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Media Coverage Drives Sales for Challenged and Banned Books

May 23, 2022
By Michael Cader

NPD BookScan looked at sales data for books that have been removed from shelves or publicly challenged, finding that media attention converts into sales spikes — though the absolute numbers range widely. “When a book finds itself at the top of a national news story because it has received a challenge, sales go up,” said […]

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Business: Quarto Completes Capital Raise, More Dirt, and Australia’s Co-op Stores to Close

February 3, 2020
By Michael Cader

As expected, Quarto completed its secondary share offer, raising $16.7 million in net proceeds. They say existing shareholders took 57 percent of the new shares, with the Giunti family taking a significant stake and CK Lau filling the rest of the offer. The Giuntis did acquire 6.2 million shares as planned. (Update: It was confirmed […]

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Oprah, B&N Choose American Dirt for Book Clubs as Controversy Continues

January 21, 2020
By Erin Somers

Oprah picked Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt as her new book club selection, with the book to be discussed starting January 27. At the same time, Barnes & Noble also chose the book as their February Book Club pick. The selections follow a controversy online sparked by conflicting reviews published in the NYT from critic Parul […]

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Former Intelligence Agency Employees Sue Over Prepublication Review

April 3, 2019
By Sara Grace

Five former employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Defense, have sued their former employers to contest the government’s prepublication approval requirements. Former intelligence employees are required to submit manuscripts for review and obtain government approval before they can publish, which the plaintiffs call […]

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NYT Updates Dan Mallory Story With Details From Author’s Outlines

February 21, 2019
By Erin Somers

The New York Times’ February 14 story about allegations that Dan Mallory’s bestselling The Woman in the Window might have plagiarized Sarah Denzil’s Saving April received a prominent update on Tuesday. The revision, which “include[s] additional relevant information that Mr. Mallory’s lawyer and agent provided to The Times after publication,” contains information about initial outlines […]

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Thousands of Books Set to Enter the Public Domain on January 1

December 28, 2018
By Sara Grace

Santa has one more delivery on the way: On January 1, 2019, all works published in the United States in 1923 will enter the public domain. The list of books, movies, and songs numbers more than 1000, based on research conducted by Duke Law School’s Center for the Public Domain — and includes work by […]

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