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NYRB to Release Clarice Lispector’s Children’s Stories as Picture Books
Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of New York Review Books' NYRB Kids imprint.
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Bloomsbury USA to Launch SFF Imprint
Bloomsbury USA has announced the launch of a new science fiction and fantasy imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, which will publish a wide range of speculative fiction and be headed up by Noa Wheeler and Erica Barmash.
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Red Tower Teams with Penguin Michael Joseph for U.K. Imprint
Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, is partnering with Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of the U.K.'s Penguin Books, to launch Red Tower in the U.K. as an imprint of Penguin Michael Joseph. The U.K.-based expansion marks Penguin Michael Joseph's first imprint in its 90-year history.
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Page Two Books Announces a Business Imprint, Simplified
Vancouver, B.C.-based hybrid Page Two Books has introduced a business imprint known as Simplified. Business author Mike Michalowicz will curate the imprint, which will publish books by and for entrepreneurs.
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How ‘Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted’ by Ben Okri Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the Booker Prize winner’s latest novel.
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Transit to Publish Jon Fosse’s First New Work Since Nobel Win
Vaim, translated by Damion Searls and slated for October 7, is the first in a triptych set in a fictional Norwegian fishing village.
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IPG Cuts Sales Team, Returns to Commission Reps
IPG dismantled its four-year-old in-house field sales team on Monday and is returning to using commission sales reps to represent the company to the trade. It also established new partnerships in the U.K. for distribution there.
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Reagan Arthur’s New Imprint, Cardinal, Sets Inaugural List
Reagan Arthur’s new imprint at Grand Central Publishing has formally launched, announcing its name, Cardinal, and its inaugural list of 10 titles publishing through winter 2027. The imprint aims to publish six titles a year, with its first set for this fall.
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Open Letter Books Partners with Deep Vellum Publishing
Dallas’s Deep Vellum Publishing will assume publishing, distribution, and marketing responsibilities for Open Letter Books, based at the University of Rochester. Open Letter’s editorial direction remains with founder Chad W. Post.
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Keisha Mennefee Launches Honey Blossom Press
The literary strategist and Honey Magnolia Media founder will serve as publisher of the boutique imprint focused on underrepresented authors. Honey Blossom plans to publish 20 titles in its first year, with its inaugural title set for May 6.
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How ‘Sister Europe’ by Nell Zink Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel.
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New Ig Publishing Series Looks at Films Through a Personal Lens
The New York–based independent press will launch Auteur, a series of books that combines film criticism and personal narrative, this spring.
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Doubleday Launches Paperback Reissue Imprint, Outsider Editions
The imprint from Doubleday VP and executive editor Thomas Gebremedhin, who will serve as its editorial director, aims to expand “our understanding of the contemporary canon” by reissuing underappreciated literary works.
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ElevenLabs Launches Publishing Platform for AI-Generated Audiobooks
The software company has launched ElevenReader Publishing, a free platform allowing authors to create AI-narrated audiobooks and distribute them through its app. U.S. authors earn $1.10 for each listener who engaged with their audiobook for more than 11 minutes.
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Cultural Organizations Protest Trump Efforts to Confine Speech for Federal Grantees
Seven arts, culture, and free expression organizations have issued a statement asserting that recent Trump Administration executive actions are aimed at turning federally funded programs into “the mouthpiece of the presidential administration.”
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Publishers Plan for a New Mass Market Paperback Winnowing
While it may not quite be a death knell, Readerlink’s decision to end distribution for the format is likely to push publishers to dramatically cut back the number of mass market reprints they publish.
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LBYR Catches Feelings for New Adult Category with Requited Imprint
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has launched Requited, HBG’s first new adult imprint, which will publish 10–20 titles per year.
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Erin Murphy Literary Agents Join Aevitas
The agents of Windham, Maine–based children's book agency Erin Murphy Literary Agency have joined Aevitas Creative Management, including founder Erin Murphy, who has been named a partner at Aevitas.
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David Shelley Puts His Stamp on Hachette
Over the course of his first year as joint CEO of Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK, Shelley has shaken things up at the Big Five publisher—and the company’s latest sales report proves it.
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How ‘Cleavage’ by Jennifer Finney Boylan Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest memoir.