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Harper Group Launches Nonfiction Imprint, Harper Influence
Senior VP Lisa Sharkey has been tapped to helm Harper Influence, which will publish a "wide range of nonfiction spanning popular culture," including general lifestyle, entertainment, and inspiration.
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On World Environment Day, Disney Debuts Planet Possible Books Program
The Walt Disney Company has announced a new children’s book program, Planet Possible Books, on World Environment Day, June 5. The program will publish three to four books a year.
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A Pioneering Queer Novelist, Reiussed by an Unlikely Publisher
The work of late queer author Fritz Peters has fallen off the radar and out of print—leaving room for a small Los Angeles production company to pick up rights to the books, reissue five of them, and fast track the process of adapting them into films.
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Authors, Publishers Sign PEN America Letter Protesting New South Carolina School Book Rules
More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25.
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Publishers Celebrate James Baldwin Centennial with Reissues
In honor of Baldwin's 100th birthday, Beacon Press, Duke University Press, Vintage Books, and more are finding ways to commemorate the writer's centenary, including unique reissues and deluxe editions.
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Maria Shriver’s Open Field Imprint Broadens Its Horizons
Penguin Life imprint the Open Field, founded by journalist Maria Shriver with a focus on wellness and inspiration, will now publish 10 books per year.
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2024 Thriller Award Winners Announced
Louise Penny, Dennis Lehane, and Tess Gerritsen were among those honored during a banquet at the 19th ThrillerFest, held at the Sheraton Times Square in Manhattan.
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How ‘The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands’ by Sarah Brooks Got Made
An inside look at the publication process behind the author’s debut historical fantasy.
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A Hard, but Good, Ending for Polis Books
After 11 years, Jason Pinter's small press fell under the weight of a host of issues all too familiar to indie publishers. But his elegance under the pressure of handling the collapse—including the rehoming of 60% of Polis's 171-title backlist—stands out.
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Hachette Book Group Restructures Sales Department Amid Layoffs
Hachette Book Group is reorganizing its sales group in order to "strengthen HBG's customer relationships" and "capitalize on marketplace opportunities," according to a spokesperson. The reorg eliminates a number of positions and reenvisions others, and the company has posted eight new job openings.
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Romance Writers of America Files for Bankruptcy
Citing a sharp decline in membership, Romance Writers of America has filed for chapter 11 four years after controversies over issues of diversity wrought internal havoc at the organization
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Hardie Grant Rebrands as Quadrille Following PRH UK Acquisition
Following Penguin Random House UK's October acquisition of Hardie Grant UK and Quadrille in October, all Hardie Grant titles will now be published as Quadrille going forward.
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Will Human-AI Partnerships Make Publishing Workers More Innovative?
The journey is just beginning, writes columnist Ken Brooks, but publishing workflows are especially ripe for AI integration that enables the automation of rote tasks—and AI-driven support for more humans making more complex decisions and judgments.
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How ‘Middle of the Night’ by Riley Sager Got Made
An inside look at the publication process behind the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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A24 Partners with Mack on Its Publishing Program
A24, the New York–based film and TV company, and Mack, the London-based publisher of art and photography books and critical studies, have partnered to distribute A24’s books worldwide, and to publish new books in the future.
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Reagan Arthur, Lisa Lucas Depart KDPG in Another 'Restructure'
Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas have both left the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth."
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Atria to Relaunch Washington Square Press Imprint
Washington Square Press, which has for years served as a home for many of Atria's trade paperback reprints, will relaunch as a frontlist hardcover imprint in spring 2025. Helmed by Atria VP and editorial director Lindsay Sagnette, the reimagined imprint will focus on literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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How ‘Love & Whiskey’ by Fawn Weaver Got Made
An inside look at the publication process behind the bestselling author’s latest history.
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The Cases Against Book Bans
After a string of wins, potentially significant developments now loom in several key book-banning lawsuits. PW rounded up the status of some of the more closely watched book banning cases.
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Endnotes: How ‘I Was a Teenage Slasher’ by Stephen Graham Jones Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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