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Hello Sunshine to Host Gen Z–Focused Book Club

By Sam Spratford | 12/03/2025 @ 10:00AM

The women-focused media and lifestyle company, headed by book club maven Reese Witherspoon, has teamed with luxury fashion brand Coach to launch Sunnie Reads, a community for Gen Z readers.
Kerensa Cadenas Joins ‘PW’ as News Director

PW News Department | 12/02/2025 @ 09:00AM

Cadenas, who previously served as editorial director for entertainment at Thrillist and has held editorial roles at New York magazine and Entertainment Weekly, will oversee Publishers Weekly’s news department.
Breaking It Down: PW Talks with Dan Sinykin and Johanna Winant

By Sam Spratford | 11/26/2025 @ 09:00AM

In Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century (Princeton University Press), coeditors and English professors Sinykin and Winant seek to redefine the technique as a way to make and understand arguments, with uses beyond literary studies.
Reading Is Entertainment: PW Talks with Lissette Mendez

By Sam Spratford | 11/20/2025 @ 09:00AM

This year’s Miami Book Fair, which runs through November 23, is expected to draw more than 60,000 attendees. We talked with the fair’s executive director about its robust Spanish-language program, children’s offerings, and more.
Bertelsmann Keeps It in the Family

By Jim Milliot | 11/13/2025 @ 09:00AM

Thomas Coesfeld, a grandson of Bertelsmann patriarch Reinhard Mohn, has been named to succeed Thomas Rabe as chairman and CEO of the German conglomerate, whose holdings include Penguin Random House, at the end of 2026.
Another Top S&S Exec to Depart

By Jim Milliot | 11/10/2025 @ 10:00AM

As the search for a replacement for Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp continues, Dan Ruffino announced he will resign as head of S&S Australia December 12.
AAR/SBL 2025: Mapping Modern Evangelicalism

By Cathy Lynn Grossman | 11/07/2025 @ 07:00PM

Religion professor William J. Schultz tracks Evangelicalism in Colorado Springs.
LBYR Overhauls Editorial Structure

By Jim Milliot | 11/06/2025 @ 10:30AM

Under the reorg, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has created two distinct editorial groups, one aimed at young readers and the second targeting older readers, and given VP and editor-in-chief Alvina Ling her own imprint.
PRH Canada Splits Tundra Books Leadership

By Jim Milliot | 11/04/2025 @ 10:15AM

Under the new structure, Liz Kribs will share the title of publisher for the children’s book group with Tara Walker, who has held the role since 2015.
Tertulia Expands into Author Services

By Sam Spratford | 11/04/2025 @ 09:00AM

The company, known for its book discovery and e-commerce platform, rolled out an automated website builder aimed at authors earlier this year, and is gearing up to launch a new online portal for writers.
Primero Sueño Is Just Getting Started

By Sophia Stewart | 10/31/2025 @ 07:00PM

The team at Atria’s bilingual imprint for Latinx authors and readers is heading back to FIL with a mission.
PW Star Watch 2025: Honorees

Compiled by Drucilla Shultz and Matia Madrona Query | 10/31/2025 @ 07:00PM

This year, members of the publishing industry nominated nearly 200 of their talented peers ages 40 and under for Star Watch. From these submissions, PW’s editors have selected the best of the best for recognition: 36 honorees, four finalists, and one superstar.
Star Watch 2025

Compiled by Drucilla Shultz and Matia Madrona Query | 10/31/2025 @ 07:00PM

Welcome to the 11th edition of Star Watch, Publishers Weekly’s annual program dedicated to honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses.
Helen Rouner Named PW Star Watch Superstar of 2025

By Claire Kirch | 10/31/2025 @ 12:00AM

The Penguin Press editor has been promoted three times in less than four years and is known for her razor-sharp editorial acumen and advocating for her authors’ work.
PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Noah Perkins

By Sam Spratford | 10/30/2025 @ 12:00AM

As the founder of the Young Publishers Association, Perkins is cementing in-person relationships as a priority among a new generation of publishing professionals.
San Francisco’s Literary Community Gets a New Hub

By Sam Spratford | 10/29/2025 @ 10:00AM

The Backstory Above, a coworking and community space for writers, agents, and editors founded by Susannah Emerson and Paige Patterson Duff, will open on the mezzanine level of Green Apple Books on the Park on November 1.
PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Katy O’Donnell

By Claire Kirch | 10/29/2025 @ 12:00AM

The editorial director of Haymarket Books has embraced the publisher’s “real political mission” and tweaked its publishing program, resulting in two recent New York Times bestsellers and a 25% increase in sales over last year.
PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Amina Iro

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/28/2025 @ 12:00AM

An associate editor at Legacy Lit, Iro oversees an eclectic nonfiction list and is helping shape the imprint’s ethos.
PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Viengsamai Fetters

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/27/2025 @ 12:00AM

An associate editor at Erewhon Books, Fetters, who calls speculative fiction their first love, revels in the opportunity to cultivate revolutionary narratives.

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