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Book Deals: Week of January 20, 2025

Edited by John Maher | 01/17/2025 @ 07:00PM

Olivia Laing brings an queer icon of 1970s Italian cinema from offscreen onto the page at FSG, a self-published TikTok phenomenon finds a traditional publisher in Keeperton, and more in this week’s book deals.
Forefront Makes Raft of High-Level Promotions

By Jim Milliot | 01/16/2025 @ 09:00AM

Forefront Books cofounder and president Jonathan Merkh has announced a number of promotions at the hybrid publisher, including naming Becky Nesbitt VP and group publisher. Merkh expects Forefront to publish 75 new books in 2025, up from 59 last year.
Harlequin Trade Publishing Consolidates Its Imprints

By Ed Nawotka | 01/16/2025 @ 09:00AM

The HarperCollins division is eliminating its Canary Street Press and Graydon House imprints and incorporating existing titles into Hanover Square Press, MIRA Books, and Park Row Books.
New Government Report Cites Ongoing Concern Over Pirate Sites

By Jim Milliot | 01/15/2025 @ 10:30AM

Libgen and Sci-Hub, which host millions of pirated books, were called out in the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual Notorious Markets List.
Melville House to Crash Paperback Edition of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump

By Jim Milliot | 01/15/2025 @ 10:00AM

The indie publisher hopes to get ‘The Jack Smith Report: Report on Efforts to Interfere With the Lawful Transfer of Power Following the 2020 Presidential Election by Donald Trump and Others’ into bookstores “shortly after” Trump is inaugurated on Monday, January 20.
Book Community Offers Mutual Aid, Solidarity During L.A. Fires

By Nathalie op de Beeck, Claire Kirch, and Ed Nawotka | 01/15/2025 @ 10:00AM

Booksellers, publishers, and other literary institutions in Los Angeles and beyond are working to provide material support and share timely information amid ongoing wildfires, power outages, and water rationing.
Holland's TDM Publishing Launches Nostalgia Series in the U.S.

By Ed Nawotka | 01/15/2025 @ 09:00AM

Dutch publisher TDM Publishing will bring its bestselling My First 18 Years series to the U.S. market in October 2025. The series has sold 900,000 copies worldwide since its debut in Holland in 2022.
'Joyland' Launches Book Publishing Arm

By Sophia Stewart | 01/14/2025 @ 11:00AM

Online literary journal 'Joyland' has relaunched as Joyland Publishing, an independent nonprofit publisher of fiction. Under the new umbrella are a reimagined 'Joyland' magazine and Joyland Editions, a small press that will put out two novellas a year.
Print Book Sales Saw a Small Sales Increase in 2024

by Jim Milliot | 01/10/2025 @ 07:00PM

After two years of declines, unit sales inched up last year.
How 'Something Rotten' by Andrew Lipstein Got Made

By PW Staff | 01/10/2025 @ 07:00PM

An inside look at the publication process for the latest novel from the author of 'The Vegan.'
Ulysses Press, Spot Gloss Media Form Bluestone Books

By Jim Milliot | 01/10/2025 @ 10:00AM

The owners of the independent publisher Ulysses Press and the creative content studio Spot Gloss Media have banded together to create Bluestone Books. The new company will release its first titles this summer and plans to do 25-30 books annually.
Picador to Reissue Trio of Andrea Dworkin Titles

By Sophia Stewart | 01/10/2025 @ 09:00AM

The paperback publisher will reintroduce three of Dworkin's best-known works of radical feminist critique—all out of print for at least two decades—to readers on February 25.
Wiley Gives Its Trade Program a Shot in the Arm

By Jim Milliot | 01/09/2025 @ 03:00PM

A year ago, Wiley began increasing its investment in its trade publishing business and acquisitions. Those efforts are now paying off, as title output and sales have both posted solid gains.
Storehouse Voices, a New Imprint at Crown, Aims to Empower Black Authors

By Sophia Stewart | 01/09/2025 @ 10:01AM

The imprint, a collaboration between the Crown Publishing Group and merchandising company Storehouse In A Box, will include an online platform for prospective authors to share and submit work. Storehouse In A Box president and CEO Tamira Chapman (pictured) will serve as publisher.
S&S Launches Audio Imprint Simon Maverick, Helmed by Jason Pinter

By Nathalie op de Beeck and John Maher | 01/09/2025 @ 10:00AM

Simon & Schuster has announced a new audio-first imprint, Simon Maverick, focused on self-published authors. Former Polis Books publisher Jason Pinter is the imprint’s VP and editorial director.
Jenna Bush Hager Teams with Random House for Joint Venture

By Jim Milliot | 01/09/2025 @ 12:00AM

The 'Today' show cohost and creator of the Read with Jenna book club has reached an agreement with the Random House Publishing Group through which books signed by Hager will be released by different RHPG imprints, beginning in October. Hager Bush told 'PW' that stepping into the role of publisher "has upped my reading even more."
Park & Fine, Brower Merge

By Sophia Stewart | 01/07/2025 @ 11:30AM

Park & Fine Literary and Media and Brower Literary & Management have merged to form Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management. Celeste Fine and Kimberly Brower will act as co-CEOs of the new agency, which will represent authors across all genres.
Behind PW's 2025 Magazine Redesign: Bookish but Not Old

By Michael Coffey | 01/03/2025 @ 07:00PM

The 'Publishers Weekly' print magazine just got its first complete redesign in 20 years. Here's how it came together.
How 'Save Me, Stranger' by Erika Krouse Got Made

By PW Staff | 01/03/2025 @ 07:00PM

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest story collection.
Book Deals: Week of January 6, 2025

By John Maher | 01/03/2025 @ 07:00AM

Reagan Arthur picks up a memoir of solo travel, a pair of French sister-authors sell the story of their famous grandmother to Europa Editions, and more in this week’s book deals.

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