‘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.
‘Fear’ Storms the Week: 900,000 Copies at Launch, Largest Pre-Order in Simon’s History
Topping 1.15 million hardcovers in a ninth printing, Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’ is predicted by some booksellers to surpass sales of other Trump-related titles.
Books Lead the News Cycle: ‘Fear’ Releases, 1 Million Copies in Print
Fueled by media coverage, journalist Bob Woodward’s new book on the Trump administration, Fear, became a No. 1 bestseller in the US before it reached a single customer.
Simon & Schuster’s Woodward Book on Trump Racks Up Rights Sales Ahead of Its Release
Days before it goes on sale, Bob Woodward’s new book from Simon & Schuster tops retail listings, buoyed by an op-ed from inside an embattled Trump White House, and making robust foreign rights sales.
Macmillan’s John Sargent Is Featured at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s CEO Talk
Praised for his handling of Trump’s attempt to ‘intimidate a publisher’, Macmillan CEO John Sargent will speak at the Frankfurter Buchmesse this year.
In the US, a Flood of Political Books Ahead of the Midterm Elections
The rapid political news cycle and a big list of Trump-themed political books hitting the market make publishers’ release dates even more important.
Trump Campaign Tries to Stop Omarosa Book: Simon & Schuster Says No Way
In an echo of the efforts the Trump White House made in January to block Macmillan’s ‘Fire and Fury,’ Simon & Schuster’s counsel has rebuffed a Trump campaign attempt to stop ‘Unhinged,’ calling the Trump effort ‘hollow legal threats.’
Trump Books Travel, but German Rights Directors Say Interest Rarely Runs Both Ways
The growing list of political Trump books published in the States this season are seeing strong foreign rights sales into Europe.