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Good idea, will implement now. :) p.

There is no one authoritative source, which is why I would like to have a cache where we could gather whatever people find and keep on file? Or at the least a prefix where you could do a search and find whatever audiobook news has been posted...

# Daily Book News Saturday, 10th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Freida McFadden re‑ups with Sourcebooks The psychological‑thriller phenom has extended her partnership with Sourcebooks through 2028, signing for three new hardcovers after...

Just taken the quiz...a roller-coaster half-hour... 97. Not great.

Definitely agree we need to focus more on audiobooks, they are becoming the dominant medium atm. Can you suggest some authoritative news sources? (not just ranty blogs).

The Times recounted a true‑crime story involving a young man’s obsession with a notorious “school Nazi,” leading to tragic consequences. Fucking Times firewall. Fucking cowardly turncoat Grey Lady. Conclusion: small town libraries are again...

Daily Book News Friday, 9th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Marble Press Acquires CamCat Publishing Assets from B&T Marble Press purchased CamCat Publishing’s catalogue and intellectual property from Baker & Taylor, obtaining 124 adult...

Daily Book News Thursday, 8th January 2026 Publishing Industry News B&T Liquidation Firm Holds Closeout Sale The GA Group is selling more than 465,000 books left from Baker & Taylor’s liquidation, with the stock valued at roughly $7.8 million...

Apologies, the main litopia.com site is unexpectedly down due to, ahem, some code mismanagement. Working on it now.

Daily Book News Wednesday, 7th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Religion publishers snap up suspense, midlife and parenting books HarperCollins Christian Publishing acquired a romantic‑suspense trilogy, WaterBrook signed a...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 6th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of January 5, 2026 The latest deal round‑up sees Ibram X. Kendi’s nonfiction manifesto Chain of Ideas picked up by One World, Emma Donoghue’s dystopian Blaze...

Daily Book News Monday, 5th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of January 5, 2026 One World bought Ibram X. Kendi’s “Chain of Ideas” on the spread of Great Replacement theory, Summit pre‑empted Emma...

How much nuance does the typical romance have? Or the typical Amish mystery? BTW ... during my recent trip to London, I visited several bookstores and didn't see anything that resembled American-style romances. For that matter, I didn't see much...

@AgentPete In technical writing, it's become pretty much flawless. That's due to the nature of technical writing: staid, voiceless, template stuff, which is perfect for machine translation. Firms still have humans checking because of the...

Daily Book News Sunday, 4th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Post-B&T, Vendors Jostle for the Library Market After wholesaler Baker & Taylor’s closure left libraries scrambling, vendors like Amazon Business, Barnes & Noble...