Spotify Adds Titles From Podium Entertainment and Crooked Lane/Alcove Press
Spotify announced has added titles from two new publishers to its Premium catalog: science fiction, fantasy, and romance publisher Podium Entertainment and Crooked Lane/Alcove Press. Some of the Podium titles will feature video clips (described by the streaming service as “an interview snippet, a backstage video from the audio recording session, a video message from the author, or something else”), which Spotify started testing over the summer. Crooked Lane and Alcove titles will hit the platform in March. They have a first look deal with Spotify and recently collaborated on titles including The Darkest Night, I’ve Got My Mind Set on […]
Six Publishers and Authors Guild Sue Over Idaho Book Ban Law
Six publishers—Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks—have filed suit challenging a book banning law in Idaho that went into effect on July 1, 2024. The publishers are joined as plaintiffs by Authors Guild; authors Malinda Lo, David Levithan, and Dashka Slater; the Donnelly Public Library District; a teacher; two students; and two parents. The law, HB 710, affects both public and school libraries. Like other book banning laws, it prevents minors of any age from accessing any books with “sexual content,” with a definition of the term that’s “exceptionally broad, vague, […]
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Forthcoming: Joan Didion’s ‘Notes to John’; Martha Stewart’s ‘Entertaining’ Reissued
Knopf will publish a new nonfiction work by Joan Didion, NOTES TO JOHN, on April 22, 2025. The book, found in Didion’s filing cabinet, is a “journal in which she describes sessions with a psychiatrist” with entries addressed to husband John Gregory Dunne. The entries begin in 1999 and initially focus on “alcoholism, adoption, depression, anxiety, guilt” plus and the complexities of her relationship with her daughter, Quintana. Later entries discuss her work and her childhood. Elsewhere, Clarkson Potter will reissue Martha Stewart‘s 1982 book ENTERTAINING on October 28, 2025. The book had fallen out of print, but the New […]
Imprints: SXSW Books
South by Southwest is partnering with business publisher Advantage to launch a new business imprint called SXSW Books. They write in a release that Advantage will help authors with “writing, editing, book design, publishing, distribution, promotion, and media strategy.” (Advantage Books is a paid service.) Hugh Forrest, president of SXSW says, “At SXSW, our purpose is to help creative people achieve their goals. Working with Advantage gives us the opportunity to shine a spotlight on authors who are trailblazers in their fields. A content partnership of this kind is a first for us and it’s a significant and exciting way […]