Library Reads announced its list for June, with Sulari Gentill's The Woman in the Library as its top pick.
People 5/16
Simon Thibault has joined Goose Lane Editions as acquiring editor for nonfiction.
Last Reminder: Buzz Editors Panel This Wednesday
It’s only natural: There is an abundance of virtual events and panels through May, and many of us wait until the last minute to enroll. So this will be our last call for our Buzz Books Editors Panel, this Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM Eastern. It’s not from a single publisher and it’s not days and days of sessions: It’s one lively session, featuring six curated potential breakout titles, presented in conversations between the authors and their editors. The extra twist this time is Who? Weekly podcaster and forthcoming author Bobby Finger joins us as emcee — and once again we […]
Paradise Media Bought The Believer After McSweeney’s Offered to Take It Back for Free
In a story that unfolded all last week, The Believer magazine was recently purchased by Paradise Media, a digital marketing company specializing in SEO. The purchase was flagged on Twitter after people noticed that one of the magazine’s articles had been replaced by clickbait content titled “25 Best Hookup Sites for Flings, New Trysts, and Casual Dating.” The Believer was purchased by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Black Mountain Institute from McSweeney’s in 2017 for $650,000, and was shuttered this spring. UNLV College of Liberal Arts dean Jennifer Keene cited financial problems: “The Believer consumed a significant portion of […]
People 5/13
Michael Rentas has joined Artbook | DAP as vp, chief financial & operating officer. He was previously at Ingram Content Group.
School and Library Book Bans Go Digital, Restricting Entire Collections
At least three counties have removed access to e-reading apps used by schools and libraries in a continued effort to restrict children’s access to books, NBC News reports. In Tennessee, Texas, and Florida, a few parents have objected to digital reading platforms, including OverDrive and Epic, aiming to restrict access to books on gender, race, and LGBTQ+ themes. The apps became even more widely used due to the pandemic and virtual schooling. These bans affect all users, not just individual students, and all titles — removing access to entire digital collections of books for the sake of restricting a few, […]