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Time for Books to Get Accessible
A new guide provides best practices for making books readily available to the visually impaired.
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Joanna Gaines Debuts a Children’s Book
HGTV’s 'Fixer Upper' star Joanna Gaines has written a children’s book coming from Tommy Nelson Books in March.
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Cheiffetz's New Imprint at S&S to be Called Signal Press
Julia Cheiffetz joined Atria Books last year to head a then-unnamed imprint. Since that time she has acquired a slate of new titles for the line, called Signal Press, that will address the current public debate around feminism, politics and social justice.
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MWPA Saves Local Book Reviews with Boost from Stephen King
Backed by social media support from author and Maine resident Stephen King, a petition and lobbying effort by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has successfully persuaded the 'Portland Press Herald' to reinstate its local book review coverage.
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Chooseco Sues Netflix, Alleging ‘Bandersnatch’ Trademark Infringement
Chooseco officials say that Netflix failed to license the right to use its Choose Your Own Adventure trademark in connection with the interactive feature.
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S&S Set to Debut Masters at Work Series
A new series helmed by Jonathan Karp will commission experienced journalists to cover different careers and report on how people made it to the top of their chosen profession.
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Europa Launches Compass, a New Nonfiction Imprint
Europa Editions has launched Europa Compass, a new nonfiction imprint featuring titles on travel, contemporary culture, popular science, history, philosophy, and politics.
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The Biggest Publishing News Stories of 2018
With 2018 in the rearview mirror, we take a look back at some of the biggest stories that captured headlines in the industry last year.
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Wondering Where Publishing Is Headed? Ask Its Future Leaders.
A handful of New York–based 2018 PW Star Watch honorees discuss the big issues in today’s book business and changes they see coming.
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'Becoming' Remains 2018's Hottest Title
Michelle Obama's memoir sold more than 712,000 copies in the last full week before Christmas, according to NPD BookScan, and the book will finish as the top seller in 2018.
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The Final Volume of a Successful 'Struggle' Marks 15 Years for Archipelago
The publisher of literature in translation released the final volume of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 'My Struggle' this year. But it's not done with him yet.
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Finding Growth in Niches: 2018 Book Biz Mergers and Acquisitions
The past year saw only one megadeal in the publishing world—but plenty of strategic buys.
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Poisoned Pen Press Will Become Sourcebooks’ Mystery Imprint
Sourcebooks has acquired most of the assets of Poisoned Pen Press and said that the mystery publisher will become Sourcebooks' mystery imprint. In addition, most of the PP staff, including editor-in-chief Barbara Peters and founder Robert Rosenwold, will become Sourcebooks employees.
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Reidy Touts 2018 as S&S's 'Most Successful Year'
In addition to a string of bestsellers, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy cited strong gains in digital audio and backlist sales as keys to the “most successful year in Simon & Schuster's history.”
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Bookkeeper Gets Two Year Sentence for Scheme that Destroyed Donadio & Olson
The former bookkeeper for Donadio & Olson, who stole more than $3.4 million from the New York literary agency, was sentenced to just two years in prison on December 17, despite the fact that his crime destroyed the agency and nearly bankrupted bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk.
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Big Publishers Work On Getting Their Houses in Order
Publishers continued to look for more efficiency through restructurings in 2018.
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Three Editors In Three Countries Made 'The Water Cure' What It Is
A trio of acquiring editors, all assistants at the time, worked together to edit debut novelist Sophie Mackintosh's Man Booker–longlisted feminist dystopian bildungsroman. Here's how that happened.
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Graduate Publishing Program Update, 2018: What’s New on Campus
Schools offering master’s degrees in publishing keep evolving.
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The Past Is Present in Kensington's Southern Fiction
In 2019, Kensington expands its commitment to publishing novels that celebrate Southern heritage and also boldly face the past. (Sponsored)
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Dohle Reflects On Penguin Random House in 2018
In his annual year-end letter to staff, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle cited the success of 'Becoming', a long list of literary awards and best book citations, and the continued global growth of audiobook sales as 2018 highlights.