Bolton to Plead Guilty to Mishandling Sensitive Information in Notes for Book
Former national security advisor to President Donald Trump from 2018-2019 John Bolton will plead guilty to improper handling of classified information related to his memoir, The Room Where it Happened. Bolton was accused of using personal email and a messaging app to send “more than 1,000 pages of notes, which included national defense information” to his wife and daughter, the NYT reports. His email was later hacked by “a cyber actor believed to be associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to the indictment. Previously, the first Trump administration sued Bolton unsuccessfully to block the publication of the 2020 […]
Red Hen Press Crowdfunds After Building Damage, Lost Donors
Independent publisher Red Hen Press has launched a Go Fund Me to raise money for continued operations. The press has a funding gap of approximately $500,000, they note on the site, due to building damage from the windstorm that created the Eaton fire, a flood, and the theft of copper from their AC units. They also lost grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and three other donors that accounted for “nearly 20% of our annual support.” Without additional funding, the press will “be forced to make critical decisions about Red Hen’s future by July 1,” the press writes. […]
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Cruz Leaves NYTBR to Become NYT’s First “Canon Editor”
The well-regarded editor of the New York Times Book Review since mid-2022 Gilbert Cruz is leaving his position for another job at the newspaper. Tina Jordan will serve as interim editor while the paper looks “for the next editor of The Book Review in the coming months.” Cruz is taking new, and new-fangled, role of Canon Editor. “Gilbert will build a team dedicated to expanding our embrace of those moments when we invite experts and readers alike to help us declare the definitive works in a given discipline. While The Times will continue to publish an array of news-driven lists throughout […]
Harper Trade Reorganizes Into Seven Groups
Harper Collins will reorganize its US trade division into seven groups—Avon, Dey Street, Harper, Harper Collins Children’s, Harper One, Mariner, and Morrow. “This new alignment will allow each group to operate with greater autonomy, deeper category expertise, and a strategic focus on author development, positioning the imprints for continued growth,” ceo and president of the trade division Liate Stehlik said in a release. The change pulls Dey Street and Avon out of Morrow and into their own groups. Dey Street will be led by Carrie Thornton. As previously reported, May Chen and Tessa Woodward lead the new Avon group and […]