This week! Books! HarperCollins and the HarperCollins Union have reached a tentative agreement to end its three month long strike, which is reported to include an increase in minimum salary and a one-time bonus for striking workers. HarperCollins also reported disappointing earnings, down 52% in the last quarter. Major outlets: “Barnes & Noble is back, […]
Salman Rushdie
PRH & S&S trial in the home stretch (This week in books)
This week! Books! As I’m sure you’ve seen by now, author Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage at the Chautauqua Institute last week, but fortunately is expected to recover. Jennifer Schuessler writes about how the attack has renewed discussions about free speech, and Randy Boyagoda calls for more people to read Rushdie’s work. The antitrust lawsuit […]
Why some authors burn their work (This week in books)
This week! Books! First off, a quick housekeeping matter. I’ve been working on some changes to the blog under the hood! These include: Last week we moved over to a new server so hopefully the pesky outages we’ve had will cease to be a thing. I’ll be launching a new home page at www.nathanbransford.com The […]