Women-Run Publishing
Girls may run the world, according to Beyoncé, but women run publishing. Making up well over 50% of the book business’s workforce, women have been moving from the steno pool to the corner office for decades. While there’s still a long way to go, the women found in the following pages—publishers, CEOs, founders—are leading the charge. (Sponsored) more...and more.
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'Joyland' Launches Book Publishing Arm
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.
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Print Book Sales Saw a Small Sales Increase in 2024
After two years of declines, unit sales inched up last year.
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How 'Something Rotten' by Andrew Lipstein Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the latest novel from the author of 'The Vegan.'
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Ulysses Press, Spot Gloss Media Form Bluestone Books
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.
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Picador to Reissue Trio of Andrea Dworkin Titles
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.
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Wiley Gives Its Trade Program a Shot in the Arm
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.
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Storehouse Voices, a New Imprint at Crown, Aims to Empower Black Authors
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.
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S&S Launches Audio Imprint Simon Maverick, Helmed by Jason Pinter
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.
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Jenna Bush Hager Teams with Random House for Joint Venture
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."
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Park & Fine, Brower Merge
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.
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