Publishers Weekly

12/18/2024

No one has been more central to the publishing industry’s efforts to defend the freedom to read than the Penguin Random House SVP.

12/18/2024

The CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency and president of the Association of American Literary Agents is bringing the innovative spirit of an engineer to the publishing industry.

12/18/2024

“In this powerful report, travel writer Tidwell examines how climate change has disrupted the suburban Takoma Park, Md., street where he lives.”

In this powerful report, travel writer Tidwell (The Ponds of Kalambayi) examines how climate change has disrupted the suburban T...

12/18/2024

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut book. https://buff.ly/3ZDt04n

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut book

12/17/2024

In ‘Warbody’ (Norton, Mar.), the Iraq War veteran and the Reed College historian explore what Lemons’s military service and subsequent illnesses reveal about modern warfare.

12/17/2024

The Newton, Ill.–based printer has acquired the Logan, Iowa–based book manufacturer. Book printing and binding operations of Perfection Press will be consolidated into TPS’s facilities.

12/17/2024

Mack Books has announced a new publishing imprint, Important Flowers, run by filmmaker Sofia Coppola. Its first three titles will be released next year.

Mack Books has announced a new publishing imprint, Important Flowers, run by filmmaker Sofia Coppola. In 2025 the impritng will put out three books: 'The Virgin Suicides,' 'Chanel Haute Couture,' and the 'Important Flowers Planner.'

12/17/2024

In a statement released Friday, the Guild reasserted its position that authors should have control over the licensing of AI rights to their work.

In a statement released Friday, the Guild reasserted its position that authors control over the licensing of AI rights.

12/17/2024

Dav Pilkey’s 13th Dog Man adventure, ‘Big Jim Begins,’ is the #1 book in the country, and Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Wind and Truth’ takes the #2 spot. Plus Good Morning America, Read with Jenna, and Oprah’s Book Club name their December selections.

Dav Pilkey’s 13th Dog Man adventure, ‘Big Jim Begins,’ is the #1 book in the country, and Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Wind and Truth’ takes the #2 spot. Plus Good Morning America, Read with Jenna, and Oprah’s Book Club name their December selectio

12/17/2024

Berkley takes Libby Page’s bookish love story, Pam Dorman Books takes a new entry in Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, and more.

12/17/2024

On a rolling basis this week and for the first time in its 50-year history, the NBCC will announce longlists for its annual awards, beginning with the criticism category. Finalists will be announced on January 23, with winners to follow at a ceremony on March 20 in New York City.

On a rolling basis this week and for the first time in its 50-year history, the National Book Critics Circle will announce longlists for its annual awards. Finalists will be announced on Jan. 23, and the 50th annual awards ceremony will be held in March.

12/17/2024

The author's YA novel, 'Eat and Get Gas,' was selected from among hundreds of submissions.

12/17/2024

Ingram has undergone tremendous change since it was founded in 1970 as a book wholesaler, becoming a thriving $2 billion operation due to its willingness to embrace new opportunities—and to its chairman, John Ingram, for leading it through such a remarkable transformation.

Ingram has undergone tremendous change since it was founded in 1970 as a book wholesaler, becoming a thriving $2 billion operation due to its willingness to embrace new opportunities—and to its chairman, John Ingram.

12/17/2024

In just over a decade, Entangled Publishing has gone from scrappy digital-first startup to publishing powerhouse after betting big on the burgeoning categories of romantasy and new adult—due in no small part to the vision and ingenuity of its founder.

12/17/2024

"This shimmering, career-spanning collection captures Tillman at her most beguiling, playful, and inventive."

This shimmering, career-spanning collection captures Tillman (No Lease on Life) at her most beguiling, playful, and inventive. I...

12/17/2024

As part of its foray into fiction, the Black List surveyed 84 book editors and literary agents about the novels they would most like to see adapted into film and television, releasing a 61-title list of the books that garnered multiple mentions.

12/16/2024

The literary nonprofit, founded by former 'Paris Review' publisher and Ecco cofounder Drue Heinz, has offered a lifeline to the journal, which was put on hiatus last year due to financial woes, by taking over the lease for the 'Lapham's' office space.

12/16/2024

The Canadian author and performer’s mega-bestselling illustrated book of poetry, 'milk and honey,' was republished in a limited 10th-anniversary edition this year. Here, she reflects on a decade of international success and her inspirations.

Following the 10th anniversary reissue of her mega-bestselling collection 'milk and honey,' the Canadian poet and performer reflects on a decade of international success and her inspirations.