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Awaiting regulatory approval, HarperCollins parent News Corp’s intended acquisition of HMH Books & Media raises some new concern about book publishing consolidation. Taking a selfie at Macy’s in Manhattan on West 34th Street, March 24. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo Giachetti Announced Acquisition is Worth US$349 Million As news weeks go in international publishing, this is a big one. There are reports of longtime Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry’s ouster in Paris. And with Bertelsmann’s announcement in Germany of financial gains in the pandemic year 2020 has also come more cautionary...

US books sales in 2020 were mixed, with AAP reporting trade book revenues up but declines in K-12 and higher education materials.

NYU Center for Publishing Announces Diversity Scholarships The New York University Center for Publishing’s Summer Publishing Institute has three newly developed scholarships this year. An informational session is set for March 3. Rental space ads on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on February 17. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo Giachetti Summer Institute: June 7 to 25 As you’ll remember, Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp announced in July the creation of an annual scholarship established in memory of the late Carolyn Reidy at four universities: Columbia Publishing Course Pace University MS in P...

From these finalists for the PEN America Literary Awards, winners will be announced on April 8 and receive a total of more than US$380,000. Dining tents in New York City’s Bryant Park, February 4. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo Giachetti From 1,850 Submissions, 55 Finalists A total of 55 titles in 11 categories have been named today (February 10) as finalists in the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. They now are in contention for an aggregate purse of more than US$380,000. PEN America, of course, is the US affiliate chapter of PEN International. An important and notably serious program amon...

The National Book Foundation’s new digital outreach series features a 12-event presentation of winners, shortlistees, and finalists, including international literature and translation. In the main hall at Union Station in Washington, DC, during the holidays. Image – iStockphoto: Xackery Irving Smith: ‘Fueling Important Community Conversations’ The National Book Foundation—which produces the annual National Book Awards in November—is a year-round operation with educational outreach programming made possible by a multi-year US$900,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. All ...