Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Most Banned and Challenged Books of 2014: The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual "Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books," based on over 300 reports of community members attempting to have literature removed from libraries and school curricula.
Veteran Comic Book Editor Joins Startup: Mike Marts, who has held posts at DC and Marvel, has signed on to serve as the editor-in-chief of AfterShock.
Weinstein Picks Up 'In Cold Blood' : The Weinstein Company has optioned TV rights to Truman Capote’s 1966 bestseller with the aim of making it a TV event series.
Cover Reveal for New Patti Smith Memoir: The National Book Award-winning author of 'Just Kids' is back with a new memoir.
Grumbling, But Not Quitting: A new survey shows what authors really think of publishers.
HC, Amazon Reach Terms Agreement
HarperCollins issued a statement late Monday confirming it has reached an agreement with Amazon over sales terms. MORE »
HC Adds Four More Global Offices; Signs Slaughter
HarperCollins has opened four new offices: HarperCollins Holland, HarperCollins Japan, HarperCollins Nordic, and HarperCollins Polska. To help launch the new operations, HC has signed Karin Slaughter to a four book deal in which the publisher has acquired world English rights as well as foreign language rights in about a dozen languages. MORE »


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