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Dominique Raccah

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Founder + CEO of Bestselling Indie Book Publisher #Sourcebooks ⭐️ Entrepreneur 🔥 Data ✅ Leading Innovation 💥 Championing Banned Books + New Voices 🧨 Read a Lot 📚 Opinions Mine 💯 Books Change Lives (she/her)

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Dec 20

The @nytimes.com has a fantastic article about our Bloom Books imprint and the work we've been doing with our amazing authors Scarlett St. Clair, Sophie Lark, Lucy Score, @kennedyryan.bsky.social and our extraordinary cornerstone author of Bloom, @eljamesauthor.com !
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/b...

How a Scrappy New Publisher Landed 25 Books on the Best-Seller List in a Year

Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance.

www.nytimes.com

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · 17d

"It's a penetrating and persuasive take on why viewers continue to be enthralled."

@taranarmstrong.bsky.social takes you Behind the Mirror: Inside the World of Big Brother

#BB27 #RHAP

Taran Armstrong @taranarmstrong.bsky.social · 22d

Publishers Weekly reviewed my book!

Very cool to see it's resonating with a major trade magazine outside our Big Brother bubble!

"It's a penetrating and persuasive take on why viewers continue to be enthralled." #BB27 #RHAP

www.publishersweekly.com/9781464224539

Review for Behind the Mirror on Publishers Weekly.

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readerbsf.bsky.social @readerbsf.bsky.social · Aug 17

Book Review: The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

Title: The King's MessengerAuthor: Susanna KearsleyPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkPublication date: March 4, 2025Length: 352 pagesGenre: Historical fictionSource: PurchasedRating: ★★★★★ For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly…

Book Review: The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

Title: The King's MessengerAuthor: Susanna KearsleyPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkPublication date: March 4, 2025Length: 352 pagesGenre: Historical fictionSource: PurchasedRating: ★★★★★ For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly rivalry and intrigue… 1613: King James – sixth of Scotland, first of England, son of Mary, Queen of Scots - has unified both countries under one crown.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Aug 30

Any day we can celebrate Edgar Award winning author @sularigentill.bsky.social who is now on tour for her latest book Five Found Dead @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social !!

Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · Aug 27

Sulari Gentill (c.) celebrated the release of her novel, Five Found Dead (Poisoned Pen), at the Sourcebooks office. Also at the publisher’s “ceremonial drum”—which guests may bang in celebration—were Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah (l.) and Anna Michels (r.), Poisoned Pen senior editorial director.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Aug 30

So so so excited to be publishing The Academy. I can talk about this for days!! Check this out for any boy reluctant readers who like 1) soccer 2) pizza or 3) video games

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Aug 29

T.Z. Layton (Sourcebooks) in Conversation with The Horn Book in August's #HBHerald www.hbook.com/story/tz-lay...

T.Z. Layton in Conversation with The Horn Book

In Conversation with The Horn Book is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Horn Book Herald.

www.hbook.com

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Jul 3

I just finished artificial condition too. It was great

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Jun 22

“We didn't go looking for this content — it came to us. And it revealed a striking pattern: right-wing views on gender and identity are digitally intertwined with MAGA politics.”

www.axios.com/2025/06/21/m...

Into the MAGA-verse: What the algorithm feeds Gen Z

Dip your toe in, and the algorithm grabs your ankle.

www.axios.com

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Jun 18

Bookcon is back!!
#booksky

www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

BookCon is back! Exclusive details on popular fan event's return

There's been a BookCon-shaped hole in the reading community for years. That's about to change, USA TODAY exclusively reports.

www.usatoday.com

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 22

This Laura Bates video for the UK release of New Age of Sexism is so incredibly powerful. These are the conversations we need to be having.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjH2N9Dc/

The New Age of Sexism is OUT NOW. This is ‘urgent and essential reading for anyone who is interested in the intersection of tech and gender equality, and indeed anyone who wants to be part of buildin...

TikTok video by Simon & Schuster UK

www.tiktok.com

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · May 11

Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden

Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered

He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office

And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!

Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal

Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · May 11

Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work

The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional

The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it

abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources

President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources

abcnews.go.com

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Megan Frampton 🤷🏻‍♀️ @meganf.bsky.social · May 11

NY/NJ! @chelseaconradt.bsky.social will be speaking with @rachelharrison.bsky.social about Chelsea’s thriller debut, The Farm, on June 17!
I’ll be there.

Chelsea Conradt w/ Rachel Harrison Discussion and Signing

Barnes & Noble Clifton Commons will be hosting a book signing with Chelsea Conradt in celebration of her new book The Farmhouse. Chelsea will be in discussion with USA Today bestselling author Rachel...

www.ticketleap.events

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 11

Yesterday, Trump fired the head of the U.S. #Copyright Office…”after Perlmutter and her office issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.”

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 11

Friday US Copyright Office issued its 3rd report on #AI addressing training + fair use. Report is pre-publication though they say that it will be issued shortly and “without substantive changes.” review below links to the report:
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/10/u...

#copyrightlaw
#Booksky

US Copyright Office issues pre-publication version of 3rd Report on AI Training and Fair Use. AI training is transformative, but degree depends on how AI functions. Supports new market dilution theor...

On late Friday, the U.S. Copyright Office issued its long-awaited report on AI training and fair use. It’s labeled “Pre-publication Version,” though it says no substantive changes…

chatgptiseatingtheworld.com

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 9

Had the opportunity to work with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on a number of initiatives. She was (and is) truly gifted. She did a tremendous amount of good for our nation. She was fired abruptly yesterday.

#ThankyouCarla
#libraries
#Booksky

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · May 9

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Trump Abruptly Fires Librarian Of Congress Carla Hayden

Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president.

www.huffpost.com

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · May 9

BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:

President Trump fired our nation’s Librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden, by email at 6:56pm tonight, taking his assault on America’s libraries to a new level.

Over the course of her tenure, Dr. Hayden brought the Library of Congress to the people, with initiatives that reached into rural communities and made the Library accessible to all Americans, in person and online.

While President Trump wants to ban books and tell Americans what to read – or not to read at all, Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to making reading and the pursuit of knowledge available to everyone.

Be like Dr. Hayden.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 4

that’s what I’ve been thinking about too. the funding cuts to the sciences and medicine bankrupt the future of our innovation engine.

Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · May 4

Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 2

🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social.
www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

#ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries

Federal Court halts dismantling of IMLS in ALA lawsuit. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia grants temporary restraining order.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 2

Loads of ❤️ to @sularigentill.bsky.social who has just won #edgar2025 for her wonderful book The Mystery Writer!! 🎉 Huge congratulations 🎉
Poisoned Pen Press @sourcebooks.bsky.social

Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to @sularigentill.bsky.social, winner of The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award for The Mystery Writer (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press). #Edgars2025

A picture of Edgar Allan Poe over the book jacket for Sulari Gentill's The Mystery Writer, which pictures a typewriter in front of a bookshelf.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 2

@katarinabivald.bsky.social !!! It’s an #edgar2025 for The Murders in Great Diddling!! 🎉Huge congratulations 🎉 @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social

Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Katarina Bivald, winner of The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award for The Murders in Great Diddling by (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press). #Edgars2025

Book jacket for Katarina Bivald for The Murders in Great Diddling, which pictures a tea cup on a book.

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 2

So thrilled for Natalie (and @sourcebooksfire.bsky.social) Best Young Adult novel #edgars2025 !!!

Mystery Writers of America @mysterywriters.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to Natalie D. Richards, winner of Best Young Adult for 49 Miles Alone (Sourcebooks – Sourcebooks Fire). #Edgars2025

Cover for 49 Miles alone, picture of the desert at sunset.

Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · May 1

Tonight.
#poets #writers #publishers
all together here in #chicago to celebrate the excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. Carol Shields said:
“I’m interested in writing away the invisibility of women’s lives”

@carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

#excited

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Apr 30

NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services.

We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit

ALA President Cindy Hohl standing outside the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Apr 30

if i counted correctly 5 women

Jonny Geller @jonnygeller.bsky.social · Apr 30

Interesting poll on which stars matter to people in terms of going to movie theatres. Skews very heavily toward older male stars and not many younger stars or women.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Apr 27

Known as ALA v. Sonderling, the case is an effort by the ALA and AFSCME to restore the IMLS, bring back its furloughed employees, and ensure that contractually agreed-upon grants to states and other recipients are disbursed.
#booksky #libraries

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

'ALA v. Sonderling' Case Moves Forward as Defendants Respond

Attorneys for Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director Keith Sonderling and his codefendants have responded to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the ALA and AFSCME.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · Apr 27

Stock up now!

It takes 25 days for shipping containers to arrive in LA from China; 35 days to NY

No importer is accepting goods with a 145% tariff. They know it may be rescinded tomorrow

Stores (and Amazon) typically keep a 30-50 day inventory

We have not felt the impact yet.

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Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social · Apr 27

Loved Indie Bookstore Day at @bookpeople.bsky.social
Loads of folks and yes, a picture book read-aloud complete with music!
#booksky 📚

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