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Independent Spirit: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing
Indie presses offer a home for books across the LGBTQ spectrum.
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Harper Design Closed Among More Layoffs at HarperCollins
As part of a plan to cut 5% of its North American workforce force by June 30, HarperCollins has closed its Harper Design imprint this week, among other layoffs.
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Blackstone and Valiant Announce Inaugural Novels Based on Comics Content
Blackstone Publishing and Valiant Entertainment announced four inaugural titles featuring novelizations of comics characters. The first books are due out in early 2025.
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Starting Salaries at Big Publishers Grow
Over the past three years, entry-level wages at the Big Five publishers and Scholastic have risen 23%, on average, in response to calls for a living wage, union actions, and inflation.
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Orbit Launches New Imprint, Orbit Works
Spearheaded by Orbit executive editor Brit Hvide and editor Stephanie Clark, the imprint will focus on science fiction and fantasy titles in digital formats.
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Celebrating 100 Books in the MIT Press’s Essential Knowledge Series
The broad-ranging series, which provides fundamental basics on complex, pressing topics, is hitting a major milestone and looking to the future. (Sponsored)
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PEN Report Shows State Legislation ‘Supercharging’ Book Bans
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, in a release announcing the new report.
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London Book Fair 2023: Brian Murray, the Ukrainian First Lady, and a Shocking Arrest Start the Show
On Day One in London, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said the publisher may still try to buy Simon & Schuster, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zolenska addressed the fair over video, and the floor was aflutter over the arrest of the foreign rights manager at French publisher Éditions La Fabrique on his way to the show.
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Survey Finds Self-Published Authors Making Gains
The median income for self-published authors increased substantially in 2022 compared to 2021, to $12,749 last year—more than the median for authors published by traditional houses.
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Trying to Find the New Normal in Book Publishing
The business needs more standardization in production, ongoing collaboration between publishers and vendors, and continued flexibility in what is still a period of uncertainty, panelists in a recent webinar held by PW agreed.
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Scribner Launches a Poetry Program
A trio of editors has been tapped to work on a list whose inaugural title will be a collection by Airea D. Matthews, slated for May.
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ComiXology Veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher Launch Comic Book Publishing Company
Dstlrty will focus on premium comics and collectibles with a resellable digital marketplace that "redefines" the creator-owned business structure.
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Casemate Starts New Imprint, Brookline Books
Casemate's new imprint will focus on books about the history of southeast Pennsylvania and the greater Delaware Valley area. Casemate is based just outside of Philadelphia.
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HBG Sees Gains, Setbacks in its DEI Initiatives
In its fourth annual report on how its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are progressing, HBG said 61% of new hires last were BIPOC employees, bringing the percentage of BIPOC staff members to 36.4% of its total workforce. However, progress stalled in expanding BIPOC representation at senior levels and the number of new books bought from BIPOC creators fell as a percentage of all books acquired in 2022.
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Art Institutions Invest in Publishing
As museums and galleries seek to reach new audiences and remain relevant, their publishing operations have moved to the fore.
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Peter Hubbard, Carrie Thornton Up at Mariner, Dey Street
Morrow Group president and publisher Liate Stehlik announced that Hubbard has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Mariner Books and Thornton has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Dey Street Books.
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Phaidon Celebrates 100 Years
Phaidon Press will celebrate its 100th anniversary in September with a slate of events, exhibitions, original digital content, and sales initiatives.
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Scholastic to Integrate School Book Fairs, Clubs Businesses
The new integrated school reading events business will be launched by June under the direction of Sasha Quinton, who has been president of Scholastic Book Fairs. Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, has been named Scholastic’s first chief impact officer.
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In Canada, the Indigenous Editors Association Widens Its Circle
The Indigenous Editors Association is working to broaden the Indigenous presence in all aspects of Canadian publishing.
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U.K.'s Joffe Books Acquires Choc Lit
The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for an undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K.
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