Little, Brown Makes Staffing Changes
Michelle Howry has been named editorial director of the division’s Little, Brown Spark imprint, while Mulholland’s Joshua Kendall and Algonquin’s Nadxieli Nieto have left the company. more...Bookshop.org Teams with Draft2Digital
The online bookselling platform has partnered with the self-publishing company to allow self-published authors to sell e-books on its site. more...
Harper Wave Relaunches as Frontlist Imprint
Led by SVP and publisher Diana Baroni, the wellness imprint—which had been dormant for several years—will release around 10 nonfiction titles per year, aiming to “inspire readers to see the world through new lenses.” more...
Aaron Priest Turns Agency Over to Mitch Hoffman
After more than five decades heading his eponymous literary agency, Priest has announced his retirement, with Hoffman (pictured), a senior agent, taking over as owner and president at the firm. more...and more.
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PW PicksWriters Talking Writers: Michael Pollan on Henry David Thoreau and Elizabeth Kolbert on Rachel Carson
The acclaimed journalists discuss the enduring power of classic works on civil disobedience and the environment.
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Business Deals
With New Owner, Tyrant Books Plans to Resume Publishing
With his acquisition of a 50% stake in the press founded by the late Giancarlo DiTrapano, Luke Goebel told PW he promises to keep Tyrant fiercely independent and vowed to continue to challenge publishing’s status quo.
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Bookselling
WI2026: Author Presentations, Bookseller Grumbling Mark Day Three
ABA Winter Institute opened its third day with a conversation among novelists Min Jin Lee, Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and Xochitl Gonzalez. Some booksellers questioned why ABA opted to replace its in-person town hall with a virtual event later this year, and why media was shut out of certain sessions.
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Comics
Panel Mania: 'Mama Came Callin’ ' by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre
Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre’s ‘Mama Came Callin’’ is a dark contemporary mystery about a young biracial woman set in the deep south and haunted by the racist legacy of Jim Crow. A 12-page excerpt.
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Obituaries
Ann Godoff, Editor of Award-Winning Books and Bestsellers, Dies at 76
The president and editor-in-chief of Penguin Press and former head of Random House, who became one of publishing’s most accomplished editors over her 40-year career, died on February 24 from complications of bone cancer.
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Religion
Simon & Schuster Sets Inaugural Religion List
The publisher’s flagship imprint has announced nine titles aimed at “spiritually curious people,” per VP and executive editor Jonathan Merritt. The first title is set for September, with the rest to follow in 2027.
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Bookselling
WI2026: Booksellers Are ‘All in This Together’
Winter Institute 2026 continued on Tuesday with an address from ABA CEO Allison Hill, a keynote by LeVar Burton and Source Booksellers’ Janet Webster Jones, an editors’ panel, and a game night with the New York Times’ Joel Fagliano.
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Publisher News
Edelweiss Announces Discount Tier for Publishers
The new tier will offer a more limited suite of features and allow qualifying publishers to make their titles searchable on Edelweiss, as well as visible in saved filter results. The rollout comes amid criticism of the platform’s recent price hikes.
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Comics
At ComicsPRO 2026, the Comics Industry Proves Its Resilience
Despite the chaos caused by Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy, sales to comics shops hit record highs last year thanks to an influx of new readers, enticing book publishers to find new ways to reach the direct market.
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Awards & Prizes
International Booker Prize Reveals 2026 Longlist
The 13 titles nominated for the prize for translated literature published in English in the U.K. and/or Ireland hail from 11 original languages, by authors and translators representing 14 nationalities across four continents.
