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Modern Library Launches Series of Classics Penned by Women
The Modern Library Torchbearers series is an ongoing collection of trade paperbacks meant to "honor a more inclusive vision of classic books" beginning this May.
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Princeton Architectural Press Partners with Moleskine Books
Princeton Architectural Press has reached an agreement with Italian lifestyle brand Moleskine to become the licensed publisher and distributor of Moleskine Books.
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Publishers Rush to Release Mueller Report
Following news that the U.S. Department of Justice is due to release a redacted version of the Mueller report, publishers are preparing to race to the presses to get their versions of the book on the shelves.
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Washington Partially Rescinds Prison Book Ban
Facing public criticism over a ban on sending free books to prison inmates, the Washington Department of Corrections has backed down and partially rescinded the ban. Advocates for prison inmates call the new policy "insufficient" and continue to negotiate with DOC officials.
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Tom Doherty Associates Forms Horror Imprint
Nightfire is the name of a new horror imprint coming from Tom Doherty Associates in early 2021.The imprint will publish across all areas of horror and in a range of formats.
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MIT Book Explores Ties Between Books and Podcasts
In the expanding world of podcasting there may yet be space for the printed word. That’s the hypothesis of a team of podcasting and publishing professionals who came together to produce the podcast Ways of Hearing in 2017 and then transformed it into a book with the same name.
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Banned Books Week Coalition Debuts 2019 Anti-Censorship Plans
The Banned Books Week Coalition, an alliance of institutions in support of the annual anti-censorship event, has announced plans for this year’s Banned Books Week, subtitled "Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark," to be held September 22–28.
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Curbside Splendor Under Fire by Authors, Goes On Publishing Hiatus
Curbside Splendor has gone on a publishing hiatus this year as the 10-year-old literary press responds to author complaints of not receiving royalties by terminating contracts and reverting rights to books to their authors. Publisher Victor Giron hopes to resume publishing books in 2020.
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Naples Named Publisher at Hachette Books
Mary Ann Naples will join Hachette Books as v-p and publisher effective April 22, succeeding the imprint's cofounder, Mauro DiPreta.
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2019
Capitalizing on trends has spurred growth at these houses.
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Medium Goes Analog With First Print Book
Online publishing platform Medium will publish its first print book,'The Big Disruption,' next week.
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Northern Illinois University Press Partners with Cornell University Press
In a partnership agreement that could serve as a model for academic publishing, Northern Illinois University Press will become an imprint of Cornell University Press beginning July 1.
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Independent Publishers Launch Indie Playlist Program
A consortium of independent publishers led by Seven Stories Press has launched Indie Playlist, a program that provides discounts and cash rewards for independent booksellers who order from a rotating list of titles.
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IPG Realigns Executives, Announces Expansion
Amid a series of promotions, Independent Publishers Group announced a strategic expansion of its marketing and publicity services, including its publisher development team.
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A Profitable Year for Trade Publishers
Strong digital audio and backlist sales kept four of the big five publishers in the black in 2018.
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Sourcebooks Reports 17% Sales Gain in 2018
Led by gains in its juvenile nonfiction imprints, Independent publisher Sourcebooks reports an overall increase in sales of 17% in 2018.
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Rowman & Littlefield Acquires Finney Co. Book Imprints
Independent book publisher Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the publishing imprints of Finney Company, a 73 year-old publishing house based just outside Minneapolis, Minn.
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IDW Hires J.P. Morgan To Consider Possible Sale
Prodded by one of its largest shareholders, IDW Media Holdings is reviewing opportunities to monetize its contents via films and TV and has hired J.P. Morgan to assist in the review process which could lead to the sale of the company.
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Melville House Will Make the Mueller Report Its First Mass Market Title
The results of the special counsel's investigation is the hottest manuscript in political publishing today, and Melville House is the latest press to announce plans to release it—but will go the mass market route.
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Employees Take Ownership of Chelsea Green
Vermont-based Chelsea Green Publishing is now fully employee-owned, marking the completion of an eight-year transition initiated by founders Margo and Ian Baldwin.
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