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Podium Audio Hit New Milestones in 2020
The surge in digital audiobook sales has helped numerous publishers grow in the last few years, and perhaps none has benefitted more than Podium Audio.
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SPD Executive Director Stepping Down
Small Press Distribution announced Monday that executive director Brent Cunningham will step down following an internal investigative report released to employees by the association's board.
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Sourcebooks Will Release New E.L. James Book on June 1
The publisher has announced that 'Freed' by E.L. James will be published on June 1, under the newly formed Bloom Books imprint.
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Midwest Indie Presses Rebounded After Last Spring
Five Midwest independent publishers reported that sales fell this past spring, but then rebounded to varying degrees for each in the remainder of the year.
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How 'Infinite Country' Found Its Perfect Home at Avid Reader Press
Patricia Engel's third novel, released on March 2 by Avid Reader Press, already has all the trappings of a charmed publication. It also has a moving pre-publication history.
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PRH Audio Debuts Voiceover Casting Platform, Ahab
Penguin Random House Audio has launched Ahab, a global online casting platform for voiceover actors in any business. The platform was originally developed as an internal tool for PRH's audiobook producers.
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Columbia, Howard University to Launch Black Studies Book Series, Diversity Program
Columbia University Press, in collaboration with Howard University and Columbia University, is launching a new Black studies book series, with plans to also recruit and train students for the book industry.
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Diversity in Romance Books Still Lags
The Ripped Bodice bookstore's fifth annual state of diversity in romance survey found some progress by publishers in signing more authors of color to write novels, but more work still needs to be done.
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Graywolf Hires Soft Skull Editor-in-Chief
Literary publishing veteran Yuka Igarashi has been tapped by Graywolf Press as executive editor, lured away from Soft Skull Press. Igarashi will assume her new position on April 8, working remotely from Hawaii.
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Sourcebooks Launches Women Voices Imprint with E.L. James as First Author
Sourcebooks has launched a new imprint company founder Dominique Raccah said will “expand what publishing can be for women authors.” E.L. James' backlist titles will become part of the imprint April 1. Pam Jaffee has joined Sourcebooks to help direct the imprint.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Finance
The world's leading financial scientist and a #1 international best-selling author lays out the importance of mastering money matters. (Sponsored.)
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Archie Comics Any Way You Want Them
Archie Comics’ fictional teenagers continue to be among the most popular and universally recognized characters in popular culture—and continue to branch out into new mediums.
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HarperCollins Focus Debuts New Fiction Imprint
HarperCollins Focus has formed Harper Muse, a new imprint focused on general market adult fiction. It will release three novels this fall and seven in 2022.
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Sourcebooks Forms E-Commerce and Online Marketing Department
The expanded department’s objective, Sourcebooks said, is to drive online sales for all of the publisher’s retail partners. The unit will be overseen by Mike Zuccato.
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Celebrate Black History Month with Blooming in Motion
A “love letter to all the Black dancers that have paved and continue to pave the way”, Amber Barbee Pickens’ coloring book showcases stunning illustrations that also serve to educate about Black history in the arts. Learn more about the notable and inspiring historical figures from Blooming in Motion.
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Closeup on: Amber Barbee Pickens' Blooming in Motion
Amber Barbee Pickens draws on her experience as a dancer and artist to create a coloring book that encapsulates the joys and successes of Black dancers in history.
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The International Publishers Association Readies for 2021
It's a new day at the IPA, with Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi of the United Arab Emirates the second woman, and first Arab woman, appointed president of the IPA since its founding in 1896.
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Scholastic and PRH Remain Untouchable as Top Children's Publishers
Scholastic lengthened its lead as the top publisher on PW’s children’s fiction bestseller lists in 2020 while PRH continued to rule the picture book lists.
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New Report Explores ‘Engagement’ with Books, Digital Media
The report, 'Immersive Media & Books 2020,' is the most ambitious project yet from the Panorama Project, the cross-industry research initiative chartered in 2018 by leading digital library vendor OverDrive.
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WNDB Launches Black Creatives Fund
Operating under the Black Creatives Fund banner, We Need Diverse Books is partnering with Penguin Random House on a series of programs designed to get more books by Black writers published.
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