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Barnes & Noble Pushes Ahead, Plans to Add About 30 New Stores in 2023
The bookselling chain saw sales in 2022 top those in the pre-pandemic period, but CEO James Daunt says there is still much more work to be done.
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Hillman Grad Books, Lena Waithe's Zando Imprint, Announces Inaugural Titles
Elaine U. Cho’s debut sci-fi novel 'Ocean’s Godori,' Johanna Hedva’s essay collection 'How to Tell When We Will Die,' and Jay Leslie’s picture book 'What I Must Tell The World' are slated for publication in 2024.
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Coffee House Press Names Interim Executive Director
Coffee House Press has hired Linda Ewing, a Twin Cities–based consultant with expertise in nonprofit management, as interim executive director while it searches for a new publisher.
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Authors Guild Says Alleged 'Predatory' Press Has Settled Suit Over Rights, Unpaid Royatlies
Filed on January 6, the complaint claimed that Authors’ Place Press and its owner, Tony Ferraro, had failed to fulfill their contractual obligations and to pay or properly account for royalties.
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Penguin Random House Prepares to Rebuild
Two CEOs have stepped down. A storied executive has retired. And a big legal loss isn't entirely in the rearview mirror. This year, the U.S. book market's biggest publisher is planning some major structural changes.
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Wi2023: Independent Publishers Will Soon Swarm Seattle
Members of the Independent Publishers Caucus, an indie press trade association, will gather in Seattle later this month for the American Booksellers Association’s first in-person Winter Institute since 2020.
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Penguin Random House’s All Ways Black Collective Battles Book Bans
A community of Black writers and readers, the group is partnering with Little Free Library to bring more free libraries to Black communities across the country.
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Penguin Random House Audio Acquires Playaway Products
Penguin Random House Audio has acquired Playaway Products, a producer of physical audio players and tablets preloaded with content. Launched in 2005 and based in Solon, Ohio, the company offers 36,000 titles and works with some 40,000 libraries and institutions.
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Adelaide Books Promises to Make Things Right with Authors
The owner of the hybrid publisher has promised representatives from the Authors Guild that he will address the myriad complaints brought against his company that have piled up for about five years.
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The Sourcebooks BIPOC Editorial Training Program Is Opening Doors
Sourcebooks' remote intensive training program for BIPOC interns, run by senior editor Christa Désir, is easing entry into the industry for its graduates while fulfilling the Chicagoland company's DEI objectives.
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HarperCollins Is Cutting 5% of Its North American Workforce
The publisher, which has been embroiled in a labor standoff since November, will lay off 5% of its North American staff by June 30, the end of its current fiscal year. CEO Brian Murray said the company was facing lagging demand and “unprecedented supply chain and inflationary pressures."
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Trump Sues Bob Woodward, S&S Over 'Trump Tapes' Audiobook
The former president's $49.8 million lawsuit alleges that Woodward and Simon & Schuster breached his copyright interests by publishing an audiobook based on interviews recorded for Woodward’s 2021 book 'Rage.'
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Author Chelsea Hodson Founds a New Press, Rose Books
The author has always been drawn to the fringes of publishing, and is staking a claim for herself on those fringes this year, when she will launch her own indie press, Rose Books.
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Book Publishers Face a Challenging Year Ahead
Following a down year for print book sales, NPD Group's publishing industry analyst, Kristen McLean, predicts that 2023 will be a year of transition for the publishing industry.
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HarperCollins, Harper Union Move to Solve Labor Dispute with Independent Mediator
With negotiations stalled, the publisher and union have agreed to employ an independent mediator to help end a strike that has stretched on since early November.
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Open Road Expanded Publishing Partnerships in 2022
Challenges publishers face in generating discovery for their titles helped Open Road Integrated Media attract a growing number of companies to its various services in 2022, Open Road CEO David Steinberger wrote in a letter to company employees this week.
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Trump Threatens to Sue Former Prosecutor, S&S over Forthcoming Tell-All
Embattled former president Donald Trump is threatening to sue publisher Simon & Schuster and author and former New York criminal prosecutor Mark Pomerantz over the forthcoming publication of 'People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account.'
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MacDowell's New Residency for Indigenous Authors
MacDowell and the Santa Fe–based Institute of American Indian Arts have launched a new fellowship program intended to make prestigious artists’ residencies accessible to Indigenous talent.
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A Home for Asian American Authors
Third State Books, a new San Francisco–based press from industry veteran Charles Kim and digital marketing exec Stephanie Lim, focuses on Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and stories.
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Committing to a Long Journey: Indigenous Voices in Publishing
As Indigenous authors increasingly command the book market’s attention and Indigenous editors join ventures large and small, it seems publishing is paying long overdue attention to people of Native backgrounds.
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