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Drew Barrymore finds a resolve for her scab controversy (This week in books)

September 22, 2023 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! After first releasing a now-deleted defense of bringing her eponymous show back despite an ongoing writers strike, Drew Barrymore summoned every bit of astute humility she possessed and found the hoped for resolve by pausing her talk show until the strike is over. And about that strike: WGA and the studios have […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alex Ross, Amazon, Anne R. Allen, Ashley Fetters Maloy, Authors Guild, Bookshop.org, Censorship, Drew Barrymore, Franz Liszt, Gay Talese, Katy Hershberg, KKR, OpenAI, Simon & Schuster, WGA

Amazon to tighten e-book returns (This week in books)

September 30, 2022 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! After some TikToks went viral pointing out that you can easily read and then return Kindle e-books for a refund, which had some real effects on authors, Amazon announced that it is (modestly) tightening its e-book policy ($ link) and will require customers to explain themselves to customer service if they’ve read […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Becca Puglisi, Carolina Ciucci, Hilary Mantel, Julia Edelstein, Margaret K. McElderry, NASA

B&N hardcover policy sparks controversy (This week in books)

September 2, 2022 by Nathan Bransford 7 Comments

This week! Books Controversy erupted in the last few weeks as children’s book authors began posting about Barnes & Noble’s stocking policies for hardcover debuts, complaining their new deemphasis on children’s hardcover hurts new, mid-list and diverse voices in particular. B&N CEO James Daunt confirmed the gist of the hardcover policy, citing that up to […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alexa T. Dodd, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, James Daunt, Jane Friedman, Jessamine Chan, Lord of the Rings, Nathan J. Robinson

The PRH/S&S antitrust suit gets underway (This week in books)

August 5, 2022 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! The antitrust lawsuit over Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster is in full swing. Shira Ovide writes about how the threat posed by Amazon is looming in the background of the trial, and Publishers Lunch ($ links) has some extensive recaps of the testimony so far. The latest prominent […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Book Banning, Diversity, Donald Maass, Evan Osnos, Joyce Carol Oates, Kate McKean, Nicole Chung, Penguin Random House

The PRH/S&S merger heads to court (This week in books)

July 29, 2022 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! We’re getting into the doldrums of summer, but I still have a few links to share with you this week. First up, there’s an auction this weekend to support two great organizations, We Need Diverse Books and NaNoWriMo! There are lots of great items to bid on, and I’m offering a thirty […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, Charlie Warzel, Delia Owens, Man Booker, NaNoWriMo, Penguin Random House, Rebecca Stott, Simon & Schuster, We Need Diverse Books

Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter is at $21 million and counting (This week in books)

March 4, 2022 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

This week! Books! First up, my heart goes out to everyone affected by the utterly senseless war in Ukraine. If you’re interested in helping, I hope you’ll join me in supporting Nova Ukraine, an organization one of my Ukrainian friends is involved in, which is working to provide humanitarian aid to those affected. Pretty big […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Brandon Sanderson, Christiane Bird, Kathleen Stone, Kickstarter, Robert Mapplethorpe, We Need Diverse Books

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