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Join Carrie Bloxson online at this Publishers Marketplace link today at noon Eastern. The latest guest on our Discuss forum, Carrie will answer your questions about how she is working to increase representation of people of color in Hachette’s leadership, workplaces, and publishing programs, as well as the state of diversity overall in publishing and what we can do toward that goal.

The University of Las Vegas’ Black Mountain Institute announced it is shutting down literature and culture magazine The Believer in spring 2022. “This was not an easy decision but a necessary one, unfortunately,” said UNLV College of Liberal Arts Dean Jennifer Keene. “The Believer consumed a significant portion of BMI’s resources. After reviewing the data with internal and external stakeholders, it was clear that there was no path forward to continue publishing the magazine.” BMI plans a “strategic realignment” in the wake of the pandemic. “We have a responsibility to direct to the initiatives most central to BMI’s mission,” said […]

Join Carrie Bloxson online at this Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, October 20th at noon Eastern.  The latest guest on our Discuss forum, Carrie will answer your questions about how she is working to increase representation of people of color in Hachette’s leadership, workplaces, and publishing programs, as well as the state of diversity overall in publishing and what we can do toward that goal. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Carrie will post back.

Conservative news outlet The Daily Wire announced Wednesday that it will launch a publishing imprint, DW Books, set to start publishing in spring 2022. The Nashville-based company will use neighbor Ingram Content Group’s Two Rivers for distribution, which may be an uncomfortable fit for other clients, since DW Books says it will publish the book by Jonathan Mattingly, a police officer who shot Breonna Taylor. Post Hill Press originally signed Mattingly, and they parted ways after Simon & Schuster declined to distribute the title. Originally called The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy, DW Books […]

Don’t miss Inkwell’s Co-Director of Foreign Rights, Lyndsey Blessing, online at this Publishers Marketplace link today at noon Eastern. The latest guest on our Discuss forum, Lyndsey will answer your questions about how foreign rights work, how rights directors choose which titles to pitch, how the pandemic has affected the process, and more. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Lyndsey will post back.

Join Lyndsey Blessing, co-director of foreign rights for Inkwell Management, at Publishers Marketplace’s online Discuss forum, this Wednesday, October 6 at noon Eastern. Before she joined Inkwell in 2009, Lyndsey worked as a scout, so her knowledge of the international publishing world is extensive. She will answer all your questions about foreign rights, translation, and more as most people prepare for another season of virtual Frankfurt. No need to sign up in advance, simply log on to PM, then use this link to get to Discuss.