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Wayne State University Press Fires Three Senior Employees
Wayne State University Press fired three senior employees on Friday afternoon, including editor-in-chief Annie Martin. Sources speculate that the press may move in a digital publishing direction.
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At the Center of It All: RBmedia Spreads Its Wings
With mobile apps, consumer websites, publishing partnerships, and new imprints, the world’s largest audiobook producer is on track for continued growth. (Sponsored)
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Ten Speed Builds a Graphic List
In 2014, Ten Speed Press, best known for titles focused on lifestyle categories such as food and drink, published its first book-length comics work. And its list is growing.
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Coffee House Press Imprint Emily Books Suspends Operations
Emily Books, which launched in 2011 and became Coffee House Press's first imprint in 2016, announced Tuesday that it is suspending operations in March.
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Phaidon Acquires the Monacelli Press
Phaidon, the London and New York–based publisher of books on the creative arts, has acquired the Monacelli Press, which publishes illustrated books on architecture, design, and the arts.
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Skyhorse Adding Romance Imprint
Skyhorse publicity director Kathleen Schmidt will serve as editorial director of Palomino Press, which will release its first titles this fall.
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#DignidadLiteraria, Macmillan Meet to Discuss Latinx Representation In Publishing
According to leaders of the Latinx literary coalition #DignidadLiteraria, Macmillan agreed to committing to substantially increasing Latinx representation in both staff at the publisher and in the books it published following a private meeting in New York on Monday.
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PNBA Rallies for Ill Debut Author
Forest Avenue Press and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association have joined forces to gather book reviews for Ramiza Shamoun Koya, the debut author of 'The Royal Abduls,' whose terminal cancer worsened ahead of the May 2020 release of her book.
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Publishing’s ‘American Dirt’ Problem
As controversy swirls around the previously hyped novel, those within the industry are noticeably silent.
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'Stable Genius' Tops 'American Dirt' in Sales
Two books that generated lots of attention prior to their January 21 release date ran one-two among print bestsellers last week, with 'A Very Stable Genius' beating out 'American Dirt' for the top spot.
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Citing 'Peril,' Flatiron Cancels 'American Dirt' Tour, Apologizes for 'Serious Mistakes'
Citing threats made and concerns for the safety of the author and booksellers, Flatiron cancelled the rest of Jeanine Cummins's 40-city national tour promoting her new novel 'American Dirt,' which has been met with controversy, and will instead hold town hall meetings.
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PEN America 2020 Awards Shortlists Announced
PEN America has announced the finalists for the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards. Winners will be announced live at the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2 at the Town Hall in New York City.
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New Lee and Low Survey Shows No Progress on Diversity in Publishing
This week, Lee and Low, which conducted a survey focusing on diversity in the book business in 2015, released the results of its latest update, for 2019; they were much the same.
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California Creatives Rally to Repeal AB5 Legislation
Around 300 writers, translators, musicians, dancers, and other California creatives gathered on the steps of the California State Capitol Tuesday morning calling for the state legislature to repeal the California Assembly Bill 5 that requires many employers to reclassify many gig workers as employees.
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Chronicle Builds a List for Adult Fans of Lego
Chronicle Books has secured the rights from the Lego Group to release licensed books and stationery for adult fans of Lego. The first two titles are due out in April 2020.
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MacDonald Regains Ownership of Comics News Blog ‘The Beat’
Three years after being acquired by David Steward II, founder of the pop culture media company Polarity, ownership of the comics and pop culture news blog 'The Beat' will return to its founder and editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald in 2020.
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Marvel Trade Books: Going Big, Young, and Strong
Marvel Entertainment, which dominates comics periodicals and enjoys a gigantic media footprint for its IP, has not made the book business a priority—until now.
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Pondering the State of Digital Publishing
One of our Digital Perspectives columnists takes time to gain some insight on the last year in publishing.
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Flatiron Books Addresses 'American Dirt' Controversy
Flatiron addressed the controversy swirling about Jeanine Cummins and her novel, 'American Dirt,' declaring the novel is ultimately a tale of parental love.
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WI15: Indie Publishers Caucus Talk Shop, Bookshop
The Independent Publishers Caucus advocacy group met in Baltimore yesterday to discuss topics ranging from audiobook sales and HR issues to how they can participate in Bookshop, the new online bookstore.