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PW Close-Up: Jessica Sharpe on the New Haven Imprint
What can readers expect from Baker Publishing's new Haven imprint? PW talked to the imprint's lead editor, Jessica Sharpe, about the types of wholesome romance she and her team will be publishing, and how Haven will be offering warmth, connection, and a welcoming escape. (Sponsored)
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Meeting the Audience Where They’re At: PW Talks with Lauren Petterson
The Fox News Media exec, who also oversees the list at the Fox News Books imprint, has found success enlisting TV hosts to pen faith-focused titles, novels, and more.
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How ‘Thy Will Be Done’ by John Garrison Marks Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the historian and author’s latest book.
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Bookwire, ElevenLabs Team on AI Audiobook Production
The companies will collaborate to offer ElevenLabs’ AI-powered audiobook production services to Bookwire’s 3,500 client publishers. The aim of the partnership is to offer conversion for e-books that have no audiobook equivalent.
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New Maas Books Boost Bloomsbury’s Financial Expectations
The overnight announcement of the next two novels in Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses series—set for October 2026 and January 2027—has led her publisher to lift its profit projections for its fiscal year ending in February 2027.
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Former PRH Exec Brendan Cahill Launches Navigator Books
The industry veteran’s new Philadelphia-based publisher is focused on history, biography, memoir, and historical fiction. The company plans to publish three titles this year, starting in July, with plans to expand to six in 2027.
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Steerforth Becomes Pushkin Press US Imprint
Two years after its acquisition by the London-based publisher, New Hampshire’s Steerforth Press is officially transitioning into an imprint of Pushkin’s U.S. arm.
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Dark Horse Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Departs
Richardson, who launched the indie comics publisher in 1986 and led it for 40 years, has been dismissed as Dark Horse faces uncertainty following its acquisition by Embracer Group, with both companies recently coping with financial issues.
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Dan Houser Expands Absurd Ventures Book Imprint
The legendary video game developer has expanded his self-publishing venture into a new publishing program that will acquire across numerous genres. The U.K.’s Midas Group will handle submissions.
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Authors Guild Expands ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program
The program, which launched in beta for Guild members in 2025 and certifies titles as written by humans and not AI, is now open to any author whose books are published in the United States.
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Behrman House Taps Michelle Montague to Head Sales, Marketing
Montague joins the Jewish educational publisher, which was recently acquired from its longtime owners by industry veteran Derek Stordahl, from Walker Books Group.
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Steph Opitz Tapped to Head Consortium
Most recently director of bookstore partnerships for Bookshop.org, Opitz has been named director of publishing services at Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, effective April 6. She succeeds Julie Schaper, who is retiring.
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HarperAlley Announces Inaugural Adult List
HarperCollins’s graphic novel imprint will publish 6–10 adult titles per year starting in summer 2027, including a new series by co-creators Jeff Lemire and Teddy Kristiansen and works by Chad Sell and Janelle Monáe.
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Sarah Barley Books Launches at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The first two releases from Sarah Barley Books have launched in recent weeks, and both have hit bestseller lists, an auspicious start for the eponymous imprint announced last year.
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A Culinary Adventure: PW Talks with Kim Behzadi
The founder and owner of Read It & Eat Bookshop in Buffalo, N.Y., hopes to foster community through food.
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How ‘Hexes of the Deadwood Forest’ by Agnieszka Szpila Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel.
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Edelweiss Announces Discount Tier for Publishers
The new tier will offer a more limited suite of features and allow qualifying publishers to make their titles searchable on Edelweiss, as well as visible in saved filter results. The rollout comes amid criticism of the platform’s recent price hikes.
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Ingram Launches New Digital Catalog, DRC, and Ordering Platform
Covered, a digital catalog and galley service for booksellers, librarians, media, and publishers, aims to be a cost-effective alternative to Edelweiss and to fill a gap left by the closure of Baker & Taylor.
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PW Close-Up: The Stable Book Group's Jodi Weiss on the Record
At The Stable, independent publishers have a distribution partner that truly understands the unique challenges facing them in the market. PW spoke to The Stable’s Chief Sales Officer, Jodi Weiss, about how The Stable stands out from other distribution partners and the company’s mission of making every title a success. (Sponsored)
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How ‘Son of Nobody’ by Yann Martel Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the Booker Prize winner’s latest novel.
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