HarperCollins Hosts an ‘Epic’ Pride Panel with work from home too
https://tinyurl.com/yas32uj4
______________________
On June 11th, the National Book Critics Circle released an anti-racism pledge (read it here https://www.bookcritics.org/2020/06/11/6792/). Following an email, circulated via Twitter, fifteen of the twenty-four board members have resigned. The remaining nine have vowed to work to revamp the organization with a commitment to change how the organization does business. (read the statement here https://www.publishersweekly.com/binary-data/ARTICLE_ATTACHMENT/file/000/004/4401-1.pdf)
______________________
April Bookstore Sales Tumbled 65.3% – Source: Publishers Weekly
April sales fell a total of $412 million from 2019, dropping to an anemic $219 million. In March, bookstore sales fell 33.4% compared to a year ago. March sales were $392 million, meaning April sales declined 44.3% from March to April.
On the other hand, Print Unit Sales Post Another Week of Solid Gains. Anti-racist and social justice books drove up unit sales of print books 9.1%. https://tinyurl.com/y8csjzfs
And—layoffs continue at Barnes & Noble headquarters, where many buyers who have been furloughed are now being told they won’t be coming back. https://tinyurl.com/ycqzbst4
______________________
Did you know Sisters in Crime (SiC) has a YouTube channel? You can see very short talks by the likes of Lisa Unger, Paula Munier, R G Belsky, Baron Birtcher, Meg Gardiner, Marsha Talley, and Sarah Paretsky? https://www.youtube.com/user/SistersInCrimeInc
______________________
Upcoming YA Novel ‘Ember Days’ Canceled by Author
Within an hour of posting the cover of her upcoming book, a tweet questioned a white author writing a marginalized character. Read more here.
https://tinyurl.com/ybhbwz25
______________________
Gift for you
55 Dos and Don’ts of Book Selling, has been published! And, current WritersWeekly subscribers get a copy for FREE – just for the asking!
If you are a current subscriber, shoot an email to me at: angela@writersweekly.com
If you aren’t yet a subscriber, go to www.writersweekly.com to subscribe and the system will instantly send you the download link.
