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Subscribe | JobZone | Advertise NBCC Board, Down to Nine Members, Begins 'Difficult Internal Work' One week after the National Book Critics Circle released an anti-racism pledge following the publication, on Twitter, of an email critical of certain phrases in that pledge, a now-gutted NBCC board of directors released a statement addressing how it intends to move forward. more Bolton Accuses Trump Administration of Seeking to Suppress His Book In a response filed ahead of a hearing set for last Friday, former national security adviser John Bolton accused the Trump administration of using the government’s prepublication review process to suppress his memoir, 'The Room Where It Happened.' more Amistad Launches #BlackoutBestsellerList on Social Media Looking to showcase the popularity of Black literature, Amistad Press has launched the hashtag campaign #BlackoutBestsellerList and #BlackPublishingPower in an effort to support the work of Black authors and Black book professionals. more April Bookstore Sales Tumbled 65.3% Bookstore sales plunged 65.3% in April compared to April 2019, tumbling to $219 million. April is expected to be the worst month for bricks-and-mortar stores, with advance sales for May released by the U.S. Census Bureau showing improvement in total retail sales for the month. more More News ·         Libraries Adapt Quickly to Launch Summer Reading Programs ·         Knopf Acquires New Ishiguro Novel ·         Poetry Foundation Responds to Criticism, Pledges Action ·         All Signs Point Up for Audiobooks JobZone ·         Marketing Coordinator - Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press - New York, . ·         Senior Publicist - HarperCollins - New York, NY. ·         Production Coordinator Sr - Getty Publications - Los Angeles, CA. ·         Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA. ·         Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY. Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2020, PWxyz LLC

NEW ISSUE This week in Publishers Weekly: Features For our big fall preview, our editors have picked more than 850 forthcoming titles of note, including their top 10 picks in each of 15 categories. We also talk with Jeff Hobbs, whose latest book follows the lives of four seniors at two very different L.A. high schools. News Independent publishers tell us how they're faring during the pendemic, and the NBCC looks for a way forward after a week of turmoil. Reviews 'The Great Offshore Grounds' by Vanessa Veselka, 'Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World' by Lesley M.M. Blume, 'Paola Santiago and the River of Tears' by Tehlor Kay Mejia, and more. Look inside Download Our App! Download the Publishers Weekly app to read the new issue on your tablet or smartphone. Simply enter the email address where you received this message to gain access. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1608, New York, NY 10010

Publishing Now: Day to Day Challenges & Solutions Wednesday, July 8th - 10:30 AM EDT The majority of publishers and the vendors who serve them have been working from home during the last four months, and the way we all make books is changing due to that. Westchester Publishing Services will host a webinar in partnership with Publishers Weekly to explore the impact on editorial, production, and manufacturing workflows and options. Publishers Weekly’s Editor in Chief, Jim Milliot, will host a panel discussion and Q&A with panelists representing several sectors of the publishing industry. FEATURED PANELISTS: Cathy Felgar, Publishing Operations Director, Princeton University Press Cathy has operations, editorial production, manufacturing, and systems implementation experience in various positions with Macmillan, Columbia University Press, HarperCollins, and Cambridge University Press. Her professional interests include capacity planning, workflow solutions, sustainability, and supply chain optimization. Brian O’Leary, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group A trade association that solves problems affecting two or more parts of the publishing supply chain. BISG membership represents the entire publishing industry, from publishers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and libraries to printers, suppliers, service providers and more. Marina Padakis Lowry, Senior Managing Editor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media group Marina is a Managing Editorial and Operations professional with more than 20 years’ experience with culinary, lifestyle, reference, and young readers’ books. She has previously held positions at several publishers, including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Oxford University Press UK, and Scholastic. Kelly Gallagher, Vice President of Content Acquisition at Ingram Content Group Kelly joined Ingram in 2012, and manages publisher relations for North America, which includes Lightning Source print on demand and CoreSource digital asset management and distribution. Prior to joining Ingram, he served as Vice President of Publishing Services at Bowker, and also served 10 years as a publisher and six years in association work. westchesterpublishingservices.com   |   info@westchesterpubsvcs.com   |   203-658-6581

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Subscribe | JobZone | Advertise Turmoil Rocks NBCC Board A handful of members of the National Book Critics Circle's board of directors have resigned following the publication of an internal email sent by one of its members, former NBCC president Carlin Romano. The email was sent in response to the board's efforts to draft a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and pledging to support writers and critics of color. more ABA's Priority Is 'Keeping Bookstores Open' The ABA's Virtual Town Hall held Thursday addressed a wide range of topics, from the shift to online bookselling to racism to marketing activities, all with one thing in mind: the need to keep bookstores in business. more Workers Across Book Business Take Collective Action Against Racism On June 8, more than 1,100 workers across book and media industries took a day off from work to protest the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and "the many other Black lives lost to racist violence in America." more Red Sofa Literary Principal Threatens to Sue Other Agents, Author An attorney representing Dawn Frederick of Red Sofa Literary threatened two agents and an author with legal action unless they retract tweets casting aspersions upon Frederick and desist from further tweets. The three refused to do so, stating that this dispute reflects the state of the publishing industry. more More News ·         Authors Push for Transparency with #PublishingPaidMe ·         A Children's and YA Anti-Racist Reading List ·         Glasstown Entertainment Under Fire from Former Employees, Authors ·         Changes Loom as Public Libraries Begin to Reopen JobZone ·         Senior Publicist - HarperCollins - New York, NY. ·         Production Coordinator Sr - Getty Publications - Los Angeles, CA. ·         Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA. ·         Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY. ·         Director of Marketing and Sales - Dreamscape - Holland, OH. Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2020, PWxyz LLC