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PRH Christian to Launch Reader-Facing Content Hub
Grace Corner, a new direct-to-consumer digital platform for faith-based content, will launch early next year and will include a dedicated e-commerce platform for books, Bible studies, and devotionals, as well as live events with authors.
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Stable Distribution Adds McSweeney’s and Four Others
The distribution company, which focuses on indie publishers and was formed in June by the Stable Book Group and Hachette Book Group, has added five new client publishers to its roster. It begins distribution in January 2026.
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Sending Books to Prisons
PW checks in with two prison literacy groups, one of which originated with a publisher and the other with a bookstore.
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Indie Publishers Support Marginalized Authors
Amid challenges, imprints that champion inclusivity stay on track.
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Bookstores on a Mission
Nationwide, issues-oriented booksellers rise to the challenge of community organizing.
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Texas Strong: PW Talks with Robert Devens
The Austin-based University of Texas Press, the largest publisher in the state, turns 75 this year. We chatted with the press’s director about its past and future.
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How ‘We Inherit the Fire’ by Kagiso Lesego Molope Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author and playwright’s new novel.
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Lectorum Publications to Shutter
The nation’s largest independent distributor of Spanish-language books will close its operations after more than 60 years in business, with its inventory of approximately 700,000 books scheduled for auction on December 4.
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First Book Marks 25-Year Partnership with PRH, Sets 2030 Goal
National education nonprofit First Book and Penguin Random House, which together have distributed 42 million books to children in need, will host two virtual events and aim to reach 27 million young readers by 2030.
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Beach Reads: PW Talks with Chad Leonard
The owner and manager of the Vero Beach Book Center in Florida, which his parents founded in 1975, celebrates five decades of the family business.
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Publishing’s Survival Depends on Data, Says Elsevier Chairman
At last week’s Sharjah Publishers Conference, Y.S. Chi warned that publishers need to build richer data infrastructures or face extinction.
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University Presses Continue Their Missions
Despite pressure from Washington, press directors say they will stay the course while dealing with economic concerns.
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How ‘But Where’s Home?’ by Toni Ann Johnson Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest book.
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At 75, Basic Books Knows How to Make History
The Hachette imprint, launched in 1950 as the publishing arm of a psychoanalysis book club, has grown into a leading voice in psychology, politics, and history. With the recently formed Basic Books Group, publisher Lara Heimert is setting her sights on the future.
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PM Press Crowdfunds for Full Ownership of Warehouse
The radical indie publisher, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2027, aims to secure its future by raising $250,000 to pay off the mortgage on its Binghamton, N.Y., warehouse.
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Lady Knights Are Having a Moment
A spate of new novels featuring strong and sometimes sapphic women warriors could presage the next big thing in fantasy.
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How ‘House of Day, House of Night’ by Olga Tokarczuk Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the Nobel Prize winner’s classic novel.
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The Dayton Literary Peace Prize at 20: PW Talks with Nick Raines
The executive director of the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States discusses the prize’s place in a divisive and war-torn present.
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Macmillan Acquires Sounds True’s Book, Audio Businesses
The Big Five house has purchased the book, e-book, audiobook, and audio original catalogs of the mind-body-spirit publisher. With the sale, Sounds True will focus on its online learning, events, and digital media businesses.
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