-
Publishing Graphic Novels Means Taking Chances: PW Talks with Mark Siegel
This year, longtime Macmillan graphic novel imprint First Second Books will roll out a sister imprint, the adult-focused 23rd Street Books. We spoke with Siegel, who founded both, about the market for graphic novels for adults and why now was the time, data be damned.
-
How ‘What to Do When You Get Dumped’ by Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the mother-daughter team’s latest book.
-
Book Deals: Week of January 27, 2025
The queen of the home and garden category sells her first gardening guide in 30 years, a former Viking Penguin editor brings a “tale of betrayal and revenge” to Zando, and more in this week’s book deals.
-
Layoffs Hit Union Square Following Hachette Book Group Purchase
Hachette Book Group has laid off an unspecified number of employees who joined the company at the end of last year following HBG’s purchase of Union Square & Co. from Barnes & Noble.
-
Demand Soars for Book by Bishop Who Confronted Trump
'How We Learn to Be Brave,' the 2023 book by Episcopal Bishop of Washington Marianne Budde, sold out its first printing after she confronted President Trump from the pulpit on Tuesday.
-
Harvard University Press Celebrates Decade of Indian Translations with New Anthology
The press is marking the 10th anniversary of its Murty Classical Library of India with the release of 'Ten Indian Classics,' a new anthology showcasing the breadth of South Asian literary traditions spanning 2,500 years.
-
TikTok Uncertainty Prompts the Book Business to Envision an Even Better Future
Industry leaders acknowledge that the platform has been a phenomenal catalyst for book sales and building community, but some see its perilous future as an opportunity to build direct, sustainable relationships with readers across multiple channels.
-
What Should Book Publishing Expect Under a Second Trump Administration?
The free expression–averse, tariff-happy president is in the White House once more. This time, the book business knows what to expect—mostly.
-
How ‘Copaganda’ by Alec Karakatsanis Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the latest book from the founder of the Civil Rights Corps.
-
Book Deals: Week of January 20, 2025
Olivia Laing brings an queer icon of 1970s Italian cinema from offscreen onto the page at FSG, a self-published TikTok phenomenon finds a traditional publisher in Keeperton, and more in this week’s book deals.
-
Forefront Makes Raft of High-Level Promotions
Forefront Books cofounder and president Jonathan Merkh has announced a number of promotions at the hybrid publisher, including naming Becky Nesbitt VP and group publisher. Merkh expects Forefront to publish 75 new books in 2025, up from 59 last year.
-
Harlequin Trade Publishing Consolidates Its Imprints
The HarperCollins division is eliminating its Canary Street Press and Graydon House imprints and incorporating existing titles into Hanover Square Press, MIRA Books, and Park Row Books.
-
New Government Report Cites Ongoing Concern Over Pirate Sites
Libgen and Sci-Hub, which host millions of pirated books, were called out in the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual Notorious Markets List.
-
Melville House to Crash Paperback Edition of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump
The indie publisher hopes to get ‘The Jack Smith Report: Report on Efforts to Interfere With the Lawful Transfer of Power Following the 2020 Presidential Election by Donald Trump and Others’ into bookstores “shortly after” Trump is inaugurated on Monday, January 20.
-
Book Community Offers Mutual Aid, Solidarity During L.A. Fires
Booksellers, publishers, and other literary institutions in Los Angeles and beyond are working to provide material support and share timely information amid ongoing wildfires, power outages, and water rationing.
-
Holland's TDM Publishing Launches Nostalgia Series in the U.S.
Dutch publisher TDM Publishing will bring its bestselling My First 18 Years series to the U.S. market in October 2025. The series has sold 900,000 copies worldwide since its debut in Holland in 2022.
-
'Joyland' Launches Book Publishing Arm
Online literary journal 'Joyland' has relaunched as Joyland Publishing, an independent nonprofit publisher of fiction. Under the new umbrella are a reimagined 'Joyland' magazine and Joyland Editions, a small press that will put out two novellas a year.
-
Print Book Sales Saw a Small Sales Increase in 2024
After two years of declines, unit sales inched up last year.
-
How 'Something Rotten' by Andrew Lipstein Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the latest novel from the author of 'The Vegan.'
-
Ulysses Press, Spot Gloss Media Form Bluestone Books
The owners of the independent publisher Ulysses Press and the creative content studio Spot Gloss Media have banded together to create Bluestone Books. The new company will release its first titles this summer and plans to do 25-30 books annually.
Browse archive by date:
