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PEN America Responds to Trump Victory
The free speech organization issued a statement addressing the impending presidency of a man who has threatened to open up libel laws and showed deep disdain for the press.
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Authors on the 2016 Presidential Election
An election season that has proven particularly divisive sees authors weighing in on both sides of the aisle in spite of a primarily leftward lean.
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Children's Publishers Celebrate Halloween 2016
Publishers across the country held parties as staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books. See our collection of photos from the festivities.
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B&N Pays Boire $4.8 Million in Separation Agreement
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with its former CEO Ron Boire, who was abruptly fired in August, in which it will pay him nearly $5 million in exchange for his dropping all claims against the company.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for October 2016.
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Mosure Leaving Disney Publishing
Jeanne Mosure is stepping down as senior v-p and group publisher of Disney Publishing Worldwide.
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Meet the Editor: Gayatri Patnaik
The editorial director of Beacon Press is only the latest member of her extended family to work in publishing, here and abroad.
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Children's Job Moves: September 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for September 2016.
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Zecher Resigns as HMH CEO
Linda Zecher has resigned as CEO of the educational and trade book publisher after a five-year run.
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O'Leary Named New BISG Executive Director
Brian O'Leary, a well-known industry consultant who heads up Magellan Media Partners, has been named the new executive director of the Book Industry Study Group.
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PW Star Watch 2016 Superstar: Andrew Harwell
Andrew Harwell, senior editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a party at New York's Dream Downtown hotel on September 15.
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AAP’s Tom Allen to Retire in 2017
Allen, who was named CEO of the Association of American Publishers in 2009, has announced that he will retire in early 2017. Given the news, the AAP board of directors has begun a search for a new CEO.
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PW Star Watch 2016 Honorees
Congratulations to this year's Star Watch honorees, some of the best and brightest young talent in the publishing business.
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PW Star Watch 2016 Finalists
Congratulations to the 2016 PW Star Watch finalists, one of whom will be chosen as the "superstar" at our gala event on September 15, and be awarded a trip to the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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PW Star Watch 2016
Celebrating the best and brightest young talent in the publishing industry.
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D'Onofrio Named Director at Chicago Distribution Center
Supply chain executive Joe D'Onofrio has been named director of the Chicago Distribution Center, effective September 12. He replaces Don Linn, who left the organization in May.
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Children's Job Moves: August 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for August 2016.
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Four Questions for Rachel Hecht
Hecht recently left her position as executive director of children's and YA scouting at Mary Anne Thompson Associates to launch her own company, Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting.
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Digital Media Vet Takes Over at Recorded Books
Tom MacIsaac took the helm of the audiobook publisher and distributor in late June, succeeding Rich Fresse. MacIsaac was CEO of Verve Mobile from 2010 to 2015, where he expanded the company's mobile and advertising capabilities.
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Kuyper Resigns from BISG
A little more than one year after being named executive director of the Book Industry Study Group Mark Kuyper has resigned, effective immediately.