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Gibbs Smith Publisher at 50
The employee-owned house, best known for books on design, crafts, and cooking, regional-interest titles, and children’s books, is keeping up its late founder's legacy.
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'Where the Crawdads Sing' Top Seller So Far in 2019
Delia Owens's novel was the top-selling print book in the first half of 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The novel, published in August 2018, sold more than 907,000 copies in 2019 and upwards of 1.1 million copies since its release.
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Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints
Dallas-based translation publisher Deep Vellum has acquired the backlists of Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin, Tex., and is expanding into publishing works originally written in English.
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John Sargent Reflects On Macmillan Leaving the Flatiron
We asked CEO John Sargent to share what it was like to work at the Flatiron Building, and his feeling about leaving one of New York’s most famous buildings.
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Twenty Years in, Minotaur Is Leaner and Broader
After slashing its yearly catalogue in half while roughly tripling its profits over the past decade, the St. Martin’s Press mystery imprint is diversifying its list while still bringing readers "books that make the heart race."
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Columbia Global Reports Goes Its Own Way
After five years and 20 titles, Columbia Global Reports has found a successful formula: it allows top authors to take on big, timely subjects in short, accessible books.
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New Publishing Director for Amberjack Publishing
Following the June 7 departure of publisher Dayna Anderson and managing editor Cassandra Farrin, the Eagle, Idaho-based company named Justin Mitson publishing director.
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Harlequin Unveils New Film/TV Arm
In a move to bring its content to more screens—big and small—Harlequin has launched Harlequin Studios.
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A New Playbook At First Book
The D.C.-based organization is looking for ways to keep up with demand for the books it's been putting into the hands of children in need since 1992.
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Inside National Geographic's Explorers’ Archive
National Geographic boasts a library bursting with information on exploration.
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The Making of ‘The Presidents’
C-SPAN used a team approach to release its 10th publication, which was published in April.
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Looking Beyond Books In the Nation's Capital
Washington, D.C., publishers are embracing multimedia, with books at the center.
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Looming Tariffs Cloud Printing Picture
With a public hearing set for June 17 on proposed 25% tariffs on $300 billion of goods—including books—imported from China, the publishing industry is gearing up to make its case to exclude books from the tax.
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Dutton Will Drop Linda Fairstein
The PRH imprint and author have terminated their publishing relationship, a representative of the imprint has confirmed.
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Ramin Named Brandeis University Press Director
Sue Berger Ramin, former associate publisher at David R. Godine, has been named to the newly created position of director of Brandeis University Press.
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Viking, Penguin, Pamela Dorman Team to Offer Lifestyle Books
The Penguin Random House units will team up to create a new publishing program across all three imprints specializing in inspiration, lifestyle, healthy living, and personal development books.
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In Sourcebooks, PRH Finds a New Way to Grow
In taking a 45% stake in the Illinois publisher, Penguin Random House can let a good thing be and benefit at the same time.
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Kickstarter Campaign for Book on Abortion Surpasses Goal
Haymarket Books will publish an anthology of fiction, poetry, and literary essays in 2020 after a successful Kickstarter campaign enabled its editor to pay the permission fees required to reprint iconic writings about abortion.
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Chronicle Books Forms Chronicle Chroma
Beginning this fall, Chronicle Chroma will publish books on the visual arts and pop culture, and will be headed by Steve Crist and Gloria Fowler.
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Amazon Publishing Turns 10
Since its launch in 2009, Amazon’s publishing group has developed a backlist of 10,000 titles, and 40 of its authors have reached more than one million readers each.
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