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Chuck Palahniuk to Serialize a Novel on Substack
The 'Fight Club' author will serialize a new novel, 'Greener Pastures,' in addition to short-form content exclusive to his newsletter, via the platform.
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Publishers, Amazon Ask Court to Dismiss ‘Illogical’ E-book Price-Fixing Suit
In separate filings, lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers insist that there is no evidence of any coordination or agreement to fix prices, and, more to the point, that the alleged conspiracy itself—in which the five largest American trade publishers are alleged to have banded together to give Amazon monopoly power—simply makes no sense.
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Will ‘The Quiet Tenant’ Make a Loud Noise?
Though Knopf is renowned for publishing literary fiction, the publisher has a long tradition of publishing commercial fiction and crime novels—and the publisher believes it has another bestseller in a recently acquired novel about a serial killer, the English-language debut of journalist Clémence Michallon.
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UTA Publishing Builds Its Client List
The New York-based publishing division of Hollywood's United Talent Agency is adding agents and making hits.
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Univ. of Nebraska Press Launches LGBTQ+ Fiction Series
The University of Nebraska Press is launching Zero Street, a series dedicated to novels and short story collections written by LGBTQ+ authors and featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes.
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How HarperCollins Will Integrate HMH Trade
As part of the integration of the former HMH trade divisions, the new organization will place adult properties in the William Morrow group under Liate Stehlik, while the two children’s imprints, as well as HarperCollins Productions, will become part of HarperCollins Children’s Books. HC confirmed the integration involved "some" layoffs.
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Book Influencer Zibby Owens Launches Zibby Books
'Moms Don't Have Time to Read' podcaster Zibby Owens forms a publishing house to "help move publishing into the 21st century."
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Book Publishing's Rousing First Half of 2021
The first half of 2021 was a good period for trade book publishing in general, and especially good for its biggest players.
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Redhook Finds a Groove in Speculative Fiction
In the eight years since Orbit, Hachette’s science fiction and fantasy publishing division, launched Redhook, a lot has changed for the imprint, but one thing remains a constant: Redhook’s mission to publish books with bestseller potential.
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Publishers, Amazon Move to Dismiss Booksellers’ Antitrust Suit
In separate motions this week, lawyers for both Amazon and the Big Five publishers asked a federal court to dismiss the latest iteration of a potential class-action price-fixing claim filed on behalf of indie booksellers involving print trade books.
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Book Club Picks for September 2021
Rounding up this month's book club picks from 'Good Morning America,' Oprah's Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and more.
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The Book Biz Tries to Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions
Shortages of truck drivers and trailers, congestion at ports, and escalating transportation costs have put more pressure on the supply chain than any time in recent memory.
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Salman Rushdie to Serialize New Novella on Substack
Salman Rushdie will serialize a new novella, 'The Seventh Wave,' on a new Substack e-newsletter, 'Salman's Sea of Stories,' in addition to releasing new short stories via the platform.
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Indie Publishers Encouraged by 2021 Results
Interviews with five independent publishers found all generally satisfied with sales in the first half of 2021.
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Big Indie Books of Fall 2021
These 20 upcoming releases from small and university presses consider a wide swath of topics and ideas, and demonstrate the robustness of independent publishing.
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Coffee House Press Names New Publisher
Anitra Budd, who has been affiliated with the Minneapolis-based indie publisher for 20 years, is the new executive director and publisher of Coffee House Press, effective October 1.
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Milkweed Editions Announces Disability-Focused Literary Series
Minnesota-based independent publisher Milkweed Editions will launch a series of books centered on neurodivergence and what the publisher calls “different ways of languaging” next year.
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Hachette Book Group's Acquisition Spree Continues
The purchase of Workman is the publisher’s sixth acquisition in eight years—and its biggest.
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Indie Publishers Embrace Success
Like the big trade publishers, many independent publishers had surprisingly good years last year—and they were particularly well-poised to quickly adapt to market conditions.
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