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Oni-Lion Forge Pushes Past the Pandemic
Over the past two years, the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group has faced the challenge of merging two independent comics publishers and dealing with the impact of the pandemic. Now its eyes are on what's on the horizon.
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UNC Press Marks a Century of Publishing in the Tar Heel State
The University of North Carolina Press has much to celebrate as it marks its 100th anniversary.
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From the Archive: June 3, 1939
Viking Press took out a two-page ad in 'PW' in 1939 to keep sales rolling for John Steinbeck’s 'The Grapes of Wrath.'
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Relaunched MTV Books Unveils 2023 Slate
MTV Books, first launched in 1995 in partnership with Pocket Books, is now housed under the Branded Publishing Group at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and has a renewed focus on its page-to-screen pipeline.
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Forefront Books, FDFI Launch Frederick Douglass Books
Forefront Books has partnered with the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) to launch a new joint publishing imprint in an effort "to establish a pathway for Black and Brown authors to write and publish a professional book with distribution into traditional retailers."
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Close-Up on: Legacy Lit
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Zando, Crooked Media Launch New Imprint
Zando has partnered with Crooked Media, the progressive media company founded in 2017 by former Barack Obama administration officials Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, on a new books imprint, which has acquired a new novel by Lydia Kiesling.
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D.C. Spotlight: An Eclectic Publishing Region
The Washington, D.C. publishing community is unique, including not only independent publishers but scores of university presses, think tanks, and government agencies.
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D.C. Spotlight: Mr. Smith Arrives in Washington
Clay Smith takes the reins as director of literary initiatives at the Library of Congress.
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D.C. Spotlight: The View from the Library Roof
D.C. Public Libraries director Richard Reyes-Gavilan sees libraries offering much more than books.
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D.C. Spotlight: A Capital Book Business
Almost everything has changed for Washington publishers since the ALA last met in the city before the pandemic.
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Planet Word Is a Different Kind of Museum
The insitution, which opened permanently in the fall of 2021 in Washington, D.C., may be the world’s first museum devoted to language as a concept and not as collected material.
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A New Book Expo? Not By a Long Shot
Many in the industry miss certain aspects of BookExpo, but prospects for the emergence of a new in-person trade show to replace it are uncertain.
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Celebrating 100 Years of ‘Ulysses’
2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s 'Ulysses.' Here are six recently published books—and one soon-to-be-published one—geared toward deepening readers’ appreciation for Joyce and his masterwork.
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From the Archive: June 20, 1994
In June 1994, we reported on the firing of Simon & Schuster CEO Dick Snyder, who had been one of the most powerful people in the industry.
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The Ever-Shifting Challenge of Promoting Literature in Translation
An industry roundtable, held at the Multipli Forti literary festival in New York on June 6, addressed how independent publishers can get works of translated literature to readers in an era marked by media saturation and increased dominance by major companies over the book business.
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Celebrating the Human Family: Close-Up on the Hispanic Star Series
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Penguin Random House to Distribute for Disney Publishing
Starting next April 1, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over distribution of the adult and children’s print books published by Disney Publishing Worldwide. Under the agreement, PRHPS will also take on distribution of Marvel Publishing’s collected editions and graphic novels to trade bookstores and wholesalers.
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Words Without Borders Reboots
The website's mission, to publish works from countries underrepresented in English-first language regions, has not changed since its 2003 launch, but new developments planned to expand the literary conversation include today's reveal of its revamped website.
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Kent Watson Named Executive Director of SPD
Watson takes the reins following interim executive director Cindy Myers, who stepped in to lead Small Press Distribution after the resignation of Brent Cunningham.
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