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Dead End
The Supreme Court will not hear the closely-watched Texas book banning case Little v. Llano County, dealing a blow to freedom to read activists. In a new partnership, past and present recipients of the Whiting Foundation’s grants for nonfiction works-in-progress—the 2025 cycle of which was announced today—will receive in-depth publicity training from Press Shop PR. Union Square is the latest publisher to snap up a popular self-published author, announcing plans to release Peter Grainger’s 16-volume DC Smith detective series. We talked with booksellers and publishers about their efforts to deliver free books to incarcerated readers. President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order to restrict state-level AI regulation, per the New York Times. For the New Yorker, Jay Caspian Kang unpacks the assumption that cutting down on screentime can help us read more. And cartoonist J.D. King has died at 74.
After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed free speech claims in Little v. Llano County last May, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear the case, in which a Texas library removed books on ideological grounds. PRH, PEN America, ALA, and NCAC were among the organizations urging SCOTUS to take the case. more »
For the first time, recipients of the Whiting Foundation’s $40,000 Nonfiction Grant for Works-in-Progress will also receive publicity training through the Brooklyn-based firm Press Shop PR. The 2025 grantees were announced today. more »
Meet Lena, a chicken who’s really a dinosaur! From bestselling author Linda Bailey, comes this funny farmyard tale of a feisty chicken who is sure she is a dinosaur! Includes a die-cut cover — and back matter about how chickens (and all other birds) are the living descendants of dinosaurs! (Sponsored) More »
Emily Meehan and Claire Wachtel at Union Square & Co. preempted North American rights for Peter Grainger’s previously self-published DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation series from Emma Parry at Janklow & Nesbit Associates. more »
PW checks in with two prison literacy groups, one of which originated with a publisher and the other with a bookstore. more »
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of parent company Hachette Livre, Hachette Book Group will fund curated classroom libraries in 200 underfunded schools and education programs, 200 Little Free Libraries, and 200 author programs. more »
Deadline for pitches: Dec. 23. Issue date: Feb. 16. This feature will cover forthcoming science fiction titles for adults. Themes may include AI and tech; apocalyptic or dystopian plots; SF/mystery mashups; parallel/alternate/virtual realities; etc. Please prioritize standalones and series starters. Pub. dates: late February through August 2026. Click here for more information. »
The author’s new story collection explores the push and pull between isolation and community. more »
In One Bad Mother (Simon Element, Feb.), the New York magazine writer examines “bad mom” archetypes in pop culture, from stage moms and momfluencers to trad wives and MILFs. more »
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Job Moves
- Saige Francis has been promoted to managing editor at Random House Publishing Group.
- Amina Washington has joined Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull as assistant publicist and can be contacted at amina.washington@catapult.co.
Awards News
- AUPresses Honors Brett Bobely: The former NEH digital director has received the Association of University Presses’ 2025 StandUP Award for individuals or groups that have “supported, defended, and celebrated the university press community and mission.”
Bookstore News
- LGBTQ Bookshop Lands in Atlanta: Two Best Friends Café & Books has opened in the city’s Castleberry Hills neighborhood.
Click here to join the conversation in PW's Facebook group for booksellers.
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins is the #1 title on our adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘A Bad, Bad Place’ by Frances Crawford“A 12-year-old girl makes a horrifying discovery in this haunting debut set in 1979 Glasgow, Scotland.... This marks the arrival of a promising new voice.” more »
Picture of the Day
On December 2, Elizabeth McCracken (r.) celebrated the launch of her new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction (Ecco), at the 92Y in Manhattan. Joining McCracken in conversation were authors Yiyn Li (l.), a former student of McCracken’s, and Paul Lisicky (c.), who attended the Iowa MFA program with McCracken.
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