Trade Publishing Segment Shines in a Flat 2020
Total industry sales rose 0.1% in 2020 compared to 2019 based on year-end figures supplied by 1,354 publishers to AAP’s StatShot program. The two major trade categories had solid gains in the year, while the two big educational segments had declines. more...
S&S Posts Double-Digit Gains in Sales, Earnings in 2020
Sparked by a strong fourth quarter, Simon & Schuster finished 2020 with both sales and earnings up about 11% over 2019. A slew of adult nonfiction hits helped to drive the gains. more...
Restructuring, Covid-19 Leads to Huge HMH Loss
Restructuring charges and the global pandemic took a toll on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020, as the company reported a 25.8% decline in revenue in the year and a net loss of $480 million, compared to a loss of $213.8 million in 2019. HMH's trade division, which is for sale, had a 6% sales gain. more...
Nathalie Le Du Named Publisher of Odd Dot as Daniel Nayeri Departs
Nathalie Le Du has been promoted from editorial director to publisher of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group's Odd Dot imprint, effective immediately. more...COVID-19
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Take a look ahead to some of the big titles for kids due this fall. more...
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- Northern Heist by Richard O'Rawe
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- What Unites Us: The Graphic Novel by Elliot Kirschner, Dan Rather, Tim Foley
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Rather’s bestselling essay collection 'What Unites Us' gets a graphic adaptation. more...
The report, 'Immersive Media & Books 2020,' is the most ambitious project yet from the upstart Panorama Project. more...
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No matter what you’re in the mood for, we think you’ll find a book or two to usher in the new year.
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Friends and coauthors self-publish a YA fantasy novel with a twist.
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Politics, Police and Other Earthling Antics by Mickie Winkle
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Voyages to Maturity by Michael Frost
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The Mysterious Robbery of big ben by Josh Josteins
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Toranuence by James Stephenson
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An Enquiry into the Delight of Existence and the Sublime by H.K.G Lowery
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Think not of me by Christopher G.E
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Annihilation of a Planet II by Antonion Borges
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Sleepy Daisies by Alison Hepburn
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Gender Fraud: a fiction by Peg Tittle
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Lincoln’s World by James Reily
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The Trial of Blood by Andrew Porter Brown
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The Enchanted Rope by David Bernstein
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Boulder Girl, Remember Me When the Moon Hangs Low by Cynthia CLark
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Gramble Street by L.S. Blackwell
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FORCES OF LIFE Psychology: What Creates Success or Failure in Ourselves and our Children by David Lloyd Shepard
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One-Way Ticket: A Hamburg Crime Story by Peter Sarda
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Escape from Manchuria by Paul Maruyama
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Sophia and Sinclair Go on an Adventure! by Colleen Olle
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The Angry Man and the Weaver by Alexander Mescavage
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The Wet Walkers: Volume II by Mary Smith
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Anna & The American Puzzle by Jennifer Kasman
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Killing Your Best Friend by Valda Taurus
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52 - A Tale of Loneliness by Johnny DePalma
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Sheba's Song by Magaly Heriveaux
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Affirm The Word: The Spiritual Practice of Speaking & Living God's Word by J. Marie Jones
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Wreckers by George Ellis
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Healers by Brooke Reynolds
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Trigger by Robert Dannin
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