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Liate Stehlik Promoted to CEO of HarperCollins U.S. Trade
Stehlik, who has been with HarperCollins for 20 years, was previously president and publisher of its Morrow Group and children’s division. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s adult and children’s trade publishing divisions and sales in the United States.
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If You Stream It, Will They Come?
Netflix adaptations often mean big bucks for publishers. But then there’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
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McNally Takes ‘Booker Bridesmaid’ Stateside
Three true crime–tinged novels by the late English author Beryl Bainbridge, a five-time Booker Prize nominee who remains little known in the U.S., will be reissued by McNally Editions, beginning this March with An Awfully Big Adventure.
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IBPA Charts New Three-Year Plan
Through new partnerships, programs, branding, and more, the Independent Book Publishers Association aims to position itself as “the premier thought leader” for independent publishers, said CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet.
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WashPo Shutters Books Section Amid Widespread Layoffs
After weeks of rumors about layoffs, the Washington Post told employees Wednesday morning that the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, is eliminating its standalone books section, Book World, which was relaunched in 2022 under editor John Williams.
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Norton to Acquire Thames & Hudson College List
W.W. Norton will take over worldwide publication of the U.K.-based independent publisher’s scholarly titles as of the spring 2026 academic season, expanding its five-decade North American distribution partnership with T&H.
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Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
Beginning in August, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution for the comics and graphic novel publisher’s frontlist and backlist trade books, as well as single issue comics, across all channels worldwide.
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Little, Brown Makes Staffing Changes
Michelle Howry has been named editorial director of the division’s Little, Brown Spark imprint, while Mulholland’s Joshua Kendall and Algonquin’s Nadxieli Nieto have left the company.
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Harper Wave Relaunches as Frontlist Imprint
Led by SVP and publisher Diana Baroni, the wellness imprint—which had been dormant for several years—will release around 10 nonfiction titles per year, aiming to “inspire readers to see the world through new lenses.”
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German Publisher Buys NorthSouth Parent Company
Ravensburger, a German children’s book publisher and games company, acquired a majority stake in NordSüd, parent company of U.S. children’s book publisher NorthSouth Books, best known for its 1992 picture book The Rainbow Fish.
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Bookwire Names Andrew Weinstein as U.S. Lead
The Scribd veteran joins the Frankfurt-based digital distributor just weeks after its parent company, the U.S.-based Insight Partners, announced the acquisition of German digital audio firm Zebralution.
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Jonathan Karp Announces Inaugural Simon Six Title
The outgoing Simon & Schuster CEO announced on Instagram that Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter will be the first title published by Simon Six, Karp’s new imprint at S&S.
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How ‘Love Me Tomorrow’ by Emiko Jean Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest YA novel.
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More Job Cuts at S&S
After confirming on Monday that the publisher had made “limited” reductions to its staff, Simon & Schuster made another round of layoffs later in the week. More than a dozen jobs have been cut, mostly on the editorial side.
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Julia Quinn Wants to Give Historical Romance a Boost
The Bridgerton author’s book subscription service will send members hardcover collectible editions of new and backlist titles in the genre, handpicked by Quinn, beginning this July.
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Trio House Press Holds Virtual Vigil for Minneapolis
Since January 24, the Minnesota-based small press has posted nightly videos of readings by its poets, including National Book Award winner Lena Khalaf Tuffaha (pictured), in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were killed by ICE agents near Trio House’s offices.
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IPG Teams with Beat Technology for D2C E-books, Audiobooks
Distribution affiliates of Independent Publishers Group will now be able to sell e-books and audiobooks directly to readers through the Norway-based white-label app provider’s first U.S. platform, Shelf.
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New Indie Launches for ‘Books Without a Home’
Homeward Books, cofounded by four writers and based primarily out of Seattle, will publish its inaugural title in March. With $30,000 of Kickstarter seed funding, the press is banking on the power of word-of-mouth networks to sell books.



