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10 Out of 10: PW Talks with Jonathan Hamilt
The cofounder of the nonprofit children’s reading series looks forward to celebrating its 10th anniversary with a family-friendly party at the San Francisco Public Library on December 14.
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How ‘Football’ by Chuck Klosterman Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest book
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Spines Adds AI Audiobook Voice Cloning, Translations
The well-funded, AI-powered self-publishing platform has introduced author voice cloning for audiobooks, expanded translation services, and grown to 6,000 users.
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Interlink Launches Foundation to Combat Censorship
The new nonprofit arm of Interlink Publishing, the nation’s only Palestinian American–owned indie press, is dedicated to “amplifying banned, suppressed, and censored voices” through mentorship, events, and funding for translated literature.
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Bloomsbury Partners with Google on AI-Powered Publishing Infrastructure
The publisher will collaborate with Google Cloud with the goal of improving sales, marketing, and inventory management. The academic division will also implement AI in an effort to improve learning outcomes.
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Joffe Books to Acquire Severn House
Joffe Books has agreed to purchase Severn House, the genre fiction imprint focused on the U.S. library market, from Canongate Books. Joffe has previously collaborated with Canongate to publish e-book reprints of Severn House titles.
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The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report
This year’s report, based on 726 responses to our annual survey of publishing professionals, reveals that the industry is becoming increasingly diverse—and increasingly skeptical of AI.
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The Publishing Workshops Taking a Red Pen to AI
On PW’s most recent salary and jobs survey, 63% of respondents reported that their company is using AI in some way. Among publishing educators, however, a rift is forming between those teaching their mentees to embrace the technology, and those instilling more skepticism.
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From the Ground Up: PW Talks with Meg Reid
The publisher of the Spartanburg, S.C.–based Hub City Press, which turns 30 this year, wants to help elevate the literary voices of the American South and rewrite the narrative surrounding the oft-misunderstood region.
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How Modern Library Published ‘Nothing Grows by Moonlight’ by Torborg Nedreaas
An inside look at how the late author’s novel was added to the imprint’s Torchbearers series.
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Restless Books’ Immigrant Writing Prize Turns 10
The recently renamed Kellman Prize, which got a new underwriter in September, has served as a launchpad for immigrant writers for nearly a decade.
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B&N Teams with A24 on Retail Sites, Events
The independent film studio, which branched into book publishing last year, is launching “A24 Shop” spaces at Barnes & Noble locations across the country. The bookstore chain will feature A24’s books and films in a special section and host events for its titles.
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Lakeside Book Company Buys B&T Distribution Arm
The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler.
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N.Y.C. Presses Come Together for the ‘Labor of Poetry’
As more small presses join up to form cooperatives, Poetry Corp. is reclaiming the experimental, collaborative ethos of indie publishing.
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How ‘Television’ by Lauren Rothery Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the filmmaker’s debut novel.
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Blurring the Lines: PW Talks with Stephen Motika
The Nightboat Books publisher is recalibrating the now “medium-size” nonprofit press, which turns 20 this year, by prioritizing collaboration, nurturing new editors, and redoubling its commitment to work that resists convention.
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The Black List Teams with Blackstone on Manuscript Initiative
The initiative, which offers a $25,000 publishing deal for an unpublished manuscript, marks the Black List’s first collaboration with a book publisher since broadening its scope from screenplays to fiction last year.
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University of Texas Press Celebrates 75 Years
The Austin-based academic publisher has evolved from a modest regional publisher into one of the most innovative academic presses in the United States, striking a balance between scholarly and trade success.



