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HarperCollins Expands Its Spanish-Language Business
In July, HarperCollins Focus launched a new Spanish-language publishing imprint, HarperEnfoque, as the publisher continues to make gains in the trade and religion markets.
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Aconyte Books Sets a New Novel Series in the World of a Lovecraftian RPG
Aconyte Books, the U.K.–based fiction imprint of games group Asmodee Entertainment, will adapt game settings from the 'Call of Cthulhu' tabletop RPG into novel series set in Regency and Victorian England.
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With Key Decision Imminent, Judge Orders Status Conference in Texas Book Rating Case
The moves come after the court held a second hearing on August 28 over a bid to block the law from taking effect, with the September 1 effective date bearing down.
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Adelaide Books Continues to Ignore Author Complaints
Earlier this year, Adelaide Books owner Stevan Nikolic promised the Authors Guild he would act to fix numerous complaints lodged against his company. That promise has mostly gone unfulfilled.
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Can Short Stories Boost Financial Literacy?
The Principal Foundation and the Center for Fiction are teaming up with French independent publisher Short Édition on a short story contest meant to entice readers to consider the almighty dollar through “the universal art form of storytelling.”
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Reclaiming Play: Close-Up on SparkPool
Igloo Books, renowned for its mass-market children’s books, is turning another page with the launch of SparkPool, an imprint for adult readers. (Sponsored)
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20 Indie Books to Read This Fall
The season’s most anticipated releases run the gamut, from rediscovered literary gems to spine-tingling suspense to candid memoir.
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Big Indie Books of Fall 2023
From upstarts to stalwarts, independent presses are stocking the upcoming season with unconventional and adventurous books.
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Spotlight on 'The Action Bible: The Faith in Action Edition'
A new version of the illustrated Bible from publisher David C Cook aims to bring biblical teachings to the next generation of readers. (Sponsored)
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Judge Stays Escambia County Book Banning Lawsuit to Consider Dismissal
The order comes after lawyers for the school district filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on several grounds, including that a policy change that went into effect on July 1 effectively moots the litigation.
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Irresistible Books: Close-Up on Usborne Publishing
For 50 years, Usborne Publishing has created books that are bold, innovative, and highly appealing to young readers. (Sponsored)
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Meet the Creative Team at Usborne Publishing
PW spoke to the editors and authors at Usborne about the process of bringing each new children’s book into the world, what makes the books unique, and the inherent joys of the work they do. (Sponsored)
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Coming to America: Spotlight on Hardie Grant
With new offices in North America and a new imprint, Hardie Grant looks to reach new readers and expand its legacy, offering up an inaugural list featuring vibrant, visually stunning food and lifestyle books. (Sponsored)
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Michelle Tea Launches Dopamine Books
The author always wanted to become a publisher. And after a decade of helming imprints at established presses, she’s finally in the driver’s seat of her own nonprofit press.
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The Week in Libraries: August 18, 2023
Among the week's headlines: libraries and schools face multiple challenges in Texas; a library administrator in Missouri is warned to stay 'politically neutral' or face discipline; a library in Washington state faces closure for making diverse books available; and Jay-Z juices library card signups at the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Stakes Are High as Judge Hears Motion to Block Texas Book Rating Law
A federal judge in Texas is hearing oral arguments on a high stakes motion filed by a coalition of booksellers and book industry advocates to block the state’s controversial new book rating law from taking effect on September 1. Attorneys for the state of Texas are asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit entirely.
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PRH's Becky Nesbitt Joins Forefront Books
Becky Nesbitt, most recently editorial director and executive editor at Penguin Random House, has joined Forefront Books, where she will serve as associate publisher and will establish her own as-yet-unnamed imprint.
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Judge Approves Final Injunction in Publishers, Internet Archive Copyright Case
After more than three years of litigation, it took judge John G. Koeltl just hours to sign off on the parties’ negotiated consent judgment—but not without a final twist.
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Judgment Entered in Publishers, Internet Archive Copyright Case
More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. A final resolution could still be years away, however, as the Internet Archive has vowed to appeal.
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Graphic Novel Adaptations Run the Gamut
Comics source storytelling inspiration from all manner of media, including video games, a suppressed WWII opera, and a 1980s cult classic film. These media tie-ins promise a timely remix in comics form in a diverse range of new and forthcoming titles.
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