Lerner Publisher Services will distribute Walker Books Australia in the U.S. and Canada beginning August 1.
Harper Partners With App for Read-Watch Experience
Harper Collins has partnered with Storiaverse, a mobile app for adults that “create[s] immersive, animated content in a patent-pending ‘read-watch’ format,” according to a release. Independent writers and illustrators partner to create stories on the platform. Storiaverse will “adapt portions of several titles” from Harper. Authors who have stories on the platform include Maxim Loskutoff, Lyndsay Ely, Brian Evenson, and Lindz McLeod.
Obituary: Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks, 94, author of The Indian in the Cupboard, died of cancer on April 4.
Forthcoming: Gretchen Whitmer’s Memoir; New Roald Dahl-Inspired Series
Simon & Schuster announced it will publish Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer‘s memoir, TRUE GRETCH: What I’ve Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between, on July 9. The book covers the “global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot.” Mindy Marques acquired North American rights from Jay Mandel at WME. On October 22, Viking Children’s will publish THE TWITS NEXT DOOR, “a brand-new story inspired by Roald Dahl’s The Twits,” written by Greg James and Chris Smith and illustrated by Emily Jones. In partnership with The Roald Dahl Story Company, the book is the first in […]
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New York Lawsuits Against OpenAI Will Proceed
US District Judge Sidney Stein, in New York’s Southern District ruled that a host of New York-based copyright infringement lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft and others can proceed. Judge Stein rejected efforts by the Joseph Saveri Law Firm, which represents multiple creator groups in California-based lawsuits, to block or consolidate the New York suits. Those suits include author actions led by the Authors Guild, and followed by other groups of authors, as well as the suit filed by the New York Times. The newspaper’s suit was initially thought to be one of the stronger sets of allegations. As Judge Stein noted, […]