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Ka pai: the 2022 ReadingRoom literary awards

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias celebrates the best things in New Zealand writing this year

Newsroom.co.nz

Will you read the Jan. 6 report cover-to-cover? These publishers hope so.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is expected to drop their report on Dec. 21. It's a public document, but book publishers are poised to get the report into your hands.

WEKU

Xmas: the best non-fiction of 2022

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias selects the year's 10 best books of non-fiction

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Michael Hiltzik: Which last longer, ebooks or physical books? The answer may surprise you

The internet engineer and entrepreneur Brewster Kahle took a shot at the book publishing industry a few weeks ago by pointing out something well-known to technologists but unappreciated by the general public: that ebooks and other digital artifacts have shorter lifespans than the physical items.

Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of authors give support to striking workers at HarperCollins

Authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Jacqueline Woodson have pledged not to submit work to HarperCollins until the strike has resolved.

WEKU

Jan Gaye, second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, is dead at 66

LOS ANGELES — Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66.

Los Angeles Times

'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

Along with the thousands of books it released in 2022, the publishing industry also offered — not always willingly — some stories about itself

The Independent UK

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ABC and News Corp are on the same page in one key area

A lot of News Corp people dedicate a lot of their time to kicking the ABC, but they swallow the bile for one special relationship.

Crikey

DeSantis to showcase ‘blueprint for governance’ in new book, fueling 2024 speculation

Gov. Ron DeSantis is writing an autobiography that will publish early next year, yet another sign that the Florida governor is getting serious about a 2024 presidential run in the wake of his landslide reelection win.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ron DeSantis book announcement a clear sign of presidential ambition

Florida governor expected to challenge Trump for Republican nod in 2024 will publish The Courage to Be Free in February

The Guardian - US

More than 150 agents back striking HarperCollins workers

More than 150 literary agents, whose clients include Danielle Jackson, V

The Independent UK

Editors have long been publishing's hidden handmaidens – what might we gain if we acknowledged their role?

Editors are almost always unseen and unheard – until something goes wrong. That might be a relatively minor mistake, such as a typo – as in a cookbook that mistakenly listed “people” instead of “pepper” in a recipe. Or it could be more substantial questions about the integrity of a…

The Conversation

Blind brain tumour patient has book published at the age of nine

Out Of The Woods by Betsy Griffin was released through HarperCollins this month and contains powerful lessons about positivity, kindness and hope

Wales Online

Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction

Tess Gunty's "The Rabbit Hutch," a sweeping novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction.

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The Independent UK

Novelist Tess Gunty wins National Book Award for fiction

Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction

The Independent UK

The best books to give this Christmas

From cookbooks autobiographies, Hannah Stephenson picks out some of this year’s top releases.

Evening Standard

The blockbuster book trends of the year

From cosy crime to queer romance, Francesca Brown looks at the literary trends dominating the charts, and filling our shelves

WEKU

Workers at HarperCollins Publishers begin strike

Unionized workers at one of the largest publishing companies in the country started an indefinite strike today. They are asking for better pay and a stronger commitment to diversity from the company.

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AFP

US publishing mega-merger blocked by federal judge

New York (AFP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked publishing giant Penguin Random House from acquiring its competitor Simon amp; Schuster, siding with the US Justice Department which had argued against the mega-merger.

Los Angeles Times

Judge blocks Penguin Random House takeover of Simon & Schuster

A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House’s attempt to swallow its smaller rival, Simon & Schuster, dealing a blow to the world’s largest book publisher’s attempt to become an even bigger giant.

Crikey

HarperCollins strike is a sign of troubled times in bookland — and bad news for News Corp

HarperCollins staff in the US are walking off the job again.

Crikey

Oligarchs and billionaires go after independent media by design

Investigative journalism outlets around the world face increasing strain from strategic, billionaire-backed lawsuits.

The Independent UK

Dame Hilary Mantel hailed as ‘one of the greatest writers of our time’

The British writer was best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, which won two Booker Prizes.

The Independent UK

J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo lead tributes to author Dame Hilary Mantel

The British writer was best known for The Wolf Hall trilogy, for which she won two Booker Prizes.

The National (Scotland)

Modern literary giant Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully' aged 70

THE renowned and best-selling author Hilary Mantel has died aged 70, her publisher has announced.

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