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Big Deals Highlighted 2021 Acquisitions
The industry’s consolidation trend continued in 2021 with several large buys, including London-based Clarivate’s purchase of ProQuest for $5.3 billion.
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The Publishing Industry Is Still Waiting for the New Normal
Publishing grappled with the many uncertainties caused by the pandemic in 2021.
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Authors Win $7.8 Million Default Judgment in Global Piracy Lawsuit
A federal judge has issued a default judgment against a major overseas e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library. In addition to a permanent injunction barring the service from operating, the court also awarded the plaintiffs the maximum amount of damages under the law, totaling some $7.8 million.
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Battle of the Beatles Books
Taking a look at two titles for Beatlemaniacs in a year that found a renewed appetite among readers for books about the Fab Four.
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How Faith-Based Books Are Making Spirits Brighter
Guides to spiritual growth foster resilience and flourishing in 2022.
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Christian Books Call for End to Racism
New books from Christian publishers are moving beyond urging readers to look inward and speak up for marginalized groups with actionable items and tangible goals for creating a more inclusive and just future.
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Grading Publishing Graduate Programs for 2021
Schools continue to evolve to keep up with changes inside and outside the classroom.
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Authors Guild Fights School Book Bans
The Authors Guild has launched a National Letter Writing campaign, asking its 11,000 members and supporters to send emails and letters to school boards, lawmakers, and newspapers arguing that banning books harms students.
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August 1 Trial Date Set for DoJ Case Against PRH to Begin
In a hearing December 14, attorneys for Penguin Random House and the Department of Justice agreed to a schedule that sets August 1, 2022, as the start date for the DoJ’s case to block PRH’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster.
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Cuomo Ordered to Forfeit Book Earnings
In a crowning blow, disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been ordered by state ethics officials to fork over roughly $5.1 million in earnings from his 2020 pandemic memoir 'American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic.'
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John Legend and Team Join Zando for New Imprint
Singer John Legend and members of the Get Lifted Film Company have partnered with Zando to form a new imprint, Get Lifted Books.
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PRH Fires Back at the DoJ's Effort to Stop Its S&S Purchase
Penguin Random House is disputing the U.S. Department of Justice's main argument in the government's lawsuit to block PRH’s acquisition of S&S, namely that the merger would lead to "substantial harm to authors of anticipated top-selling books and ultimately, consumers.”
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Michael Pietsch Looks at Publishing’s (Near) Future
Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch uses lessons from the last year to make some educated guesses about where the industry may be heading in the near term.
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Publishers at Crossroads with Movie Tie-ins
Publishers with licensed tie-in programs are struggling to adapt to shifting release dates and delayed shipments.
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Coalition Condemns Political Attacks Against Books in Schools
The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement signed by more than 600 signatories condemning the political efforts to remove books from schools as acts of censorship that threaten the education of children while putting the safety of librarians, teachers, school administrators and school board officials in jeopardy.
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Knopf Launches Knopf Cooks
As an expansion of Knopf's publishing program, the publisher has formed Knopf Cooks, which will be led by executive editor Lexy Bloom.
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Scribner to Halt Distribution of Sebold's Memoir After Broadwater Exoneration
Scribner, publisher of Alice Sebold's 1999 memoir, 'Lucky,' announced it will "cease distribution of all formats" of the book, while it consults with Sebold on "how the work might be revised." The book, which details the effects of a sexual assault Sebold suffered in college, has become embroiled in a controversy after the man convicted of raping the author was exonerated of the crime last week.
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HBG Has No Date for Return to Office
Due to the arrival of the Omicron variant, Hachette Book Group said it has not set a date for a full return to its offices with CEO Michael Pietsch saying the company will only bring people back when it is safe to do so.
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How Four Bestselling Authors Connected with Readers, Helped Indie Booksellers, and Beat the Pandemic
After launching as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the rise of this special literary community.
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Former Trump Defense Secretary Sues Pentagon for Blocking Portions of his Memoir
In the suit, filed on November 28, attorneys for Mark Esper say that “significant text” is being “improperly withheld from publication…under the guise of classification.”
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