The New York Times Book Review has ended its contract with romance columnist for over six years Olivia Waite after she reposted a Bluesky post that was critical of the paper, Smart Bitches reports. On Friday, journalist Marisa Kabas shared her dialogue with the NYT’s assistant managing editor Patrick Healy, which challenged the paper’s decision to not cover new rape allegations against President Trump from a report by House Judiciary Committee Democrats. Journalist Mark Jacob shared Kabas’s post, noting that the Healy’s response was “unacceptable.” Waite reposted Jacob’s message without comment. Afterward on Friday, according to Waite, NYTBR editor Tina […]
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New Books Publishing November 3
This week’s fiction releases include new titles by John Scalzi, Craig Johnson, Freida McFadden, and Ian Rankin, while nonfiction includes work by Judi Dench, Adam Makos, Eric Dane, and Robert Wilson. November’s children’s releases include books by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Holly Black, and Cassandra Clare. 27 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-3 18 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-3 22 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/october-2026-children-s-releases Also publishing this week are new books by Ali Rosen, Louise Kennedy, Kenneth Chenault, and Tarajia Morrell, all of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Fall/Winter anthology, as well as […]
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Acquisitions: Lakeside Book Company Acquires Bradford & Bigelow
Lakeside Book Company has acquired Bradford & Bigelow, a printer specializing in books for K-12, higher education, and trade publishing. B&B will operate as a division of Lakeside Book, with its Newburyport, Massachusetts and Newton, New Hampshire manufacturing and fulfillment facilities continuing to operate with their current teams and management. Lakeside writes in a release, “Existing customers at B&B will benefit from access to increased print, store, and sell options with one partner operating across North America through Lakeside Book’s platform. Through the Lakeside Book PAKSmart offering, B&B customers will also gain access to international manufacturing solutions, custom packaging, kitting, […]