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Baker & Taylor will be closing their business, after a planned acquisition of their assets by Readerlink fell through last month. Operations will cease by January 1, according to online posts from former employees. Employees were informed yesterday that their positions will be eliminated. A local newspaper in Illinois reports that 253 of the 318 staffers at the 379,000-square-foot distribution center in Momence were let go immediately, as 62 others will stay on to assist with “wind[ing] down” the business until late December, with the last three employees departing January 3. A report from Illinois’ Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification …
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Maria Meservey's THE IRONFELL INHERITANCE and THE MORROW ARCHIVES, a debut gothic fantasy duology pitched as THE HUNGER GAMES meets Wednesday, about a deadly battle royale in a forbidding Victorian mansion to inherit the legacy of the Ironfell family, to Tricia Narwani at Del Rey, in a major deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Catherine Cho at Paper Literary (NA). Rights also to Rebecca Hilsdon at Michael Joseph (UK), in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book … read more
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