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Cover Story: ‘Like One of the Family’
Six decades after its initial publication, a novel Roxane Gay says "remains painfully relevant" gets a re-release and a refreshed cover for a new generation.
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A Post-Election Crop of Instant Trump Books
The surprising victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election has resulted in a boom in books about his rise—a number of which have been crashed and rushed out the door.
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DBW Speakers See Stable Trade Market
With gains in unit sales of print books offsetting declines of e-book the trade market has been relatively stable over the last four years, Nielsen's Jonathan Stolper said at the start of the Digital Book World conference.
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Writers Resist Protest Brings Thousands to NYPL, Trump Tower
More than 2,000 artists, writers, and readers gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library on January 15.
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Pronoun Sets New Self-Publishing Author Royalty Rate
Pronoun, a Macmillan self-publishing subsidiary acquired in 2016, has set new author royalty rates and is launching a program to offer its authors customizable author pages.
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Adult Nonfiction Stayed Hot in 2016
Even though no adult coloring book sold as well in 2016 as the bestsellers in 2015 did, the adult nonfiction category, which includes those titles, posted the biggest unit gains among the major print categories last year.
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S&S Children's Authors Protest Yiannopoulos Deal
More than 160 children's book authors and illustrators have signed a letter protesting the 'Breitbart' editor's deal with Threshold Editions.
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HBG CEO Michael Pietsch Speaks at BIGNY President's Night
At the Book Industry Guild of New York's annual President's Night event, Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch spoke on his four-decade career in publishing, innovations in the industry, and the industry-wide efforts to work in a market with flat revenue.
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AAP Taps Maria Pallante to Succeed Tom Allen
The former U.S. Register of Copyrights will succeed Tom Allen as AAP president and CEO.
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Former NetGalley President Susan Ruszala Joins Startup, OptiQly
Susan Ruszala joins the nascent marketing technology services company as v-p of sales, said CEO and founding partner Evan Schnittman.
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Free Speech Groups Defend S&S Yiannopoulos Deal
The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement in defense of Simon & Schuster after the book deal with Milo Yiannopoulos received widespread backlash and threats of boycotts.
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NBF Launches the Book Rich Environment Initiative
Over a quarter of a million books will be donated to public housing communities through a new initiative by the National Book Foundation in tandem with the federal government and several nonprofit organizations.
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Lerner Publishing Hires Andy Cummings as Editor-in-Chief
The Wiley's Dummies brand veteran will oversee LPG's 14 imprints and divisions serving the school/library and trade markets, effective January 20.
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HarperCollins Takes Full Ownership of HarperCollins Brasil
HarperCollins has purchased the remaining shares of HarperCollins Brasil, originally a joint venture with the Brazilian house of Ediouro.
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Profits Rose by Double Digits at HBG
In a letter to employees, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch said that excluding Perseus, profits rose 25%. The increase was higher when Perseus is included.
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Trade Publishers Focused on Strategic Deals In 2016
After a quiet 2015 with only modest mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the trade book market, deal making picked up last year.
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PW’s 5 Most-Read Publishing News Stories of 2016
Among the most-read news stories on our website were our coverage of the increase in bookstore sales in the first six months of 2016 and stories related to book discoverability.
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Milo Yiannopolous Book Deal with S&S Generates Backlash
After news broke that 'Breitbart Tech' editor and "alt-right" pundit Milo Yiannopoulos received a $250,000 advance from S&S in a deal for his book 'Dangerous,' the book world has taken its grievances to Twitter.
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Pantsuit Nation Book Deal Raises Questions
Did Libby Chamberlain betray the ethics of the group she founded by securing a book deal?
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IBPA Revamps Web Presence
The association's new web portal, called Social Link, offers members the ability to build detailed member profiles and connect with one other across an integrated online networking platform.