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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.
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Phaidon Names Philip Ruppel CEO
Ruppel, who previously served as the art book publisher’s COO and prior to that spent more than two decades at McGraw-Hill, succeeds Bob Miller, who is leaving Phaidon after just over a year at the helm to start his own company.
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Scout’s Honor: PW Talks with Danny Yanez
The new president of Franklin Siegal & Yanez discusses taking over the 50-year-old scouting agency, tracking TikTok trends, and navigating the international publishing landscape.
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Breaks the Ice
With the success of the TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s queer hockey romance, a popular subgenre goes mainstream.
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How ‘Martyr Loser King’ by Saul Williams Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the poet and musician’s graphic novel.
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A Revolution in Comics: PW Talks with Gary Groth
The publisher and cofounder of the Seattle-based independent press, which bills itself as “publisher of the world’s greatest cartoonists,” celebrates 50 years in business this year.
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MBA-Trained Entrepreneurs Try Their Hand at Hybrid Publishing
Joseph Quaderer (l.) and Allison Trowbridge are leveraging relationships, tech, and new Simon & Schuster distribution agreements to lift their respective companies, QMG and Copper Books, into the mainstream.
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Tor Publishing Group Announces Commercial Fiction Imprint
Wildthorn Books is set to launch in January 2027 with a new novel by TJ Klune. The imprint will be headed by Devi Pillai and Monique Patterson.
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Abrams Plans First Commercial Fiction Imprint
Headed up by Abrams editorial director Anne Heltzel (l.) and senior editor Kate Roddy, akaStory will launch in January 2027 with six novels on its inaugural list.
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Ranking 2025’s Bestselling Adult Publishers
While Penguin Random House and the rest of the Big Five dominated the PW adult bestseller lists last year, claiming 83% of hardcover slots, several titles from independents such as Entangled and Authors Equity managed to break through.
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Fighting Book Bans, Coast to Coast
Legal teams fan out to the north, south, east, and west for the freedom to read.
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