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Tor Faces Major Backlash for Purchasing AI Art for Upcoming Novel From Bestselling Author

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

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

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

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

By Alyssa Shotwell Nov 10th
Compounding Merger Fallout Is Leaving Geeky, Artistic Spaces in Simultaneous Chaos

By Alyssa Shotwell Sep 12th
Barnes & Noble Strategy Shift Already Proving Disastrous For Marginalized Authors

By Alyssa Shotwell Aug 22nd
James Patterson’s Questionable Personal Imprint Looks Even Worse After Unfounded, Racist Comments

By Alyssa Shotwell Jun 15th
New “I’m Not Like Other Girls” Romance Author Just Dropped & This Time She’s Got More to Sell Than a Debut Book

By Alyssa Shotwell May 18th
We Need To Talk About Last Week’s Publishing Exodus

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 16th
Translators Are Right, They Do Deserve More Credit Than They Get for Their Work

By Alyssa Shotwell Oct 22nd
Authors Choosing Paid Substack Serials Over Full Books Worries Me as a Reader

By Alyssa Shotwell Oct 8th
Supply Chain Problems Mean You Need to Buy Your Holiday Books, Pre-Orders ASAP

By Alyssa Shotwell Sep 20th
If Your Book Reading Habits Are “Colorblind” and “Merit-Based,” Then Just Admit They Are White

By Alyssa Shotwell Aug 20th
“Race-Fishing” Book Covers Is Not Only Problematic—It Directly Hurts Authors of Color

By Larissa Irankunda Mar 16th
An Ode to Publishing, After a Year Like 2020

By Larissa Irankunda Dec 31st
Things We Saw Today: Nora Roberts Beautifully Destroyed a “Fan” Who Tried to Explain Publishing to Her

By Jessica Mason Dec 4th
Macmillan Closing Children’s Publishing Line Imprint

By Princess Weekes Oct 23rd
Hachette U.K. Staff Show Concerns Over Working on JK Rowling’s New Book Following Transphobic Manifesto

By Princess Weekes Jun 16th
Authors Reveal Disparities in Book Advances on Twitter’s #PublishingPaidMe

By Kaila Hale-Stern Jun 8th