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Crooked Lane Books Launches Alcove Press
Crime fiction house Crooked Lane Books is launching Alcove Press, an imprint that will focus on commercial fiction. Its first list will be released this fall.
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Record Preorders for Massive Lead Title at Akashic
This summer, Akashic Books is placing its faith in a 1,000+ page book about Robert Moses not called 'The Power Broker.' And if preorders of Arthur Nerserian's 'The Five Books of (Robert) Moses' are any indication, that faith is well-placed.
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Pandemic Success Highlights Rockridge Press’s Data-Driven Strategy
The primary imprint of 10-year-old Callisto Media began to dip its toes into the children’s sector just two years ago—and is now seeing big results.
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The Pandemic Pushed Publishing Into the Digital Realm. So What's Next?
With the digital future arriving early, publishers are going to need to adapt, writes Steve Sieck.
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NBCC Schedules Meeting to Vote for Board Member Removal
In an email to its members on Wednesday, the National Book Critics Circle's board of directors announced that its members have called for a meeting to remove v-p of grants Carlin Romano from the board.
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Bennington Named IDW President; Meyers, Cahalin Promoted
Jerry Bennington has been promoted to president of IDW Publishing, Jud Meyers has been promoted to IDW publisher, and Rebekah Cahalin has been promoted to executive v-p of operations. This story has been updated with new information.
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Ryall Leaves IDW to Launch New Storytelling Venture
IDW Publishing president, publisher, and chief creative officer Chris Ryall is stepping down from his current positions to join the World of Syzygy, a new storytelling venture formed by Ryall and comics artist Ashley Wood.
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His Book Is a Bestseller, But John Bolton's Legal Fight Continues
John Bolton's book 'The Room Where It Happened' is a bestseller, but the author's legal fight against the government is not over. In a July 16 motion, the former U.S. National Security Adviser, who still faces an effort to seize his royalties, has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to dismiss the remaining legal case against him.
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$3.5 Million in Grants Available for Nonprofit Publishers, Lit Orgs
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided $3.5 million to support the establishment of the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, which will support nonprofit literary publishers and organizations with $5,000-$50,000 emergency grants.
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Lisa Lucas to Head Pantheon and Schocken Books
Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation, has been named senior v-p and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books.
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NBCC Board Rebuilt as Members Seek Change to Culture
The National Book Critics Circle has appointed 15 members to its board, which was gutted following a racially charged controversy last month.
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Court Rejects Trump Family Claims, Greenlights Niece's Tell-All
New York State Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald has cleared the way for Mary L. Trump to publish and promote her tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.'
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How #PublishingPaidMe Exposed Racial Inequities
Many authors and agents say that lower advances for authors of color highlight institutional racism in publishing—but some white industry insiders say it’s more complicated.
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Court Sets New Hearing, Extends Order Blocking Mary Trump's Tell-All to July 13
New York State Supreme Court judge Hal B. Greenwald on Friday extended the temporary restraining order barring the author from publishing or or talking about her explosive tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough' until after a July 13 hearing.
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Bestseller, Comedian Robinson Gets Imprint at Plume
Multihyphenate Phoebe Robinson is launching her own imprint, Tiny Reparations Books, with her publisher, Plume. The bestselling author, actress, and comedian will, PRH said, publish fiction and nonfiction titles "that highlight and amplify unique and diverse voices."
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Trump Family Doubles Down, Urges Court to Block S&S from Publishing Mary Trump’s Tell-All
In an unusually massive reply brief, Trump family attorney Charles B. Harder ripped publisher Simon & Schuster for rushing ahead with the publication of Mary L. Trump’s explosive tell-all.
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Doubleday's Nan A. Talese to Retire at End of 2020
Nan A. Talese is retiring after more than 60 years working in the publishing business. Talese has run her eponymous imprint at Doubleday since 1990, where she published a long roster of award-winning authors.
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Wayne State U Press Appoints New Director
Wayne State University Press, which endured three weeks of internal chaos in February after three senior employees were fired but later reinstated, announced that Stephanie Williams has been appointed director.
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Oral Arguments Set in B&N's Bid to Knock Out Former CEO's Defamation Claim
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil has set August 6 at 11 a.m. for oral argument on a Barnes & Noble motion to knock out two of the most dangerous—and potentially costly—claims in a lawsuit filed against the retailer by fired CEO Demos Parneros in August 2018.
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Amid Legal Battle, S&S Pushes Up Pub Date for Trump Niece's Memoir
Citing high demand and interest, the publisher has announced that it will release Mary L. Trump's tell-all early, on Tuesday, July 14.
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