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NWU Releases Platform and Principles for Generative AI Policy
The National Writers Union, the U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers and authors, has identified six core principles and five key policy areas that will guide its organizing efforts around generative artificial intelligence.
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'Wounded Tiger:' A Story of Hope for All
T. Martin Bennett’s new historical novel looks at World War II from the perspective of the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Levine Querido: Making Waves in the Spanish Market
Since its inception in 2019, the children’s publisher has quietly amassed a list of award-winning and bestselling titles with a focus on stories about the Latine experience by Latine creators.
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Why the World’s Greatest Brain Cartographer Wrote a Novel
In A River Divided, scientist George Paxinos addresses the climate crisis through the eyes of two strangers with a unique genetic inheritance.
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Carmen Giménez Looks Back at Her Year at Graywolf
The former English professor says there has been a learning curve moving from academia to the publishing industry, but she feels energized by the challenges.
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Marianne Moore and AI Helped Make Sean Michaels' New Novel
The author of 'Do You Remember Being Born?' explains how he created a "Moorebot" to generate the verse in the novel.
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Crooked Media Founders Announce Debut Book with Zando Imprint
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, who host the popular politics podcast 'Pod Save America,' will publish their debut book with their Zando imprint, Crooked Media Reads, next June.
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DarkLit Press Spawns New Programs
Saskatchewan-based indie horror publisher DarkLit Press, helmed by Andrew Robert and distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Ingram, has announced a series of new initiatives in recent months.
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Expedited Appeal in Texas Book Rating Case Delayed by Three Weeks
Meanwhile, an administrative stay blocking judge Alan D. Albright's injunction from taking effect remains in place—a move that has allowed the law to take effect despite being found unconstitutional by the district court.
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DK Restructures, Plans to Expand Adult Publishing
The London-based global publisher has created four operating divisions, with CEO Paul Kelly seeking to find a managing director to head the new adult publishing group.
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PW Close-Up: Kids Can Press at 50
This year, Kids Can Press marks its 50th anniversary. That’s 50 years of publishing inspiring children’s books that help to spark a lifetime love of reading. PW chatted with Kids Can Editorial Development Director Yasemin Uçar; Senior Editor Patricia Ocampo; and Editors Katie Scott and Kathleen Keenan about the significant milestone, how Kids Can came to be, and what it’s like to now work at the place that had published so many of the books they loved as kids.
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PW Close-Up: Three Questions for Robin Stevenson
In 'Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism' (Kids Can Press, May 2024), Robin Stevenson explores the people, events, and circumstances that helped shape the rich history of LGBTQ+ activism in North America. Stevenson, a Stonewall Book Award recipient, spoke to PW about making queer history accessible to young readers, researching the topics featured in the book, facing down challenges to LGBTQ+ literature, and more.
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IngramSpark: A Decade of Amplifying Indie Authors and Publishers
For ten years, IngramSpark has been at the forefront of the rapidly changing self-publishing landscape. Now they’re looking ahead to the next 10.
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Appeals Court Sets Oral Argument in Texas Book Rating Case
The Fifth Circuit will hear the state's appeal on November 8. Meanwhile, the law in effect despite being found unconstitutional by a district court.
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Appeals Court Lets Texas Book Rating Law Take Effect, Orders Expedited Hearing
The Fifth Circuit ordered an administrative stay to remain in place while an "expedited" appeals process plays out, effectively allowing Texas to enforce HB 900, the state's controversial book rating law, despite a district court finding it to be "a web of unconstitutionally vague requirements."
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Craig Popelars Leaves Tin House, Masie Cochran Named Interim Publisher
Portland, Ore.–based independent publisher Tin House Books announced that publisher Craig Popelars has stepped down. Editorial director Masie Cochran has been appointed interim publisher.
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Can Spotify Take Digital Audiobooks to the Next Level?
Publishers are betting it will—and at a star-studded event at Spotify’s Manhattan headquarters on October 3, Spotify officially launched its new subscription-based audiobook service in the U.K. and Australia, with a U.S. launch set to come by winter.
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Forefront Books, Donald Miller Launch StoryBrand Books Imprint
Donald Miller, CEO of the marketing company StoryBrand, will release five to 10 books annually beginning next year in partnership with Forefront Books.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Banned Books Week by the Numbers
As Banned Books Week 2023 gets underway, new data shows that an organized right-wing political movement is continuing to drive a surge in censorship attempts in schools and libraries.
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Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living
A new Authors Guild survey finds many authors earning less than minimum wage.
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