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Penguin Random House announced to employees internally on Monday that it will raise its entry-level salary from $40,000 to $45,000 in 2021. The change will apply across all positions and those at a lower salary level will get a raise to meet the new base. Once it becomes effective, the boost will once again have…

The UK Women’s Prize made a statement clarifying that eligibility is limited to “all women,” declaring that “in our terms and conditions, the word ‘woman’ equates to a cis woman, a transgender woman, or anyone who is legally defined as a woman of the female sex.” Jo Prior, chair of trustees for the prize, writes…

Author of two novels (and co-author of a work of nonfiction with his wife and husband of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom author Amy Chua) as well as longtime professor at Yale Law School Jed Rubenfeld has been suspended from the university over sexual harassment allegations. The Intelligencer reports that the allegations span decades and…

Thirty members of the National Book Critics Circle wrote an open letter to the NBCC board and general membership on Wednesday expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and making recommendations for changes moving forward. The letter, which invites other members to sign on, is a response to a June controversy over the drafting…

The National Book Critics Circle appointed 15 new board members as planned at a special meeting on July 14, and also received legal advice about facilitating a special membership meeting to remove board member Carlin Romano. Five of the elected board members are former board members who resigned their positions last month and were willing…

The National Book Critics Circle will hold a special board meeting on July 14, focusing on, among other things, repopulating the board which saw 15 resignations in June. Acting president Jane Ciabattari wrote in what was supposed to be a confidential email to the board on July 6 that they also aim to “[approve] amended…