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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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Charlotte B. Plumb's REAP & SOW, the first in a debut crossover duology set in a world of illicit pacts and dark magic about a young woman who bargains with a demon to save her brothers, only to lose her heart, too, to Jennifer Klonsky and Ruta Rimas at Berkley XO, in a major deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in October 2026, by Stuti Telidevara and Pete Knapp at Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management (NA). Rights also to Carmen McCullough at Penguin UK (UK), in a major deal, in a pre-empt, … read more
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