The Association of American Publishers chief is polling its membership to predict where Donald Trump’s China tariffs on books could do the most damage.
AAP Objects to Trump’s China Shift: Only Children’s Book Tariffs Delayed
‘A wide range of other books remain on the list’ for near-term tariffs, notes AAP’s Maria A. Pallante, ‘including American fiction and nonfiction.’
Preparing for the Mueller Testimony: An Enhanced Edition of the Report
The Digital Public Library of America and publishing consultants Thad McIlroy and Bill Kasdorf have created a free, annotated ebook of the Mueller Report.
AAP Warns Trade Commission: Trump Tariffs on China Will ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Publishing
Imposing tariffs on books printed in China would ‘severely compromise’ industry capabilities and ‘upend decades-long US policy’ on the freedom to publish.
In the Shadow of Potential Tariffs on China, AAP StatShot Logs a Good Q1
As representatives of the Association of American Publishers testify on Trump’s proposed tariffs on books and other goods from China, US book sales for the first quarter are positive.
PEN America Slams Trump, English PEN Names Sissay for Pinter Prize
PEN chapters on both sides of the Atlantic are launching new criticism of Donald Trump and a 2019 Pinter Prize laureate in the UK.
Industry Notes: ‘The Mueller Report’ Already Is a ‘No. 1 Bestseller’ on Amazon
The Skyhorse edition of the Mueller Report a nonfiction bestseller on Amazon, despite that it, as yet, has nothing between its covers.
Words Without Borders December: ‘Black Literature’ of the Afro-Brazilian Resistance
‘A near complete sidelining of black writers,’ says ‘Words Without Borders’ editor Eric MB Becker, has resulted in a literature of the shadows.
PEN America Sues Donald Trump: ‘Standing Up to These Encroachments’
Focusing on what it describes as Trump’s assaults on the news media and violations of the First Amendment, PEN America has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump.
Max Boot’s ‘Corrosion of Conservatism’: Big Book for WW Norton at Frankfurt
‘It’s hard to keep up with Trump’s outrages,’ says Max Boot, the conservative author and historian who sounds the alarm about the GOP in his new release.