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Netflix Seeks Dismissal of ‘Bandersnatch’ Trademark Suit
Among its defenses, the company says its use of the term "Choose Your Own Adventure" in connection with the film is a fair use.
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S&S Moves Saga Press to Gallery
In a memo sent to Simon & Schuster employees, Jennifer Bergstrom, senior v-p and publisher of the Gallery Publishing Group, said that effective immediately, the Saga Press imprint, created in 2015, will move from the Children’s Publishing Group to Gallery.
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Cambridge to Expand Trade List
Cambridge University Press, the 485-year-old academic publishing house, is expanding its presence in the North American trade book marketplace.
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Chronicle Books New Imprint Named Chronicle Prism
Led by Mark Tauber, Chronicle Prism will focus on narrative, prescriptive, and inspirational nonfiction, according to Chronicle Books.
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NewSouth to Publish Mark Twain Literary Retrospective
More than 100 years after his death in 1910, Samuel Clemens—better known as Mark Twain—still intrigues literary scholars. That's why a new three-book collection reconstructing Twain’s personal library is on its way.
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Macmillan Podcasts Takes On True Crime
Looking to add another program to its growing lineup of book-driven podcasts, Macmillan Podcasts is turning to true crime, a longtime specialty at Macmillan’s St Martin’s Press division.
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JIBF Unveils New Programming Under New Format
The Jerusalem International Book Forum, the successor to the Jerusalem International Book Fair, released its line up of speakers and panels for its inaugural event that will take place from May 12-15, 2019.
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Schrank Makes Shifts at Holt
Holt's new publisher has announced promotions for Serena Jones, Sara Bershtel, and Maggie Richards.
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Diversion to Crash Cohen Testimony
On March 5, Diversion Books will crash a book compiling Michael Cohen's congressional testimony with the court documents from United States of America v. Michael Cohen.
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The Plight of Translation In America
Despite mainstream success, production of translated books fell in 2018. What's going on in the world of translation?
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McCluggage Out as CEO of IDWM; Replaced by Howard Jonas
Kerry McCluggage has stepped down as CEO of IDW Media Holdings, the parent company of comics publisher IDW Publishing, and Howard Jonas, IDWM board chairman and a controlling stockholder, has succeeded him as CEO.
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Macmillan Restructures Sales Division
Macmillan has overhauled its sales operations in what executive v-p of sales Jenn Gonzalez said is a move aimed to more closely align the sales division with the needs of Macmillan’s customers and its publishers.
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Scribner in Deal with the 'Post' to Publish the Mueller Report
One day after Skyhorse Publishing announced its plans to publish Robert Mueller's report on the investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, Scribner has done the same, and has teamed up with the 'Washington Post' to do so.
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Skyhorse Readies Plans for a Hoped-for Release of the Mueller Report
If the Mueller Report is made public, Skyhorse Publishing hopes to release a trade paperback edition in one to three weeks after receiving the documents.
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NDP Scores with NBA’s New Direction
The National Book Foundation’s new National Book Award for Translated Literature made a real difference for New Directions Publishing, whose book 'The Emissary,' written by Yoko Tawada and translated from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani, won the inaugural prize.
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GalleyMatch Offers A New Dating Service for Publishers and Book Clubs
Authors Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp have launched GalleyMatch, a matchmaking program that gets galleys into the hands of book clubs directly from publishers.
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HMH Trade Forms Audiobook Unit
The newly formed HMH Audio will release its first titles this fall and plans to release 75 titles annually drawn from its adult and young reader lists.
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Lethem Teams with Bill Henderson for Reprint Series
Bill Henderson, founder of the Pushcart Press and the Pushcart Prize, has teamed with novelist Jonathan Lethem to start Lethem’s Legends, a series that will reprint selected out-of-print works.
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Beacon Nabs New Book by Its Fastest-Selling Author
Beacon Press has announced plans to release a new work by Robin DiAngelo, whose 2018 book 'White Fragility' has become the fastest-selling book in the house's history.
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Amazon Scraps HQ2 Plans for LIC
Amazon will no longer build a headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, following grassroots resistance from New Yorkers and adverse reactions from some lawmakers and unions.
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