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Publishers Worldwide Make eBooks About Palestine Free for One Week

By Alyssa ShotwellDec 1st
Books for Palestine 2023 Fundraiser Auction Is Now Live

By Joan Zahra DarkNov 7th
Award-Winning Indie Publisher Hosts Auction To Stay Open Amid Book Bans Targeting POC, LGBTQ+ Youth Lit

By Rachel UlatowskiSep 10th
Authors Band Together To Address AI Concerns in Publishing Contracts

By Rebecca Oliver KaplanAug 3rd
Contractor Accuses HarperCollins of Refusing To Pay Out for Work Already Published

By Rachel UlatowskiJun 28th
Even Without Book Bans, Publishing Has a YA Issue

By Rachel UlatowskiMay 20th
Another Major Publisher Caught Using AI-Generated Cover Image on Bestselling Author’s Work

By Kimberly TerasakiMay 17th
How One of the Biggest Literary Agencies in Publishing Lost Almost All Credibility Overnight

By Kimberly TerasakiMay 16th
Congratulations To This Publisher Who Came Up With the Worst Possible Way To Address Piracy Concerns

By Julia GlassmanMar 23rd
Publishing’s Unlivable Wages Delayed a Highly Anticipated Sequel From a Bestselling Author

By Rachel UlatowskiMar 17th
Literary Agent’s Racist ‘Advice’ Sums Up So Many of the Problems in Publishing

By Alyssa ShotwellJan 26th
The Latest Conservative/Liberal Enemies-to-Lovers Story Gets Roasted by Romance Readers

By A. Mana NavaJan 20th
25 Great Books by Asian Authors To Add to Your Reading List

By A. Mana NavaJan 18th
Barnes & Noble Loves What BookTok Has Done for Sales, but Not the People Behind It

By Alyssa ShotwellJan 9th
One of 2022’s Best-Selling Authors Joins HarperCollins Workers on Strike

By Alyssa ShotwellJan 3rd
Tor Faces Major Backlash for Purchasing AI Art for Upcoming Novel From Bestselling Author

By Alyssa ShotwellDec 19th
Sexual Assault Survivor Alleges Penguin Random House Knowingly Let Her Assailant Rewrite History in Memoir

By A. Mana NavaDec 14th
Z-Library’s Demise Provokes Booktok Infighting—And It Comes Back To Colleen Hoover?

By A. Mana NavaDec 5th
HarperCollins Authors Are Turning Down Awards in a Show of Worker Solidarity

By Alyssa ShotwellNov 29th
Things We Saw Today: Philly Soothes World Series Loss With … Rotisserie Chicken Eating Ceremony Victory

By Alyssa ShotwellNov 10th