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New Imprint, Crash Course Books, to Launch in March with John Green Title
Crash Course Books, a Penguin Young Readers imprint helmed by Dutton Children's Books president and publisher Julie Strauss-Gabel, is an “extension” of the bestselling author's hit YouTube channel of the same name. The imprint will launch next year with ‘Everything Is Tuberculosis,’ Green’s second work of nonfiction.
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Quarto Group CEO Alison Goff to Step Down
Goff, who joined the Quarto Group in 2022, will step down at the end of the year due to personal reasons. Quarto Group president CK Lau will step in as interim CEO, effective November 1.
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University of Toronto Press Acquires Legas Publishing
University of Toronto Press has acquired Legas Publishing and its backlist of approximately 225 scholarly books on cultural studies, language arts, and social sciences. It is UTP's fourth acquisition in the past 12 months.
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How ‘A Father’s Fight’ by Robbie Parker Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s memoir.
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The University of Cincinnati Press to Shut Down Operations
The University of Cincinnati Press will shut down operations on June 30, 2025 as the University of Cincinnati is withdrawing financial support. The press's scholarly list will transfer to the University of Minnesota and its regional interest list will transfer to Ohio State University.
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Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day
Marvel Premier Collection, a new line of trade paperbacks aimed at providing an accessible entry point for comics newcomers, will launch in February with classic works by Frank Miller and Ta-Nehesi Coates. The line was announced at the first-ever Retailer Day at this year's New York Comic Con.
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Random House to Publish Ayana Gray's Adult Fantasy Debut
'I, Medusa,' a Black feminist retelling of Greek myth from the author of the YA trilogy Beasts of Prey, is slated for fall 2025. Random House editorial director for fiction Caitlin McKenna acquired North American rights in what she called a "heated" auction.
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Random House to Publish Memoir by Pope Francis
'Hope' will be published by Random House in the U.S., and simultaneously in more than 80 countries, on January 14, with Italian publisher Mondadori managing world rights. Random House is touting the book as "the first memoir written by a sitting pontiff."
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Nadxieli Nieto Joins Algonquin as Editorial Director
Nieto, who is currently executive editor at Flatiron Books, will help usher in the next chapter for Algonguin following the restructuring of the imprint this summer under new Little, Brown publisher Sally Kim.
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Bloomsbury Launches In-House Sales Team in North America
Bloomsbury US is launching an in-house sales team for North America, selling all trade titles, including those published by its academic division, direct to national accounts. The team is headed by Sarah Rucker, who comes to the house from HarperCollins.
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SPD Dissolution Process Moves Forward
With the case now with the Superior Court of Alameda County in California, filings show the now-defunct distributor still owes more than $316,000 to 163 publishers.
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Endnotes: How ‘Is She Really Going Out with Him?’ by Sophie Cousens Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest contemporary romance.
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Sourcebooks, Cosmopolitan Team Up for New Imprint, Cosmo Reads
In a joint release, reps said that the new line will focus on “inclusive romantic and pop fiction,” and will aim to publish four to six titles per year. CEO and publisher Dominique Raccah called the imprint “a dream partnership.”
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Bobby Curnow Joins IDW as Editor-in-Chief
Curnow has returned to IDW to replace Jamie S. Rich, who left the company last year in a stream of departures and layoffs during a turbulent period for the comics publisher. Andy Khouri will also join IDW as senior editor, leading the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics line.
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Special Editions of Books Take a Special Touch
The rise of BookTok and a "collector's mindset" among readers are fueling a surge in demand for eye-catching deluxe editions for frontlist fiction.
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Riding on Romance and Romantasy, Print Book Sales Edge into Positive Territory
Sales of print books were up 0.1% for the first nine months of 2024 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan, with titles by Colleen Hoover, Sarah J. Maas, and Rebecca Yarros dominating the top 10 list.
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How 'Dangerous Fictions' by Lyta Gold Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut work of nonfiction.
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Book Deals: Week of October 7, 2024
Bestselling author Jean Kwok sells a three-book romantasy series to Putnam, Saga Press takes two books from acclaimed Korean writer Kim Choyeop, and more.
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Heyday's Publisher Recounts His Own Heyday
In his debut, 'Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It’s a Lie: A Memoir in Essays' (Heyday, Oct.), Steve Wasserman collects 30 of his essays, spanning 45 years in journalism and publishing. We asked him for his takes on today’s book biz.
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Macmillan Launches Limited Editions Brand, Fablelistik Editions
Fablelistik has just published three limited editions of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' in print runs ranging from 26 to 2,500 copies. "We want to lean into the idea of books as objects,” said Fablelistik publishing director Taylor Armstrong.
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