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From the Archive: December 9, 1996
We look back on our 1996 interview with French author Annie Ernaux, who was named the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Heavy Metal Inks Publishing Partnership with Whatnot
Startup ecommerce platform Whatnot is expanding its reach into publishing, announcing a new partnership with the celebrated science fiction/fantasy comics publisher Heavy Metal in a wide-ranging agreement announced at this year's New York Comic Con.
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First Adult Pigeon Book by Mo Willems Due Out Next Spring
He has attempted to drive a bus, attend school, and even take a spin on a roller coaster, but soon the Pigeon will embark upon his greatest adventure yet.
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Court Dismisses 'Implausible' Price-Fixing Suits Against Amazon, Big Five Publishers
The long-shot cases, first filed in early 2021, had alleged a conspiracy between Amazon and the Big Five publishers to eliminate price competition in the print and e-book markets, claims the defendants called "irrational" and "implausible."
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Publishing Veteran Gretchen Young Launching Regalo Press at Post Hill Press
Young, a former v-p and executive editor at Grand Central, says the new standalone imprint will integrate philanthropy into the book publishing business.
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2021 Was a Stellar Year for Publishing
Final statistics from the Association of American Publishers show that sales in 2021 topped $29 billion with all categories posting increases.
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From the Archive: September 5, 2011
In September 2011, we reported that Books-A-Million had agreed to acquire 24 former Borders locations, after Borders filed for bankruptcy and began shuttering its outlets earlier that year.
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Penguin Publishing Group Launches New Imprint, Thesis
The Penguin Publishing Group will launch a new imprint, Thesis, a sister imprint to the Portfolio and Sentinel imprints publishing “urgent idea-driven nonfiction.” Bria Sandford and Niki Papadopoulos will oversee the imprint's editorial operations.
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With an Online Auction, Mystery Writers Help Justice Prevail at the Polls
From September 18-24, concerned authors and other donors will host a Mystery Loves Democracy online auction in support of voting-rights organization Fair Fight Action, founded in 2014 by then-Georgia state representative Stacey Abrams.
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IPG Expands Its Publishing Business
IPG, the 51-year-old Chicago-based distribution company, has launched a third imprint, IPG Publishing, which will focus on copublishing and licensing projects, as well as proprietary and customized publishing.
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Big Publishers Hit a Rough Patch
After a record first half of 2021, corporate publishing is facing a tougher going in 2022.
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Making Books After Music: On Rockers-Turned-Publishers
Being an independent publisher requires certain traits: passion, yes, but also tenacity, obsession, business cunning, and marketing prowess. It’s a likely explanation for why a significant number of artists, particularly musicians, found their way into the world of letters.
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From the Archive: February 21, 1953
In February 1953, PW devoted seven pages to advising booksellers on how to create displays to promote books about Queen Elizabeth II.
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Henry Holt Lays Off Metropolitan Books Staff
Holt said Metropolitan Books publisher Sara Bershtel and the rest of the Metropolitan staff will be leaving the company, with Bershtel’s departure set for October 14. The future of the imprint will be announced soon, Holt said.
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Verso Books Guild Ratifies Union Contract
The Verso Books Guild US has ratified its union contract, the group announced this week on Twitter. The contract includes wage increases and better protections and benefits for its staffers, among other stipulations.
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Quarto Launches Kaddo Gift Imprint with Sarah Batten as Publisher
The Quarto Group will launch Kaddo, a new gift imprint, in fall 2023. Sarah Batten, editorial director for gift at Laurence King Publishing, is joining the company on September 20 as Kaddo's publisher.
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Queen Elizabeth II: A Life in Book Reviews
On the occasion of the death of the Queen of England, we've rounded up a handful of reviews of books on the queen and her court that we've run over the years.
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Samiya Bashir to Lead Lambda Literary as Executive Director
Poet, associate professor at Reed College, and two-time Lambda Literary Award honoree Samiya Bashir has been selected as Lambda Literary's next leader. She spoke with 'PW' about her hopes for the organization.
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Wonderwell: The Small yet Mighty House Where Content Reigns Supreme
It’s not that Wonderwell isn’t a hybrid publishing company. But it’s hard to pigeonhole Wonderwell as only a hybrid publisher. (Sponsored)
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She Writes Press and SparkPress: Hybrids That Lead by Example
When these sister hybrid houses merge their knowledge and expertise, their authors—and the entire publishing industry—benefit. (Sponsored)
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