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Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book

Dec 20 2024: This year’s Booker prize winner will be the Christmas No 1 bestseller, predict UK booksellers.

The Booksellers Association (BA) asked bookshop staff which book they think could reach the festive top spot, and Orbital by Samantha Harvey was the most popular response.

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Lerner Publishing Group acquires Soaring Kite Books

Dec 17 2024: Lerner Publishing Group announced on Monday that the Minneapolis children’s publisher is acquiring Soaring Kite Books; the acquisition will be effective as of January 1. Soaring Kite was founded in Washington, D.C., by marketing executive Ceece Kelley in 2020, with a ...

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The National Book Critics Circle inaugurates award longlists

Dec 17 2024: For the first time in its 50-year history, the National Book Critics Circle is announcing longlists for its annual awards in the autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories, as well as for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

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Authors Guild reinforces its position on AI licensing

Dec 16 2024: As the debates and discussions over all matters of rights pertaining to AI move forward, the Authors Guild has issued a lengthy statement that reiterated the organization's position that it is authors who control the rights to their work.

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New Jersey delivers a victory for the freedom to read—and for librarians

Dec 13 2024: More than three years after she became a target of abuse from book banners, librarian Martha Hickson found herself in a place she could scarcely imagine back in the dark days of threats and intimidation: standing side by side with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he ...

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War leaves scars on Lebanese publishing

Dec 13 2024: On November 27, 2024, a fragile ceasefire took effect in Lebanon following two months of intense Israeli bombardment mostly in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb. Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah's party headquarters is located, is composed of multiple ...

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IPA congress warns of risks of Russian aggression

Dec 12 2024: Last week, in a powerful address at the International Publishers Association Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk emphasized the critical role of documentation and publishing in preserving truth and human dignity during times...

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Book climbs bestseller list after title was apparently cited on bullet casings at scene of CEO’s death

Dec 11 2024: The book criticizing the US healthcare insurance industry whose title resembles words etched on to shell casings found at the scene of the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week has soared towards the top of the Amazon bestseller list.

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