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Publishers Rushing Books on Coping with Trump's Election
Three publishers are rushing out books targeted to help readers who are opposed to Donald Trump's election cope over the next four years.
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Comics Publisher Last Gasp Shuts Down its Distribution Operation
The iconic San Francisco publisher and distributor is getting out of the distribution buisness after December 2016 and will focus on its publishing operations.
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New University of Cincinnati Press Hires Director
Elizabeth Scarpelli has been named the University of Cincinnati Press's first director. The press, launched this summer, will publish both scholarly and regional titles with social justice themes.
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2016 Election Gives Boost to Book Originally Released in 2004
A political manifesto written by Rebecca Solnit in 2004 has received a boost after the election, with publisher Haymarket Books giving away 30,500 e-books and selling out of print copies.
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Islandport Launches Magazine to Showcase Its List
An independent press in Maine has found a way around reduced book coverage in newspapers and magazines by starting its own glossy magazine, which will be inserted in area newspapers.
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Under Fire, Abrams to Cease Publishing ‘Bad Little Children’s Books’
Facing outrage over a book of parodies of classic children's book covers, Abrams has agreed to a request from the author to stop publishing the title.
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A Publisher Specializing in Translations Grows in Oakland
Nonprofit indie press Transit Books is dedicated to publishing international literature and works-in-translation. Its inaugural list hits in 2017.
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Graduate Publishing Program Update, 2016
What's new at top U.S. graduate publishing programs.
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HarperCollins Launches New Indie Store Backlist Program
HarperCollins will introduce a new backlist program for U.S independent retailers on January 1, 2017.
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Lulu Launches Academic Publishing Platform
Lulu officials say that Glasstree, its new online publishing platform dedicated to academic and scholarly authors, will provide a suite of online tools and services to distribute works more cost-effectively.
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Cover Story: 'The Girl Who Knew Too Much'
When Jayne Ann Krentz decided to take her 19th century Amanda Quick mysteries into the 20th century, the look of the novels needed a thoroughly modern update.
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PRH to Pay Half Cost of PEN Membership for Employees
Penguin Random House has announced that it will pay half of the dues for a membership to PEN America for any member of its staff wishing to join the free speech organization by December 31, 2016.
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Riverhead Acquires New Hawkins Novel
Riverhead Books has acquired U.S. rights to 'Into the Water,' the next novel from Paula Hawkins, whose 'The Girl on the Train' has sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S.
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S&S Children's Hires Jason Wells, Expands Publicity and Marketing
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division has named Jason Wells to the newly created role of v-p of marketing and publicity, effective December 7, the first in a number of planned hires.
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Writing the African-American Experience
New nonfiction works offer social insight and personal catharsis in the wake of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s 'Between the World and Me.'
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Wayne State University Press Celebrates 75 Years, Successful Trade Program
An expanded trade publishing program has paid off well for Wayne State University Press.
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Obama Pens Exclusive Essay for Lonely Planet
As he ended his last trip abroad, President Obama wrote an essay for Lonely Planet reflecting on the importance of international cooperation.
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Macmillan Expands Scope of Swoon Reads
Launched in 2013 as a crowd-sourced, paperback teen romance line, Feiwel and Friends' Swoon Reads will now publish novels across all YA genres and formats.
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Publishing in the Pacific Northwest: All Our Coverage
The region's enterprising publishers and booksellers make for a dynamic book market.
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Publishing in the Pacific Northwest: Amazon Becomes a Publishing Force
Since its 2009 launch, Amazon Publishing has steadily ramped up its program, and is now the Pacific northwest's largest publisher.
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