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How ‘Angel Down’ by Daniel Kraus Got Made
An inside look at the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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Stable Book Group Teams with HBG to Launch Indie Distribution Service
The Stable Book Group and Hachette Book Group are launching Stable Distribution, a new distribution company targeting independent publishers in North America. Service is scheduled to begin in spring 2026.
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The ‘Nation’ and OR Books Announce New Imprint
The progressive magazine will publish four to six titles per year in partnership with left-leaning indie press OR Books with the aim of expanding the reach of its contributors. The inaugural Nation Books title launches this fall.
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U.S. Fuels Bloomsbury’s Global Growth
Romantasy has propelled the U.K-based publisher to spectacular growth in America, prompting it to add a new fiction imprint and in-house trade sales team.
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How ‘If You Love It, Let It Kill You’ by Hannah Pittard Got Made
In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Hannah Pittard's If You Love It, Let It Kill You, where a novelist and creative writing instructor reflects on her life and the craft of fiction over the course of writing her latest book. In its review, PW says "The novel brims with quick wit."
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Revenue Shortfall Prompts the New Press to Cut Staff, Launch Fundraiser
Confronted by a one-two punch of soft sales and declines in funding, the New Press has implemented austerity measures that include downsizing the press by about nine positions and starting a new fundraising campaign.
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Audiobook Sales Rose 13% in 2024, to $2.2 Billion
The Audio Publishers Association’s annual report of sales of the format found that consumer interest in audiobooks remains strong, though an increase in piracy is cause for concern.
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Bankruptcy Meeting Between Albert Whitman Owners, Creditors Turns Contentious
At a Section 341 meeting of creditors in Albert Whitman’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on May 29, attorneys questioned the company’s owners on their stated reasons for the filing, while authors complained of recurring issues with royalty statements.
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PW Close-Up: Jessica Kingsley's Publisher on the Imprint's Reading Is Resistance Campaign
Books are being banned. First amendment rights are under threat. These are not normal times, as Jessica Kingsley publisher David Corey says. PW talked with Corey about JKP's new campaign, Reading Is Resistance, why he and his colleagues felt the need to launch the campaign, and what they hope it can accomplish. (Sponsored)
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The NEA Has Turned Its Back on Books—Now What?
After the National Endowment for the Arts terminated dozens of grants last month, nonprofit publishers say the scuppering of the agency could upend the entire literary ecosystem.
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How ‘Lonely Crowds’ by Stephanie Wambugu Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel.
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Denied Judicial Restraining Order, Fired Copyright Chief Tries New Route to Keep Her Job
On May 28, a judge denied Shira Perlmutter's request for a temporary restraining order blocking her dismissal as U.S. register of copyrights. A day later, her attorneys responded by asking for an expedited hearing to rule on her lawsuit.
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Scholastic Combines Its Trade, Fairs, and Clubs Businesses
A day after Ellie Berger announced plans to step down as president of Scholastic Trade Publishing, the publisher announced the integration of its trade publishing, book fairs, and books clubs businesses into the Scholastic Children’s Book Group under Sasha Quinton as president and Jackie De Leo as publisher and chief merchant.
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What Comes Next for a Changed Disney Publishing?
Over the last six months, the book publishing arm of the Walt Disney Co. has undergone dramatic changes. And given the scope of the $91 billion conglomerate’s business interests, many industry insiders are wondering what, exactly, its plan is for books.
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Quirk Books Employees Elect to Form a Union
Employees at the Philadelphia-based independent publisher are forming a union affiliated with the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia, Local 38010, seeking, organizers say, a more sustainable work environment.
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How ‘So Far Gone’ by Jess Walter Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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The Brooklyn Outfit Reviving the Work of ‘Under-Published Women’
FSG alums Naomi Huffman and Julia Ringo are championing overlooked women writers at Hagfish, their all-in-one independent publisher, editorial studio, and literary agency.
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Abrams Employees Vote to Unionize
Workers at Abrams Books have overwhelmingly voted to join United Auto Workers Local 2110, the same union that represents employees at HarperCollins and the New Press.
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Dalkey Archive to Reissue Works by Harry Mathews
Dalkey Archive Press, an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing, will reissue 10 works of fiction and nonfiction by American writer Harry Mathews over the next five years. The publishing program will kick off on June 17.
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PRH Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors
Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond Comic Distributors, effective June 25, following Ad Populum’s recent acquisition of the bankrupt Diamond’s comics distribution business. PRH is Diamond’s largest creditor, and is owed $9.2 million.
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