Danny Caine Sells the Raven Book Store to Co-Owners
Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1. more...Book Deals: Week of October 28, 2024
International bestselling author Freida McFadden signs a major deal with Sourcebooks, Pantheon lands a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s ‘Trouble Is My Business,’ and more. more...
Nan Graham to Step Down as Publisher of Scribner
Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner in 2025, per Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, with S&S slated to begin an "open and thorough search for the next publisher." Graham will remain with the imprint in an as-yet-unnamed editorial role. more...
With Romantasy Still Soaring, Bloomsbury Hits Another Record
Booming sales in its consumer division, driven by huge demand for books by Sarah J. Maas and the acquisition of the Rowman & Littlefield academic group, resulted in revenue jumping 32% at the publisher, with earnings doubling in the first half of fiscal 2025. more...
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BooksellingThis Week’s Bestsellers: October 28, 2024
Ice Planet Barbarians author Ruby Dixon’s romantasy series launch, ‘Bull Moon Rising,’ debuts at #10 on our hardcover fiction list, John Grisham and Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey team up to clear the ‘Framed,’ and more.
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Publisher News
How ‘On the Calculation of Volume’ by Solvej Balle Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the first book in the author’s seven-volume series.
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Publisher News
Books Are for Everyone: On Accessible Publishing Standards
Adopting accessible standards is good for the community, writes Lettie Y. Conrad—and good for your business.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of October 28, 2024
International bestselling author Freida McFadden signs a major deal with Sourcebooks, Pantheon lands a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s ‘Trouble Is My Business,’ and more.
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Bookselling
Danny Caine Sells the Raven Book Store to Co-Owners
Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1.
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People
Nan Graham to Step Down as Publisher of Scribner
Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner in 2025, per Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, with S&S slated to begin an "open and thorough search for the next publisher." Graham will remain with the imprint in an as-yet-unnamed editorial role.
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Financial Reporting
With Romantasy Still Soaring, Bloomsbury Hits Another Record
Booming sales in its consumer division, driven by huge demand for books by Sarah J. Maas and the acquisition of the Rowman & Littlefield academic group, resulted in revenue jumping 32% at the publisher, with earnings doubling in the first half of fiscal 2025.
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Awards & Prizes
Librarians’ Choice: 2025 Carnegie Medal Longlist Announced
A total of 46 books—23 fiction titles and 23 nonfiction titles—have made the longlist for the American Library Association’s 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, the association’s adult book award. The six-title shortlist will be announced on November 12.
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Publisher News
Andrews McMeel to Publish Inspirational Books Under Amber Lotus Imprint
The publishing division of Andrews McMeel Universal will add inspirational books to the purview of Amber Lotus imprint next year. The move follows Andrews McMeel’s acquisition of the calendar publisher last year.
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Publisher News
Publishers Sign Petition Condemning ‘Theft’ by AI Companies
Technology collaborations "are a key part of publishing," said AAP president and CEO Maria Pallante, in a statement on the petition, "but they are built on lawful licenses and respect, not a land grab.”
