Excerpts from Hillary Clinton‘s forthcoming What Happened were released to Morning Joe and played widely in the media this morning. Recalling the presidential debate shortly after the release of the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump, Clinton writes: “This is not OK, I thought. It was the second presidential debate and Donald Trump was looming…
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Nook Revises Content Policy to Limit/Eliminate Erotica, Starts Terminating Author Accounts
On August 16 Nook Press revised their posted content policy in a way that seems to indicate they will no longer sell self-published erotica. Their definition of excluded “obscene or pornographic material” now “may include content that graphically portrays sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.” They also note “other…
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Ryan Doherty will be join Celadon Books, Macmillan’s new trade book division, as executive editor starting September 12. He has been vice president of literary development at Sony Pictures Entertainment (after a number of years as an editor at Ballantine). Celadon Books co-publishers Jamie Raab and Deb Futter say: “Ryan’s ability to identify high quality works of…
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Lisa Bankoff has left ICM and established her own agency, Bankoff Collaborative. She says of the move: “I grew up at ICM and had the privilege of daily working alongside some of the brightest minds in this–or any–business. What I look forward to now is the wherewithal to operate outside of a corporate culture and do an…
The Kenyon-Clare Legal Dispute Continues, with Trial Date for 2018
The Bookseller has an update on the long-running legal dispute between Sherrilyn Kenyon and Cassandra Clare, first filed by Kenyon in early 2016, though it seems to come from Clare’s attorney Jon Cahill. What Cahill focuses on is their motion filed Tuesday, pressing Kenyon to produce “evidence of her claims.” He argues that responses provided…
Briefs: Swedish Chain Sold, Milo’s Pre-Orders, and More
Sweden’s largest bookseller Akademibokhandeln has been sold to industrial group Volati, which purchased control from Accent Equity (along with acquiring minority stakes from a group of companies, including publisher Natur & Kultur). With 108 stores, Akademibokhandeln is said to comprise 35 percent of Sweden’s book sales. The group had sales last year of approximately $208…