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The Watchdog Weighs In
Amid mixed results in two court cases seeking to halt the destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the gutting of the IMLS to be illegal—setting the stage for a potential legal showdown over the separation of powers. We’re on the ground at the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair, which kicks off today and expects a record number of exhibitors and attendees. Eschewing the increasingly common corporate buyout, David Black has transferred ownership of his eponymous literary agency to longtime employee Sarah Smith. The Nation highlights various dangers posed by big tech and warns against treating AI tools as “neutral.” Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said that the company’s corporate workforce will shrink in the coming years as it adopts AI, per CNBC. The conservative city council in Huntington Beach, Calif., has lost its book banning crusade, reports SFGate. The Comics Journal goes long on the drama at Diamond Comic Distributors, just as the Beat reports on yet another legal battle for Diamond, which is now being taken to court by unpaid creditor Dynamite Comics. On Substack, Alyssa Morris offers up a BookTok trend round up—what people are loving, what they’re hating, and what’s still going strong. The New Yorker’s Katy Waldman takes on James Frey’s new novel. And longtime Thames & Hudson head Thomas Neurath has died at 84.
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Rhode Island v. Trump and ALA v. Sonderling, two lawsuits to prevent the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have been met with mixed results in the courts. Concurrently, the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, has found the gutting of IMLS to be unlawful. more »
This year’s Beijing International Book Fair, which begins its five-day run today, takes place against a backdrop of rising book sales and an increase in exhibitors. Several conferences ahead of the official start of the fair have already drawn large crowds. more »
Smith, who is beginning her 14th year with the Brooklyn-based literary agency, has acquired the firm from founder David Black, who will remain fully engaged with the agency but said the time was right “to create a path forward.” more »
Count Dracula’s famous blood-orange-jelly donuts give his fellow vampires the energy they need to live forever. But when Transylvania experiences a mysterious jelly shortage and Dracula’s nemesis, Constantine steals the brunch club, Dracula will have to find a new energy source before it’s too late. (Sponsored) More »
The longtime managing director and later chairman of U.K.-based Thames & Hudson died in London on June 13. Neurath was one of the most influential and respected figures in illustrated book publishing. more »
The U.K. publishing industry recorded overall revenue of £7.2 billion ($9.1 billion) in 2024, up 1% from 2023. Overall sales were nearly equal between print and digital formats, while audiobook revenue hit a record high. Fiction sales posted an 18% gain. more »
This December marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, and bookshelves are filled with new adaptations and retellings for readers of all ages. The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City is commemorating the occasion with a landmark exhibition of the novelist’s personal and professional objects, aptly titled A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250. more »
Deadline: June 24. Issue: Aug. 18. We’d like to hear about forthcoming recipe and reference books as well as culinary bios/memoirs, essay collections, and other food-related narrative nonfiction. Pub. dates: August 2025–February 2026. Click here for more information. »
Medina, who has served as an editor at Random House for nearly four decades and worked with such authors as John Irving and Yiyun Li, is the recipient of the Center for Fiction’s 2025 Medal for Editorial Excellence. more »
In A Lonesome Place for Murder (Crooked Lane, Aug.), Washington State police chief Ethan Brand tackles the apparent murder of a former friend on the U.S.-Canada border. more »
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Job Moves
- Jodi Weiss has joined the Stable Book Group as EVP and head of sales.
- Katelyn Keating has been promoted to associate director of design and production at Berrett-Koehler.
- Ashley Ingram has been promoted to creative director of design and production at Berrett-Koehler.
- Eva Oakes has been promoted to international rights coordinator at the Transatlantic Agency.
- Stuti Shah has been promoted to international rights administrator at the Transatlantic Agency.
- Camille LeBlanc is being promoted to editor at Viking Penguin.
- Tobias Madden is joining Hachette Book Group as senior manager of metadata strategy.
- Stephanie Licciardi has been promoted to associate national accounts manager at Hachette Online Sales Team.
- Maggie Salko, formerly marketing and publicity manager at Little Bee Books, is joining Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree as marketing and consumer manager.
- Amanda Marks has joined Hachette Book Group Online Sales Team as national accounts manager.
Awards News
- Leslie Jamison Wins Weston Award: The American author and essayist has received this year’s Weston International Award, presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
- Mehdi Khawaja Wins Armory Square Prize: Mehdi Khawaja’s translation of Akhtar Mohiuddin’s To Each Their Own Hell has won this year’s Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation.
- Society of Authors Award Winners: Jo Hamya, Ashani Lewis, and Elif Shafak are among this year’s winners of the U.K.’s Society of Authors Awards.
- Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist: Vajra Chandrasekera and Nalo Hopkinson are among the eight authors shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.
Bookstore News
- Chicago Bookshop Debuts Literacy Program: Da Book Joint has launched the ReadUp summer program in partnership with Reggio’s Pizza, which will offer a free personal pan pizza to K–12 students who read at least three books a month, starting this June.
- Mobile Bookshop Rolls Through Delaware: Bad B’s, a mobile bookshop specializing in romance, recently opened in Wilmington.
- Wisconsin Bookshop Turns 50: A Room of One’s Own, a feminist bookshop in Madison, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer.
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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins is the #1 title on PW’s children’s frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Dawn of Fate and Fire’ by Mariely Lares“Returning to 16th-century Mexico, Lares’s stunning conclusion to the duology that began with Sun of Blood and Ruin delivers all the complex historical and political drama fans expect.... Lares expertly reveals the inner workings of her lead characters and integrates the fantasy elements seamlessly into the political plot. This stuns.” more »
Picture of the Day
Author Eric Rosswood (c.) signed copies of his picture book, Strong (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, at the Pride in the Park festival in Norwalk, Conn., on June 14. Also in attendance were drag queens and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Kandy Muse (l.) and Jujubee (r.).
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