Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director at Tin House Books.
Five Publishers Join Suit Against Iowa Book Ban Law
Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks, have joined Penguin Random House in the lawsuit against the state of Iowa challenging a new book banning law. PRH and a group of four authors–Malinda Lo, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, and Jodi Picoult–first filed suit back in November. The law, which has been called “incredibly broad,” prohibits any books describing or depicting sex from appearing in public school or classroom libraries, regardless of context. The five publishers issued a joint statement: “We as publishers are uniting in our unwavering commitment to stand with educators, librarians, students, authors, and […]
Gotham Book Prize
The Gotham Book Prize announced finalists, with the winner to be named on June 5.
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Whiting Awards
The Whiting Awards named winners on Wednesday night.
Forthcoming: Alexei Navalny’s Memoir, PATRIOT
Knopf announced that it will publish a memoir by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called PATRIOT in North America on October 22. The publisher writes, “Navalny began PATRIOT shortly after his poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, and his commitment to the cause of Russian democracy and freedom in the face of a world super-power determined to silence him.” The deal was brokered by Kathy Robbins at The Robbins Office. Knopf adds that rights have been sold around the world and that all publishers […]