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Manga Goes Dark with Smudge
A new imprint from Living the Line books trades on the appeal of cult manga.
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How Book Publishers Can Combat Misinformation
In 'Attack from Within,' Barbara McQuade explores disinformation and the need to report, and defend, the truth. Her publisher, Seven Stories, is taking note—even as fact-checking remains scarce in book publishing.
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Manga Fans Can’t Get Enough
Manga is so popular in North America that publishers are expanding to comics from across Asia, as Japanese publishers also invest in marketing directly to the West.
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The Rise of Manga Indies and New Imprints
From micropublishers showcasing up-and-coming creators to larger companies adding specialty imprints, there’s lots to discover on the edges of the manga mainstream.
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Endnotes: How ‘Search and Destroy Vol. 1’ by Atsushi Kaneko Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for Ben Applegate and Phil Christie’s English-language translation of a punk update on a classic manga.
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Poetry Foundation Offers Aid to SPD Presses as the Search for New Homes Continues
The Poetry Foundation is funding a new grant program to help presses, while more than 70 former Small Press Distribution clients have found new distribution partners.
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Oakland’s Poet Laureate Receives Rainin Arts Fellowship, Plans Anthology with New Indie Press
Ayodele "WordSlanger" Nzinga, honored for her theater innovation, is co-editing a bilingual anthology with Oso Perezoso Press, launched by indie publisher J.K. Fowler.
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Zodiac Academy Authors Launch Publishing Venture
Sisters Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti will rerelease their self-published Zodiac Academy romantasy series in paperback under their newly formed company, Dark Ink Publishing. On April 23, Dark Ink released 'Restless Stars,' the ninth and final book in the series, with an announced print run of 80,000.
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Norton Sues Follett, Alleging Millions in Past Due Payments
In an April 17 complaint, the publisher alleges that Follett Higher Education could owe the publisher more than $9 million by May 1, for both print and digital content.
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Heyday at Fifty
A revered California publisher celebrates its golden anniversary.
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Open Letter Implores HarperCollins to Defend IMLS, Libraries
An open letter signed by Authors Against Book Bans, the HarperCollins union, and nearly 400 authors, librarians, booksellers, and agents is calling on HarperCollins to speak up on behalf of the beleaguered Institute of Museum of Library Services.
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Entangled Publishing Soars into the Empyrean
After a record-breaking 2023, the publisher of Rebecca Yarros’s blockbusters, 'Fourth Wing' and 'Iron Flame,' looks to keep flying high in 2024.
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Want to Start an Indie Press? These Publishers Have Some Suggestions
A life in independent publishing requires moxie, malleability, and, of course, money. Just ask these presses, all of which were founded within the past decade.
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Indie Publisher Associations Prepare for an Inflection Point
The heads of the Independent Book Publishers Association, Independent Publishers Caucus, and PubWest share their insights on the challenges and opportunities in independent publishing today.
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Endnotes: ‘América del Norte’ by Nicolás Medina Mora
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel.
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Spotify Audiobooks Draw Younger Listeners, Get Bump from TV Adaptations
According to data released by Spotify, users aged 18-34 make up 57% of the platform's audiobook listeners, while television adaptations such as 'Shōgun' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' have prompted a surge in demand for specific titles.
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Literary Award Withdrawals, Mounting Criticism Prompt ‘Review’ at PEN America
After nine of the 10 longlisted authors for this year's PEN/Jean Stein Book Award withdrew their books for consideration for the prize, effectively rendering it unawardable, the PEN America board executive committee "charged a working group of authors and scholars to review PEN’s work—not just over the last six months, but indeed, going back a decade.”
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Actress Viola Davis Launches JVL Media
Davis, her husband Julius Tennon, and publisher Lavaille Lavette are launching JVL Media, a new publisher and packager focused on diverse and underrepresented voices.
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'PW' Taps Cevin Bryerman to Lead New Venture, PW Content Studio; Joe Murray Promoted to Publisher
Launched earlier this year, PW Content Studio is devoted to creating new experiences and offerings for the professional publishing community, including custom content and events. Murray has been with 'Publishers Weekly' for 25 years, most recently serving as v-p of sales and associate publisher.
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S&S UK to Launch Summit Books U.K. with Ravi Mirchandani at the Helm
Mirchandani, who has been editor-in-chief of Picador in the U.K. since 2019, has been named publisher of the U.K. arm of the newly revived Simon & Schuster imprint.
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