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    Does the Simon & Schuster Acquisition Signal an Antitrust Crisis in Publishing?

    By Keen On  December 8, 2020
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

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    By Teddy Wayne  December 8, 2020
    The Hub

    Read Louise Glück’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

    By Walker Caplan  December 7, 2020
    The Hub

    30 years after his death, Roald Dahl’s family has apologized for his anti-Semitism.

    By Emily Temple  December 7, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Dec. 7th to Dec. 13th

    By Kiki Nicole  December 7, 2020
    The Hub

    Raven Leilani has won the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 4, 2020
    The Antibody Reading Series

    The Antibody Reading Series: Starring Matthew Daddona, Hafizah Geter, and Xialou Guo

    By The Antibody Reading Series  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    We’re getting a poetry collection from Akwaeke Emezi in 2022.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    Camilla Townsend is the 2020 winner of the Cundill History Prize.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    Brit Bennett is one of EW’s Entertainers of the Year.

    By Walker Caplan  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

    By Emily Temple  December 3, 2020
    Book Fairs

    What a New Book Expo Could Learn From the Helsinki
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    By Bethanne Patrick  December 3, 2020
    The Hub

    Look inside Jamie Hood’s how to be a good girl, forthcoming from Grieveland Press.

    By Walker Caplan  December 2, 2020
    The Hub

    A special issue of The Volta honors the life and work of poet Molly Brodak.

    By Walker Caplan  December 2, 2020
    The Hub

    Sarah Frier’s No Filter has won the 2020 FT and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.

    By Rasheeda Saka  December 1, 2020
    The Hub

    We’re getting a new Lauren Groff novel (about nuns!) in 2021.

    By Dan Sheehan  December 1, 2020
    The Hub

    Look inside a new series of Jane Austen novels, rewritten and illustrated for children.

    By Walker Caplan  December 1, 2020
    Unions

    Verso Books just announced a union—and they have advice for other publishing workers.

    By Corinne Segal  November 30, 2020
    The Hub

    Read the earliest reviews of The Talented Mr. Ripley, which turns 65 today.

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th

    By Kiki Nicole  November 30, 2020
    The Hub

    Lorde is publishing a book about Antarctica called GOING SOUTH.

    By Walker Caplan  November 25, 2020
    The Hub

    A whistle-stop tour of W. B. Yeats quotations in popular culture.

    By Dan Sheehan  November 25, 2020
    The Hub

    The first wave of TikTokers-turned-writers is here: Charli D’Amelio’s book comes out December 1.

    By Walker Caplan  November 25, 2020
    The Hub

    Here is the shortlist for the 2020 Costa Book Awards.

    By Rasheeda Saka  November 25, 2020
    The Hub

    Craig Brown has won the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

    By Rasheeda Saka  November 24, 2020
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