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- Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson’s Epic Literary Feud http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/72177-inside-vladimir-nabokov-and-edmund-wilson-s-epic-literary-feud.html 22 comments
- Two Borders Execs (CIO & General Counsel) Resign http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/45671-two-borders-execs-resign-b-n-issues-statement-on-special-terms-.html 7 comments
- Doctorow's First Law http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/cory-doctorow/article/44012-doctorow-s-first-law.html 7 comments
- Right to Read Act Revived In Effort to Support Librarians and School Libraries https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/92128-reed-grijalva-reintroduce-bill-to-support-school-libraries-librarians.html 2 comments books
- Little Free Library launches Indigenous Library Program https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/91355-little-free-library-launches-indigenous-library-program.html 7 comments books
- LGBTQ fiction sales surge in the U.S.: A recent report from NPD BookScan found that U.S. print book sales of LGBTQ fiction reached nearly 5 million units in 2021, doubling 2020 sales https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/89622-lgbtq-fiction-sales-surge-in-the-u-s.html 300 comments books
- The book sales boom is over: "Unit sales of print books fell 8.9% in the first quarter, which ended April 2, from the same period in 2021" https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/88981-the-book-sales-boom-has-ended.html 40 comments books
- An Inflection Point for Libraries https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/87065-an-inflection-point-for-libraries.html 3 comments books
- How Has the Internet Changed Book Culture? https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/80434-how-has-the-internet-changed-book-culture.html 6 comments books
- Joe Namath has a memoir coming out next week, and it sounds pretty great https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-42110-2 17 comments nfl
- The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/79078-the-most-anticipated-books-of-spring-2019.html 6 comments books
- Librarians Celebrate as House Passes Key Library Funding Bill https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/78877-librarians-celebrate-victory-as-house-passes-key-library-funding-bill.html 145 comments books
- Conservative Activists Threaten To Burn Berkeley Bookstore https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/76232-conservative-activists-threaten-to-burn-berkeley-bookstore.html 5 comments nottheonion
- Was Philip K. Dick a Madman or a Mystic? https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/70857-was-philip-k-dick-a-madman-or-a-mystic.html 30 comments books
- Under Fire, Abrams to Cease Publishing ‘Bad Little Children’s Books’ http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/72199-under-fire-abrams-to-stop-publishing-bad-little-children-s-books.html 9 comments books
- Four Questions for Megan Whalen Turner - Interview about her Queen's Thief Series and its new installment http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/71678-four-questions-for-megan-whelan-turner.html 6 comments books
- Print or Digital, It's Reading That Matters. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/71500-print-digital-and-what-really-matters.html 3 comments books
- Anna Dewdney, author of Llama Llama Red Pajama has passed away due to brain cancer. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/71404-obituary-anna-dewdney.html 229 comments books
- No, Alan Moore Isn't a Recluse: [Alan Moore talks about his 600,000-word opus and his work philosophy] http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/71329-no-alan-moore-isn-t-a-recluse.html 13 comments books
- Who’s the Greatest Unreliable Narrator in Literature? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/65714-who-s-the-greatest-unreliable-narrator-in-literature.html 190 comments books
- Fighting the myth of print's demise: Unit sales of print books rose 2.4% in the U.S. in 2014 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/65172-print-is-back.html 48 comments books
- Publishers Weekly - The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2014 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/63514-the-most-anticipated-books-of-fall-2014.html 7 comments books
- The 20 Best Books in Translation You've Never Read http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/59274-the-20-best-books-in-translation-you-ve-never-read.html#path/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/59274-the-20-best-books-in-translation-you-ve-never-read.html 8 comments books
- I haven't heard anything about this, so I looked. Judge approved ebook settlement on Dec 6. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/60282-judge-approves-final-e-book-settlements-payments-to-begin-in-early-2014.html 4 comments books
- The 11 most evil characters in books http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/59073-11-most-evil-characters-in-books.html#path/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/59073-11-most-evil-characters-in-books.html 9 comments books
- Amazon Poised to Sell Used E-books http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/55849-amazon-poised-to-sell-used-e-books.html 5 comments nottheonion
- Amazon poised to sell used e-books, audiobook downloads http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/55849-amazon-poised-to-sell-used-e-books.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=a0e5351729-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email 18 comments books
- The 10 most difficult books http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/tip-sheet/article/53409-the-top-10-most-difficult-books.html 10 comments books
- Has the publishing industry become "gendered"? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/44510-where-the-boys-are-not.html 16 comments books
- Home Depot axing book sales. Walmart next? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/tip-sheet/article/50948-home-depot-to-stop-selling-books.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=faf7f02da6-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email 5 comments books
- Is Penguin burning the wrong bridges by cancelling library lending of ebooks? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/50579-penguin-severs-ties-with-overdrive.html 4 comments books
- Indie book stores growing--and on the move http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/50330-indie-bookstores-growing--and-on-the-move.html 3 comments books
- Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Books of 2011 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/awards-and-prizes/article/49341-pw-best-books-2011.html 3 comments books
- As a Borders employee I'm so glad that I learned this from an external news source rather than an internal memo http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/47677-borders-headed-to-july-sale-or-bust.html 32 comments books
- Borders files a motion defending executive bonuses. (This is after declaring bankruptcy and being told by the department of justice not to issue the millions of dollars of bonuses). http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/46857-in-motion-defending-bonuses-borders-sees-1-5-billion-company.html 17 comments books
- First review of David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel, The Pale King, coming out April 15: "Even in its incomplete state...the book is unmistakably a David Foster Wallace affair." http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/46462-the-pale-king-by-david-foster-wallace-the-pw-review.html 4 comments books
- Today Show features Snooki; breaks tradition of interviewing Newbery/Caldecott authors. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/45768-no-today-show-for-vanderpool-or-stead.html 5 comments books
- New edition of Huckleberry Finn will omit the N word http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/45645-upcoming-newsouth-huck-finn-eliminates-the-n-word.html 61 comments books
- Manga publishers no longer allowing scans and translations. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/43672-manga-publishers-face-uphill-battle-against-scanlations.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Amazon to Drop Free Books from Kindle Bestseller List http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/43152-amazon-to-drop-free-books-from-kindle-bestseller-list.html 11 comments books