 24 in Switzerland, following a long illness; she was 64.
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The Bookseller Oral History Project, a program intended to document and preserve the history of bookselling in the U.S., has found a permanent home at the University of Iowa Libraries.
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Madeline McIntosh, Nina von Moltke, and Don Weisberg—most recently at Penguin Random House US and Macmillan, respectively—have joined forces to form a new publishing company. As its name implies, the publisher will operate outside of traditional publishing business models.
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The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is bringing a dozen diverse participants into its pilot program for business incubation.
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A federal judge has held that “monopolization” claims against Amazon can move forward, finding that lawyers for a potential consumer class have plausibly alleged that Amazon’s conduct in the e-book market has led to “reduced competition” and “higher e-book prices."
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At the 29th annual Audies, presented by the Audio Publishers Association and held in Los Angeles on March 4, winners across 27 categories were announced. The night's biggest honor, Audiobook of the Year, went to 'Surrender,' written and narrated by Bono.
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Books-A-Million has expanded its same-day delivery services to its entire national chain, which comprises 231 stores across 32 states, with Walmart providing the logistics through its GoLocal delivery service platform.
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Singh, an agent at Ayesha Pande Literary and the former editorial director at Other Press, has worn many hats in her 30-year career in publishing. Now, at the helm of the Anjali Singh Agency, she's starting yet another professional chapter.
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Allstora, an e-commerce platform with a wholesale membership model, promises to split profits with authors and offer books at steep discounts.
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About 200 friends attended a memorial service on Thursday evening at New York’s Metropolitan Club to celebrate the memory of the influential publisher and noted opera buff, who died last October.
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Among the week's headlines: Georgia moves a step closer to banning the ALA; a library e-book bill is back in Connecticut; and librarian TikTok star Mychal Threets, who went viral for sharing 'library joy,' has left his job.
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Spotify has added a new option that gives users 15 hours to listen to audiobooks for $9.99—a dollar less than a Premium subscription, which offers the same 15 hours per month, plus ad-free music, for $10.99.
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