Missed the U.S. Book Show this year? You can still catch the CEO Roundtable on C-SPAN 2, starting on starting on June 23rd! publishersweekly.com/pw/news…
Times on air are as follows:
Sunday, June 23 at 5:05 p.m., ET on CSPAN 2
Monday, June 24 at 5:05 a.m., ET on CSPAN
Saturday, June 29 at 5:05 p.m., on CSPAN3
Sunday, June 30, at 5:05 a.m. ET, on CSPAN3
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TX bill HB900 compels vendors who sell books to TX schools to review & rate books for sexual content.
Follett School Solutions has requested Publishers rate their own books.
The AALA does NOT condone this, and urges publishers NOT to comply with this request. (1/2)
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TX bill HB900 compels vendors who sell books to TX schools to review & rate books for sexual content.
Follett School Solutions has requested Publishers rate their own books.
The AALA does NOT condone this, and urges publishers NOT to comply with this request. (1/2)
TX bill HB900 compels vendors who sell books to TX schools to review & rate books for sexual content.
Follett School Solutions has requested Publishers rate their own books.
The AALA does NOT condone this, and urges publishers NOT to comply with this request. (1/2)
Members: We’ve updated our contract checklist! View our checklist and other resources in the members' resources section of aalitagents.org. Not yet a member? Apply here: aalitagents.org/membership/
Writers: AALA has received reports from members that scammers are continuing to target aspiring authors, specifically by creating and emailing them from spoof email addresses.
For ex: by adding words like “literary” into an email address so that the aspiring author receives an email from AgentName@exampleliteraryagency.com instead of from the real email of AgentName@exampleagency.com or using “agents” instead of “agency.”
Please be cautious & aware! We suggest writers verify agency info using the contact info available on the agency’s official website, which many AALA members link to via their public profiles on our website: aalitagents.org/
Our statement on the Biden Administration's announcement of voluntary commitments on trust, safety, & security from leading AI developers humanartistrycampaign.com/ne…
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