The Next Generation of Booksellers Is Changing the (Bookselling) World
The bookstore proprietors of today are putting inclusivity first, building communities, and opening up shop in unexpected places. more...Book Deals: Week of April 22, 2024
Summit takes ‘McSweeney’s’ publisher Amanda Uhle’s searing family memoir, Delacorte lands Elle Kennedy’s debut YA thriller, and more. more...
Literary Award Withdrawals, Mounting Criticism Prompt ‘Review’ at PEN America
After nine of the 10 longlisted authors for this year's PEN/Jean Stein Book Award withdrew their books for consideration for the prize, effectively rendering it unawardable, the PEN America board executive committee "charged a working group of authors and scholars to review PEN’s work—not just over the last six months, but indeed, going back a decade.” more...Entangled Publishing Soars into the Empyrean
After a record-breaking 2023, the publisher of Rebecca Yarros’s blockbusters, 'Fourth Wing' and 'Iron Flame,' looks to keep flying high in 2024. more...and more.
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Publisher NewsEndnotes: ‘Search and Destroy Vol. 1’ by Atsushi Kaneko
An inside look at the publication process for the English translation of a punk update on a classic manga.
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Publisher News
The Rise of Manga Indies and New Imprints
From micropublishers showcasing up-and-coming creators to larger companies adding specialty imprints, there’s lots to discover on the edges of the manga mainstream
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Publisher News
Manga Fans Can’t Get Enough
Manga is so popular in North America that publishers are expanding to comics from across Asia, as Japanese publishers also invest in marketing directly to the West.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of April 29, 2024
Putnam lands Jill Santopolo’s long anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, Gallery signs a memoir by late fashion designer Kate Spade’s best friend, and more
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PW Picks
4 New Books on Tantalizingly Esoteric Topics
Four new titles offer deep dives into decidedly niche but surprisingly rich subjects, from silk and female ejaculation to borderline personality disorder and the devil.
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PW Picks
4 New Books on Pioneers of American Performing Arts
Four new titles look at the visionaries who transformed the performing arts in 20th-century America, from group portraits of trailblazing ballerinas and jazz legends to biographies of a folk icon and Broadway director.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 26, 2024
Among the week's headlines: a deadline looms for federal library funding; the FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules; Maryland passes a law designed to discourage book bans; and why Alabama librarians are feeling exhausted.
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Publisher News
Poetry Foundation Offers Aid to SPD Presses as the Search for New Homes Continues
The Poetry Foundation is funding a new grant program to help presses, while more than 70 former Small Press Distribution clients have found new distribution partners.
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Financial Reporting
First Quarter Sales Rose 3% at HBG
Good performances at its English-language divisions, including a 3% gain at Hachette Book Group, helped to increase first-quarter sales at Lagardère Publishing to €576 million, a 1.1% gain over 2023.
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Shows & Events
Jaipur Expands Festivals to Charlotte and Seattle
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has unveiled its U.S. lineup for 2024, with the festival returning to Houston, New York City, and Boulder, Colo., and has added dates in Seattle and Charlotte.
