Political news for readers: November 14, 2024

Catch up quick with the politics-adjacent bookish news of the past week.

• Sales surge for dystopian books after Trump election victory (The Guardian) 

• Author Leigh Harlen launches an online auction for Trans Lifeline (Book Riot)

• Macmillan marketing VP’s election post stirs anger (Publishers Weekly) 

• JD Vance quoted one of Cormac McCarthy’s most evil characters (Literary Hub)

• Hachette employees protest and quit over launch of conservative imprint (The Guardian) 

• Author Katherine Rundell donates royalties to climate charities in Trump protest (The Guardian)

• See how libraries fared on ballots across the nation (Literary Hub)