Now in its fifth award cycle, the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize names 16 books to its 2022 longlist, with a shortlist to come February 23.
France’s Asmodee Slates Book-to-Comics Releases for 2022
Asmodee Group’s brand-extension partnerships now include Ox Eye Media and its Source Point Press for comics based on games.
New US Political Publisher, All Season Press, Announces Opening
Publishers formerly with Hachette and Simon & Schuster open politically conservative All Seasons Press ‘to take head-on the cancel culture’ decried by Trump’s advocates.
AAP Annual Meeting Speakers: Lemon, Klobuchar, Stone
Three speakers were heard on issues of racial and social justice, monopoly power, and the evolution of very big tech in book retail.
AAP Honors Amy Klobuchar With Its 2021 Distinguished Public Service Award
Amy Klobuchar is the first woman to have been elected to the US Senate from Minnesota. Her new book ‘Antitrust’ was released in April.
German Publishers’ ‘Freedom of Expression Week’ Is Underway
International citizens are signing the new Charter for the Freedom of Expression created by the German publishers’ association.
USA: Louise Erdrich Wins the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize
In its fourth year, the 2021 Aspen Words Prize goes to Louise Erdrich for her fiction on the Native American struggle for self-determination.
Simon & Schuster and Political Books: Mattingly and Mike Pence
Again, Simon & Schuster’s zeal for expanding its strong political books list in nonfiction finds the Big Five house under fire.
Simon & Schuster Signs Two-Book Deal With Mike Pence
Days before Republican John Boehner releases his party-pounding book from Macmillan, Trump’s vice-president gets a book deal of his own.
PRH’s Markus Dohle on Bertelsmann’s 2020 Profit Report
‘Globally, people turned to books’ in 2020, Markus Dohle says, and Penguin Random House parent Bertelsmann reports on a strong year.