Beyond Book Banning: PEN America Warns of ‘Booklash’

A ‘cancel culture’ in some quarters, review-bombing, and claims of ‘offense’ as harm: PEN sees publishing ‘at a crossroads.’ By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson This story was originally published at PublishingPerspectives.com ‘Imposing New Moral Litmus Tests on Books and Authors’ Among many stressors affecting publishers in world markets today, the impact of political pressure –often… Read More

Sales of Social Justice and Race Books Soar in the States

This, as HarperCollins announces that it has become the official publisher of the archives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Judith Curr speaks of ‘how inclusive Dr. King’s work is.’ Read More