More than three years after nationwide protests over racial inequality led publishers to promise they would reshape their overwhelmingly white industry, a survey showed they made little progress toward creating a more diverse publishing work force. White workers made up 72.5 percent of the book business in 2023, according to
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Texas pushes some textbook publishers to remove material on fossil fuels
The sun sets behind pumpjacks on Sept. 15, 2021, in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas. Eli Hartman/AP hide caption toggle caption Eli Hartman/AP The sun sets behind pumpjacks on Sept. 15, 2021, in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas. Eli Hartman/AP AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board approved new science textbooks
Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and teacher pay, in Miami, on May 9. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education
A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library
Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A federal judge has ruled in favor of a
In Backlash to Racial Reckoning, Conservative Publishers See Gold
While the staff at mainstream houses have long leaned left politically, publishers have traditionally put out books from across the political spectrum, and the conservative market has been lucrative for them — three of the top ten New York Times nonfiction best sellers this week are conservative titles. Many of