Where have all the midsize publishers gone?
When Hachette Book Group acquired Workman Publishing, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch observed that Workman was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, remaining independent trade publishers left in the...
View ArticleAn erotica pioneer goes from hero to villain for dozens of authors
In the constantly evolving romance landscape, Blushing Books has long occupied a specific niche: spanking erotica. Now some of its most successful writers just want their books back... In interviews...
View ArticleFinalists announced for this year's National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for this year's National Book Awards. Among the five categories, there are five writers who have been previously honored by the NBF: Hanif...
View ArticleWhen listening to a book is better than reading it
Writing in the New York Times, opinion columnist Farhad Manjoo makes the case for audio books: When the market for audiobooks began to skyrocket in about the past decade, people would sometimes wonder...
View ArticleNobel Literature Prize 2021: Abdulrazak Gurnah named winner
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has said he was "surprised and humbled" to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy praised Gurnah for his "uncompromising and...
View ArticleMelinda French Gates launches imprint with Flatiron
Melinda French Gates will launch Moment of Lift Books, a new nonfiction imprint, with Macmillan's Flatiron Books, the publisher announced. The imprint's first three titles are due in 2023. The imprint...
View ArticleHow Somali women are breaking tradition to write novels
For centuries, Somalia has been known as the "nation of poets" but this tradition has largely been the preserve of men. It is unusual for Somali women to be the primary storytellers, yet they are now...
View ArticleMissing apostrophe in Facebook post lands a man in defamation court
A missing apostrophe in a Facebook post could cost a real estate agent in Australia tens of thousands of dollars after a court ruled a defamation case against him could proceed. At issue is the word...
View ArticleWhat It would take to disrupt the publishing industry
Writing in Publishers Weekly, Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, talks about the problems that the publishing industry faces, and potential solutions: ...A real disruption of...
View ArticleWhat It would take to disrupt the publishing industry
Writing in Publishers Weekly, Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, talks about the problems that the publishing industry faces, and potential solutions: ...A real disruption of...
View ArticleGary Paulsen, author of many young adult adventure stories, dies at age 82
Gary Paulsen, the American author of young adult fiction who taught millions of children wilderness skills through novels such as Hatchet, Dogsong and The Winter Room, has died at the age of 82. His...
View ArticleWhere have all the midsize publishers gone?
When Hachette Book Group acquired Workman Publishing, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch observed that Workman was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, remaining independent trade publishers left in the...
View ArticleA woman won a million-euro Spanish literary prize. It turned out that 'she'...
The work of one woman was, it turned out, the equivalent of the labors of three men. That was at least the case for Spain's top writer of crime thrillers, a professor and mother who wrote under the...
View ArticlePandemic leads to boom in independent bookstore openings
Though the pandemic caused financial hardship for many independent bookstores, particularly those in cities and states that forced retailers to close their doors for months, it has also paved the way...
View ArticleInside the real-life succession drama at Scholastic
The powerhouse children's publisher, known for Harry Potter, had been passed from father to son until Iole Lucchese, a top executive, was given control. When her phone buzzed on June 6, Iole Lucchese...
View ArticleWHO honors the late Henrietta Lacks for her contributions to scientific...
The World Health Organization on Wednesday honored the late Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have been used for innovative scientific research for decades, with an award in recognition of her...
View ArticleJerry Pinkney, the beloved, award-winning children's book illustrator, has...
The celebrated illustrator Jerry Pinkney has died. According to his long-time agent Sheldon Fogelman, Pinkney suffered a heart attack today; he was 81. Pinkney was a legend in the world of children's...
View ArticleThe Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust has announced the creation of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for a single work of imaginative fiction. The first $25,000 prize will be awarded on October...
View ArticleG.O.P. attack involving Toni Morrison's "Beloved" inflames Virginia...
A new online advertisement released this week by Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate, features a mother who pushed to have Toni Morrison's "Beloved" banned from her son's English curriculum eight...
View ArticleJustice Department sues to block Penguin Random House acquisition of S&S
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann's proposed acquisition of Viacom CBS subsidiary Simon & Schuster, arguing that it "would result in...
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