Publishers Weekly

02/09/2025

As a follow-up to its newly minted Free Speech Award, the Children’s Book Council is now shining a light on defenders of a category that has seen a rise in book bans across children’s and YA titles. The inaugural CBC Graphic Novel Advocate Award has named four winners whose efforts help to maintain this format in schools, libraries, and bookstores across the country.

The inaugural CBC Graphic Novel Advocate Award has named four winners whose efforts help to maintain this format in schools, libraries, and bookstores across the country.

02/09/2025

L.A. indie publisher Unnamed Press has started a poetry line devoted to “collaborative cross-media projects,” and its first releases include books by musician Emma Ruth Rundle and translator Alana Marie Levinson-Labrosse.

02/09/2025

“Serious and profound ideas can be reached through playing, and kids do that really well.” Caldecott Honor winner Shawn Harris spoke with PW about his new picture book, ‘Let’s Be Bees,’ and interactive reading experiences.

PW spoke with Caldecott Honor winner Shawn Harris about his new picture book, 'Let's Be Bees,' interactive readings, and the appeal of working in crayon.

02/08/2025

Approximately 850 aspiring and published authors and illustrators of books for children gathered in Manhattan last weekend for the annual winter conference of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. As at previous conferences, SCBWI hosted a well-attended panel of editors and agents, who discussed the state of the children’s market and current trends.

Editors and agents discussed the state of the children’s market and current trends during a panel at the annual winter conference of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

02/08/2025

See highlights of the children's and YA titles due out next season—including highly anticipated debuts, follow-ups to bestselling novels, and collaborations between favorite authors and illustrators—in our exclusive roundup of Fall 2025 Sneak Previews!

See highlights of the children's and YA titles due out next season—including highly anticipated debuts, follow-ups to bestselling novels, and collaborations between favorite authors and illustrators—in our exclusive roundup.

02/08/2025

Storytel Group has acquired a 70% stake in Bokfabriken, one of Sweden's largest general publishing houses. The remaining 30% will be retained by current owners, with Lasse Brahme continuing as CEO.

02/07/2025

'What We Can Know' is slated for September 16, with an announced first printing of 150,000 copies. Rights were acquired from Georges Borchardt at Georges Borchardt, Inc., and the book will be edited by Knopf executive editor John Freeman.

02/07/2025

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Brandeis University Press will publish 'Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes' by former PW bookselling editor Judith Rosen, which profiles 24 couples who proposed, or held their weddings, at independent bookstores.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Brandeis University Press will publish 'Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes' by longtime PW bookselling editor Judith Rosen, which profiles 24 couples who proposed, or held their weddings, at independent bookstores.

02/07/2025

A successful holiday season, which included a 30% increase in sales of Kindle devices, led to a record 2024 at Amazon. Revenue hit $638 billion and operating income soared 86%, to $68.6 billion. The company made an extra $1.5 billion in sales on Leap Day alone.

A successful holiday season, which included a 30% increase in sales of Kindle devices, led to a record 2024 at Amazon. Revenue hit $638 billion, while operating income soared 86%, to $68.6 billion.

02/07/2025

"Anthropologist Jordan Thomas debuts with an essential meditation on fire’s role on a warming planet."

Anthropologist Thomas debuts with an essential meditation on fire’s role on a warming planet. The central narrative recounts his...

02/07/2025

In the romance novelist’s ‘Dream On, Ramona Riley’ (Berkley, May), an aspiring costume designer agrees to give a movie star a crash course in normalcy to help her prepare for a part.

02/07/2025

Spotify has partnered with Podium Entertainment and Crooked Lane Books/ Alcove Press to add more than 8,000 audiobooks to its catalog.

Spotify has partnered with Podium Entertainment and Crooked Lane Books/ Alcove Press to add more than 1,000 of their audiobooks to its catalog to start.

02/07/2025

“I just love that respect she had for children.” We spoke with two-time Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson about her new book, spirited illustrated biography Jella Lepman, founder of the International Youth Library.

Two-time winner of both the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, Katherine Paterson is also a longtime member of the International Board on Books for Young People, and her latest book is a spirited illustrated biography of the organization’s founder, Jella Lepman.

02/07/2025

Participation in Open Road Integrated Media’s major programs hit record levels last year, CEO David Steinberger told employees in his annual letter.

02/07/2025

Terry spent nearly six decades representing Christian publishers to booksellers, beginning his career in 1964 as a sales representative for Thomas Nelson and going on to found the Noble Marketing Group in 2001. He retired last year.

02/07/2025

Terry spent nearly six decades representing Christian publishers to booksellers, beginning his career in 1964 as a sales representative for Thomas Nelson and going on to found the Noble Marketing Group in 2001. He retired last year.

02/07/2025

A coalition of Southern literary organizations, led by Hub City Press, has announced the Deep South Convening on the Future Success of American Writers, scheduled for May 24 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The event aims to address the historical gaps in literary infrastructure across the South.

A coalition of Southern literary organizations, led by Hub City Press, has announced the Deep South Convening on the Future Success of American Writers, scheduled for May 24 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.