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Art Institutions Invest in Publishing
As museums and galleries seek to reach new audiences and remain relevant, their publishing operations have moved to the fore.
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Peter Hubbard, Carrie Thornton Up at Mariner, Dey Street
Morrow Group president and publisher Liate Stehlik announced that Hubbard has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Mariner Books and Thornton has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Dey Street Books.
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Phaidon Celebrates 100 Years
Phaidon Press will celebrate its 100th anniversary in September with a slate of events, exhibitions, original digital content, and sales initiatives.
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Scholastic to Integrate School Book Fairs, Clubs Businesses
The new integrated school reading events business will be launched by June under the direction of Sasha Quinton, who has been president of Scholastic Book Fairs. Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, has been named Scholastic’s first chief impact officer.
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In Canada, the Indigenous Editors Association Widens Its Circle
The Indigenous Editors Association is working to broaden the Indigenous presence in all aspects of Canadian publishing.
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U.K.'s Joffe Books Acquires Choc Lit
The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for an undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K.
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Two Seattle Indie Publishers Unite Around Small-Press Distribution
Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses.
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Blackstone Grows Beyond Its Audiobook Roots
Blackstone Publishing has built a backlist of about 800 print and 950 e-book titles since it released its first books in those formats in 2016. The goal now, company president Anthony Goff said, is to continue to ramp up production across all formats.
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NYU Takes On Yale Publishing Program
The five-day NYU Advanced Publishing Institute course for current mid-to senior-level book professionals will focus on the challenges facing publishers today, how to reach readers in new and effective ways, and the changing climate and culture of the book business.
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Questlove Launches a Publishing Imprint, AUWA
AUWA Books, an imprint of FSG MCD, will publish its inaugural title, a memoir by Sly Stone, in October. The longtime drummer and joint frontman for the Roots will serve as publisher and editor-in-chief.
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Coalition Wants S&S to Not Distribute 'The Real AIDS Epidemic'
More than 30 organizations and 70 public health advocates sent a letter to Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp demanding that the publisher drop its plans to distribute 'The Real AIDS Epidemic' by Rebecca V. Culshaw and published by Skyhorse.
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Publishers, Internet Archive Set for Key Hearing Today
After nearly three years of legal wrangling, a federal judge today will hear cross motions for summary judgment in a closely watched lawsuit challenging the legality of the Internet Archive's program to scan and lend print library books.
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2023
Publishers used different strategies to maintain, and extend, sales gains in 2022.
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A Culinary Road Trip: Spotlight on Taste of Home
Taste of Home offers up hundreds of recipes for cooks of every stripe and tantalizing dishes for every gathering. (Sponsored)
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NCAC Executive Director Christopher Finan to Retire
A longtime defender of the freedom to read, Finan confirmed that he will retire this summer after a celebrated career in the service of free expression and First Amendment rights.
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Regalo Press Announces 15 New Titles Coming September 2023
Notable authors with upcoming works include current affairs commentator Nancy Grace, Pulitzer Prize-winner Dale Maharidge, and TV writer and producer Tom Straw.
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Wattpad Builds a Book Business
A lot has happened since Wattpad announced in January 2019 that it was starting a print publishing division.
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Introducing Jiangsu Scholars Translated Series
Phoenix Publishing and Media Group is launching a new series offering outstanding academic works from Jiangsu Province. (Sponsored)
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Sevier, de Guzman, Hultenschmidt Up at Grand Central, Forever
Publisher Ben Sevier has been promoted to executive v-p, from senior v-p, at the Grand Central Publishing division, Beth de Guzman has been promoted to senior v-p and deputy publisher for that division, and Leah Hultenschmidt has been promoted to publisher of the Forever imprint.
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Hachette, HarperCollins Offer Voluntary Severance
Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins are both offering voluntary severance packages to some of their employees. The decisions come as publishers confront a difficult retail environment and rising costs associated with inflation and other economic factors.
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