Jane Friedman

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New imprint at University Press of Kansas

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James Patterson gives 12 writers up to $50,000 each to finish their books

Links of Interest: September 10, 2025

Breaking Bread: The Role of Food in Building Character

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Penguin Random House: increased sales, lower profits in first half of 2025

Anthology Editing: Advice and Insights from Those Who’ve Been There

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New imprint at Simon & Schuster, led by former CEO

Amazon now allows Kindle-exclusive authors to distribute their ebooks to libraries

Anthropic settles class-action suit

Links of Interest: August 27, 2025