Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter was temporarily reinstated to her position last month upon the order of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals — and now the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court for a stay of that ruling. The case hinges on whether the office is part of the executive branch or the legislative branch of the Federal government. The administration argues that the Court of Appeals overlooked “clear circuit precedent holding that the Librarian [of Congress] and Register are executive officers,” while “providing no plausible justification for its startling about-face.” The government argues that despite the name […]
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Simon & Schuster Sues Nelson DeMille Estate
Simon & Schuster is suing the estate of mystery writer Nelson DeMille for $1.275 million in New York Surrogate Court over a novel he never finished. S&S contends in their Nassau County filing that the DeMille estate owes the publisher a $635,000 advance paid on the acceptance and delivery of an outline for his third book, EXPLORERS CLUB, which he had not completed when he died in 2024. They also seek one third of the initial signing advance of $1.92 million paid to DeMille when he signed a $15.3 million three-book deal in 2014. DeMille’s children, Alex DeMille and Lauren […]
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Booker Prize Announces Children’s Award
The Booker Prize will launch a children’s award, honoring fiction for ages eight to twelve that is published in English in the UK or Ireland. Submissions for the inaugural prize will open in spring 2026, a shortlist of eight books will be announced in November 2026, and the inaugural £50,000 prize will be given in February 2027. The winner will be chosen by “a panel of child and adult judges, chaired by the UK’s Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce.” Additionally, the Booker site notes that “at least 30,000 copies of the shortlisted and winning books will be gifted to ensure more […]
Missed Our New Features Demo? Watch It on Our New YouTube Channel
Visit our new YouTube channel to watch the full demo session from earlier this month covering the three cool new Publishers Marketplace features we announced in September: An improved Dealmakers that targets the market based on publisher size and specialization Top Deals for finding the right comps fast, and Rights Matcher for discovering international rights opportunities for your titles — as well as Salary Search and the redesigned Member Profiles You will see that we also have bite-sized short clips on each of those features as well, as we start to build out a full video help center for PM members.