May 25, 2022 | The Hot Sheet

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With some caveats, banned books that make national news typically enjoy a sales bump, according to figures from NPD Books.

The latest in TikTok, industry trends, self-publishing and more.

Atlantic Editions is a new imprint that will publish up to a dozen nonfiction paperback titles per year.

Canelo will begin publishing fiction, including thrillers, romance, and historical fiction, in the US market.

In the children’s market alone, one in three books sold in the US features a licensed character.

The Copyright Claims Board is less expensive and more accessible than federal court. But a few of its provisions may cancel out the benefit.

Publishers are often accused of insufficiently supporting their midlist authors. The situation may be worse than usual.

Changes in the number and nature of book bans require book-loving community members to push back against bans at a local level.

The latest figures from NPD Books show that US book sales remain in a solid position, with little change over the last five weeks.

Bloomsbury has announced it’s hiring 100 new employees across the company to help with workload and work-life balance.