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Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected

Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes Courtesy of Ann Telnaes A Washington Post cartoonist has quit her role at the paper, saying that her bosses blocked publication of a satirical cartoon that depicted billionaires, including one resembling Post owner Jeff Bezos, kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump. Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post […]

The 2024 Publishing Year in Review

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A little something different today. Every Monday on the Book Riot Podcast, Jeff O’Neal and I discuss the most interesting news in the world of books and reading. It’s a lot like what we do […]

Universal Music Publishing boss Jody Gerson to receive GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Award – Music Business Worldwide

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson will be presented with the 2025 GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons award at the 50th anniversary of the Pre-GRAMMY Gala. The event, hosted by legendary music industry executive Clive Davis, will take place on February 1, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the Recording Academy […]

Hugh Marks merged Nine and Fairfax. Now he’s poised to lead the ABC

Until a little over a fortnight ago, there was no inkling of who would replace David Anderson as managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Normally, speculation runs rife within an ABC-obsessed media world and inside the organisation with a laundry list of potential candidates, occasionally planted surreptitiously by would-be hopefuls. This time the board […]

The Biggest Publishing News of the Week

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Grab a cup of something tasty and catch up with the news stories Today in Books readers found most interesting this week. Groundbreaking Poet Nikki Giovanni Dies at 81 Beloved poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of […]

Sony generated $2.55bn from recorded music and publishing in Q3, up 9.6% YoY – Music Business Worldwide

Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.55 billion in the three months to end of September 2024. That’s according to MBW’s calculations based on Sony Group Corp’s calendar Q3 2024 (fiscal Q2) results, as announced by the Japanese firm today (November 8). The $2.55 billion figure […]

Jon Platt accepts International Executive of the Year honor, pays tribute to Sony Music Publishing, the songwriting community and more at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards – Music Business Worldwide

Last night was a big night in the US, sure. But it was a big night in London too. Yesterday evening (November 5) saw MBW’s Music Business UK Awards take place in Covent Garden, celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer. The night began with a surprise: the International Executive […]