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London Book Fair 2023: Brian Murray, the Ukrainian First Lady, and a Shocking Arrest Start the Show
On Day One in London, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said the publisher may still try to buy Simon & Schuster, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zolenska addressed the fair over video, and the floor was aflutter over the arrest of the foreign rights manager at French publisher Éditions La Fabrique on his way to the show.
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Survey Finds Self-Published Authors Making Gains
The median income for self-published authors increased substantially in 2022 compared to 2021, to $12,749 last year—more than the median for authors published by traditional houses.
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Trying to Find the New Normal in Book Publishing
The business needs more standardization in production, ongoing collaboration between publishers and vendors, and continued flexibility in what is still a period of uncertainty, panelists in a recent webinar held by PW agreed.
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Scribner Launches a Poetry Program
A trio of editors has been tapped to work on a list whose inaugural title will be a collection by Airea D. Matthews, slated for May.
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ComiXology Veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher Launch Comic Book Publishing Company
Dstlrty will focus on premium comics and collectibles with a resellable digital marketplace that "redefines" the creator-owned business structure.
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Casemate Starts New Imprint, Brookline Books
Casemate's new imprint will focus on books about the history of southeast Pennsylvania and the greater Delaware Valley area. Casemate is based just outside of Philadelphia.
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HBG Sees Gains, Setbacks in its DEI Initiatives
In its fourth annual report on how its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are progressing, HBG said 61% of new hires last were BIPOC employees, bringing the percentage of BIPOC staff members to 36.4% of its total workforce. However, progress stalled in expanding BIPOC representation at senior levels and the number of new books bought from BIPOC creators fell as a percentage of all books acquired in 2022.
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Art Institutions Invest in Publishing
As museums and galleries seek to reach new audiences and remain relevant, their publishing operations have moved to the fore.
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Peter Hubbard, Carrie Thornton Up at Mariner, Dey Street
Morrow Group president and publisher Liate Stehlik announced that Hubbard has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Mariner Books and Thornton has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Dey Street Books.
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Phaidon Celebrates 100 Years
Phaidon Press will celebrate its 100th anniversary in September with a slate of events, exhibitions, original digital content, and sales initiatives.
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Scholastic to Integrate School Book Fairs, Clubs Businesses
The new integrated school reading events business will be launched by June under the direction of Sasha Quinton, who has been president of Scholastic Book Fairs. Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, has been named Scholastic’s first chief impact officer.
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In Canada, the Indigenous Editors Association Widens Its Circle
The Indigenous Editors Association is working to broaden the Indigenous presence in all aspects of Canadian publishing.
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U.K.'s Joffe Books Acquires Choc Lit
The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for an undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K.
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Two Seattle Indie Publishers Unite Around Small-Press Distribution
Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses.
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Blackstone Grows Beyond Its Audiobook Roots
Blackstone Publishing has built a backlist of about 800 print and 950 e-book titles since it released its first books in those formats in 2016. The goal now, company president Anthony Goff said, is to continue to ramp up production across all formats.
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NYU Takes On Yale Publishing Program
The five-day NYU Advanced Publishing Institute course for current mid-to senior-level book professionals will focus on the challenges facing publishers today, how to reach readers in new and effective ways, and the changing climate and culture of the book business.
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Questlove Launches a Publishing Imprint, AUWA
AUWA Books, an imprint of FSG MCD, will publish its inaugural title, a memoir by Sly Stone, in October. The longtime drummer and joint frontman for the Roots will serve as publisher and editor-in-chief.
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Coalition Wants S&S to Not Distribute 'The Real AIDS Epidemic'
More than 30 organizations and 70 public health advocates sent a letter to Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp demanding that the publisher drop its plans to distribute 'The Real AIDS Epidemic' by Rebecca V. Culshaw and published by Skyhorse.
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Publishers, Internet Archive Set for Key Hearing Today
After nearly three years of legal wrangling, a federal judge today will hear cross motions for summary judgment in a closely watched lawsuit challenging the legality of the Internet Archive's program to scan and lend print library books.
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2023
Publishers used different strategies to maintain, and extend, sales gains in 2022.
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