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In the U.S., is BookCon Really Back? - Publishing Perspectives The U.S. consumer book fair hosted in New York City returned after a years-long hiatus to throngs of delighted fans. Publishing professional Sarah Russo attended and shared how this year's show illust...

The return of BookCon underlines one of the greatest transformations in book publishing in last 10 yrs. It's more author/indie- and consumer-driven than ever before. BookCon can succeed and grow; industry-facing BookExpo remains dead as a doornail.

Appreciate this from @sarahrusso.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Jane! 🥰

Reminder: we're hosting an AMA about our pro bono book publicity grant. If you have questions, drop them below or come join us on Wednesday!

The new initiatives at @therumpus.net are really exciting and great for the literary community. Just one more reason to celebrate @roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social 💕📚💕 learn more here: therumpus.net/2026/03/31/e...

What does a full P1M Grant Campaign actually look like? 

It’s 8 months of "lead title" publicity for one underrepresented author, completely pro bono. We provide the strategy and connections to ensure your voice is heard.

2027 Application: https://page1m.co/3NswHb1 

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Our authors are making headlines! Here are our top picks:

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I’m doing an AMA on April 15 at 1:30pm EDT, about our fully pro bono book publicity grant. Not sure if you qualify? Come ask me. A lot of groups are shut out of excellent book PR help, if you’re one of them, come chat with me. Link below. 👇💗📚

A few more days to win a galley copy of YOUR CHILD IS NOT THEIR WEIGHT by Dr. Joey Skelton and published by @ameracadpeds.bsky.social. It couldn't be easier to win one!

‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books — Advocate Rutherford County library director Luanne James’s stand against a vote to relocate more than 190 titles draws national support as the board weighs firing her.

“A Tennessee library director is drawing national support after refusing to relocate LGBTQ+ children’s books, citing the First Amendment.”

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Pentagon's limits on press access unconstitutional, US judge rules A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which threatens journalists with being branded security risks ​if they seek information not autho...

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Sneed rallies Democrats to close congressional "trust gap" Alabama congressional candidate Andrew Sneed has founded a coalition of candidates pushing for reforms like term limits.

Love that @kornbergmaya.bsky.social's book STUCK is mentioned here in @axios.com!! www.axios.com/local/huntsv...

I just devoured this new book by @kornbergmaya.bsky.social now at Politics and Prose in DC

“When members cannot engage with their constituents, speak out on issues that matter to them, or vote their conscience without fear of violence, then American democracy suffers as a consequence.”

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Friends and colleagues, we've launched our second pro bono book publicity grant from @pageonem.bsky.social.

Submissions open today and will run through May 15. I'll be straight. We had 11 applicants last year. Chances of being selected are great! We encourage you and your author friends to apply!

WE TRIED TO TELL Y’ALL by Meredith Clark is a great analysis of this.

@davidharvey.org is a brilliant thinker and all of his books should be #requiredreading (I say this with no skin in the game, we’re not working on this book).

Has he ever been to NYC? Much less on the subway at 7pm?

Did you see the AI pricing model news that @alexanderchee.bsky.social posted about the other day? If people notice that, they’ll have another giant wave. I cancelled last summer when they killed the oped section and Shipley quit. Sigh 😔

Laurie Hertzel on the formation of her reading life, now on Book Post!

This post is adapted from her new book, "Ghosts of Fourth Street: My Family, a Death, and the Hills of Duluth," coming later this month from the University of Minnesota Press.

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That is deeply fucked up.

Watched NAVALNY tonight at my 18yo’s recommendation and it was outstanding and horrifying. A must watch. Now I need to go buy his memoir.

Stop the insanity.

Which is basically what republicans do. How did they get to be known as the party of economic strength? I don’t get it.

This is batshit crazy 😳 and that’s the technical term.

Almost 10,000 authors have come together to publish an empty book protesting the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.

Titled Don’t Steal This Book, it is empty of text except the names of the authors involved.. 🧵

She really is the epitome. I bought my daughter a Sonic Youth album for Christmas and Chris at the record shop looked at me as a totally different person. 😆

How a Fee To Fight Insurance Fraud Became a Cash Cow for Police Critics say the $10 annual fees state drivers pay to fight car insurance theft and fraud aren’t being used as intended.

NEW: Since New York tacked an extra fee onto auto insurance bills to help the state combat auto theft and insurance fraud, the fee has multiplied tenfold — from $1 to $10.

But a smaller and smaller proportion of those fees has gone specifically toward addressing fraud and theft.

Chaos and Voter Suppression in the Texas Primary Changes to polling place locations in Dallas and Williamson Counties caused major confusion and kept some people from voting. 

Confusion caused by changes to polling locations before last week’s Texas primary meant that many citizens couldn’t cast a ballot on Election Day — and studies show that these types of changes typically hit communities of color hardest. bit.ly/4cAul4f

Happy book birthday @kornbergmaya.bsky.social!! So excited to see all that's to come for your book! 🎉📚🎉