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Annick Press Celebrates 40 Years of Publishing
This September, Annick will mark its 40th anniversary by embarking on a partnership with Pearson Canada, which will put a selection of more than 125 Annick books in every classroom across Canada.
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Game Developer Ubisoft Launches Book Line
The creator of the wildly popular Assassin's Creed franchise is launching an in-house publishing line that will debut in November with two titles based on the action-adventure game.
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Kensington Launches Digital Speculative Fiction Imprint
Kensington Publishing Corp. will begin publishing science fiction and fantasy e-books this fall with the launch of Rebel Base Books, a digital-only imprint to be overseen by editor Martin Biro.
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Book Publishers Prepare for New Overtime Regulations
What publishers are doing ahead of new Labor Department regulations that will expand the number of employees eligible for overtime pay.
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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2016
PW's annual salary and jobs survey found that pay improved slightly in 2015, and that the industry is still overwhelmingly white.
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How Much Top Publishing Executives Earn
A look at compensation for top executives at publicly traded publishers and booksellers.
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Bibliomotion Acquired by Taylor & Francis
Although there has been no official announcement from Taylor & Francis, it has absorbed the Boston-based business and parenting press.
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Skyhorse Publishing: From Zero to $40 Million in 10 Years
How Tony Lyons grew a publishing company that is on track to publish 900 books across 14 imprints ten years after its founding.
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Bloomsbury USA Restructures
Bloomsbury has united its U.S. division under Cindy Loh, formerly U.S. publishing director of Bloomsbury Children's. George Gibson, publishing director, adult, will be leaving the company.
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Perseus Distribution to Use Ingram Network
Starting October 1, titles from PGW, Consortium, Perseus Distribution, and Legato to independent booksellers will be shipped through the Ingram distribution network.
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Cover Story: 'Little Nothing'
For designer Rachel Willey, a new novel by Marisa Silver presented a golden opportunity.
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Fast Start for Cookbook from Olympic Marathoner
A book preorder-and-fun run package four months before "Run Fast. Eat Slow." came out, along with a strong Olympic performance by author Shalane Flanagan, helped propel the cookbook onto the bestsellers list.
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Beacon Preps for PBS Tie-In
As the countdown begins for the September 20 air date of Ken Burns' PBS documentary 'Defying the Nazis,' Beacon Press has gone back to press for its companion volume to the film.
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Under Pamela Paul, a New Books Desk Takes Shape at the 'Times'
The 'New York Times Book Review' editor, now overseeing all of the paper's books and publishing coverage, lays out what readers can expect to change—and to stay the same.
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John F. Blair Has 'Minotaur' Sequel
The Winston-Salem publisher had a surprise hit 16 years ago with 'The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break' by Steven Sherrill. Next week the company will release a sequel, 'The Minotaur Takes His Own Sweet Time.'
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Abbeville to Publish Book on Danger of the National Debt
In an unusual move, the illustrated book publisher is releasing a political book that argues that the growth of the national debt is a form of terrorism.
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Japanese and American Publishing Executives Explore Closer Ties
A recent dinner in New York is seen as a first step in opening a new dialogue between the countries' publishers.
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How To Sell Nearly a Half-Million Copies of a Poetry Book
Rupi Kaur's book of poetry, 'Milk and Honey,' has sold nearly a half million print copies. How did that happen? Her publisher, Andrews McMeel, is just following "where the audience goes."
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Why A West Coast Software Company is Getting into Book Publishing
NationBuilder, a software company whose products are popular with political organizations, is starting a publishing business with a focus on stories about "people doing really remarkable things."
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Don't Call Riverhead Design Labs Just Another Art Department
Part traditional art department and part research and development group, Riverhead's design lab operates at the junction where art, books, and marketing meets.



