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Archives for December 2020
NetGalley Was Hacked, Customer Data Compromised
On Monday, December 21 NetGalley “experienced a data security incident” that included the hacking of a backup database file. (A profane image was also posted on their home page, initially leading the company to believe the attack was “a simple defacement of our homepage.”) User data — including passwords and associated personal data — “became easily attainable by a hacker” due to “a temporary lapse in security protocol for one of our testing servers.” All NetGalley users will need to reset their passwords to access the site. More importantly, if you used your NetGalley password for any other site, that […]
New Books Publishing December 29
As we transition into 2021, this week’s new nonfiction offers a strong selection of new year, new you titles. In fiction, the year closes with a full house of mysteries and murders to quicken your pulse. Five new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-december-29 Seven nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-december-29
People, Etc.
Obituaries National Book Award winner Barry Lopez, 75, died Christmas Day following a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Publishing veteran Roland Elgey, 65, died recently of colorectal cancer. He was 65 years old. His 40 years in publishing included serving as president of Que Computer Publishing and svp of sales at Que/Sams, Hungry Minds. Later in his career he worked in publishing services, most recently as vp for business development at Integra Software Services. Biographer Scott Donaldson, 92, died on December 1 of lung cancer. Poet Jean Valentine, 86, whose collection Door in the Mountain, won the 2004 National Book Award, […]
Briefs
Elizabeth A. Harris has been named a new publishing reporter at the New York Times, and will move over from culture to books. Harris joined the NYT in 2009. Book of the Month readers picked Brit Bennett‘s THE VANISHING HALF as their Book of the Year. The book was also the No. 1 checkout at the New York Public Library this year. The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published the 2020 update to the BISAC book publishing subject codes.This year’s update added 155 codes and modified 123 literals. As executive director Brian O’Leary notes, “The BISAC Subject Codes are […]
The Best of the Best Children’s Books of 2020
For the second year, we are pleased to present a terrific tabulation of the consensus Best of the Best Children’s Books of 2020. Drawing on 20 selective sources in all, the data naturally provided a clear set of top titles across young adult, middle grade, and picture books. With more lists focused on young adult books than any other segment, we also have a top 10 young adult list to share. Top 3 Young Adult Books of the Year 1. Stamped, Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi (Little, Brown Children’s) 2. Clap When You Land, Elizabeth Acevedo (Quill Tree) 3. […]