November 1, 2024
PEN America Report Confirms School Book Bans Are SurgingThe report, 'Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves,' confirms and details the organization's preliminary findings, released in September, with the group's finalized stats showing that 4,231 unique titles were targeted during the 2023-2024 school year, impacting 2,662 authors, 195 illustrators, and 31 translators. more
Suzanne Nossel Departs PEN AmericaFollowing a tumultuous year, the PEN America CEO has stepped down to take the helm of human rights nonprofit Freedom House, effective January 7. Chief program officers Summer Lopez and Clarissa Rosaz Shariyf have been appointed interim co-CEOs as the free speech organization conducts a nationwide search for a replacement. more
25 Books for 25 Years of NYRB ClassicsIn honor of the 25th anniversary of New York Review Books Classics, we've selected 25 gems that the publisher has unearthed during its quarter century on earth—plus one from this year, for good measure. more
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Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Children's Books
The Gift of the Great Buffalo Carole Lindstrom, illus. by Aly McKnight. Bloomsbury, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5476-0688-7
Cassi and the House of Memories Dean Stuart. Viking, $24.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-5933-5112-3; $14.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-35113-0
New Books and More
New Kids' and YA Books: Week of November 4, 2024Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography of a Catholic art teacher, the finale to a bestselling middle grade series, a YA sequel set in a new realm, and more. more
Four Kids' Imprints Turn FiveThough the pandemic darkened the early 2020s, four children's book imprints that launched soon before its onset are shining brightly as they mark their fifth anniversaries this year. Those at the editorial helms of Kokila, Make Me a World, Norton Young Readers, and Random House Graphic shared some highlights of their imprint's debut years and a preview of what's ahead. more
Penguin Random House Expands Its Christian Publishing ProgramThe Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, a new standalone entity, will expand and build upon on the publisher's existing evangelical Christian publishing programs under the leadership of Campbell Wharton. Wharton called the expansion, which comes amid a surge in sale of religious books, an "opportunity to take our Christian program to a whole new level." more
A Palestinian American Publisher with PurposeIn August, Interlink Publishing founders Michel and Ruth Moushabeck passed the Northampton, Mass.–based press on to their daughters Hannah, Leyla, and Maha, and son-in-law, Harrison Williams. The Palestinian American–owned press aims to be "a publishing house for the movement." more
BookLife's Best of 2024For the inaugural Best of BookLife feature, the site's editors share the most memorable self-published titles they've read this year. more
PRH Grew Slightly More Diverse in 2024According to Penguin Random House's fifth annual demographics report, 68.9% of the company's entire workforce were white in 2024, down from 70.1% in 2023. The percentage of new hires of BIPOC workers fell slightly in the year. more
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