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B&N and others file amici brief against Texas 'sexual rating' law

Aug 18 2023: Barnes & Noble, the Freedom to Read Foundation, the Association of University Presses, the American Association of School Librarians, and Freedom to Learn Advocates have filed an amici curiae brief in support of a motion for a preliminary injunction against Texas's HB ...

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Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified

Aug 14 2023: Jacqueline Wilson has said editing children’s books to remove inappropriate and dated language is sometimes justified because young people do not have “a sense of history”.

However, the bestselling children’s author told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that she was ...

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Publishers, Internet Archive submit proposed judgment in copyright case

Aug 14 2023: More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement for its program to scan and lend library books, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. But a final resolution in...

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As new law looms, Follett asks publishers to help ‘rate’ their own books for sale in Texas

Aug 11 2023: In their recently filed lawsuit to block HB 900, the controversial new Texas law that will require vendors to rate books sold to schools for sexual content, a coalition of booksellers and publishing industry associations insist that the law is both unconstitutional and ...

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A view from the trenches by Ukrainian novelist, Artem Chekh

Aug 10 2023: When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I was writing a novel. It took place in America in 1863, and followed a Ukrainian man as he traveled from Virginia to Missouri, meeting on his way various weirdos, soldiers, deserters and runaway slaves. I’ve ...

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Private equity firm wins Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion

Aug 08 2023: Simon & Schuster has officially been purchased by private equity firm KKR for a cool $1.62 billion, with parent company Paramount Global surely relieved to offload the publisher that it’s been trying to sell for more than a year. And despite Paramount’s indifference, S&...

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The sales numbers on books by Supreme Court justices

Aug 07 2023: A recent New York Times article put a spotlight on the book deals made by sitting justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. The focus was largely on how much the judges were being paid for those agreements, with the Times pointing out that five were earning more from book ...

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Deal for Simon & Schuster said to be near

Aug 04 2023: Three major news outlets are reporting that the sale of Simon & Schuster will likely be announced as soon as next week. A Reuters report said that the final three bidders are HarperCollins, the private equity firm KKR, and Richard Hurowitz of the investment firm ...

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