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Liate Stehlik Promoted to CEO of HarperCollins U.S. Trade
Stehlik, who has been with HarperCollins for 20 years, was previously president and publisher of its Morrow Group and children’s division. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s adult and children’s trade publishing divisions and sales in the United States.
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If You Stream It, Will They Come?
Netflix adaptations often mean big bucks for publishers. But then there’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
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McNally Takes ‘Booker Bridesmaid’ Stateside
Three true crime–tinged novels by the late English author Beryl Bainbridge, a five-time Booker Prize nominee who remains little known in the U.S., will be reissued by McNally Editions, beginning this March with An Awfully Big Adventure.
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IBPA Charts New Three-Year Plan
Through new partnerships, programs, branding, and more, the Independent Book Publishers Association aims to position itself as “the premier thought leader” for independent publishers, said CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet.
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WashPo Shutters Books Section Amid Widespread Layoffs
After weeks of rumors about layoffs, the Washington Post told employees Wednesday morning that the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, is eliminating its standalone books section, Book World, which was relaunched in 2022 under editor John Williams.
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Norton to Acquire Thames & Hudson College List
W.W. Norton will take over worldwide publication of the U.K.-based independent publisher’s scholarly titles as of the spring 2026 academic season, expanding its five-decade North American distribution partnership with T&H.
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Oni Press Inks Distro Deal with PRH
Beginning in August, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution for the comics and graphic novel publisher’s frontlist and backlist trade books, as well as single issue comics, across all channels worldwide.
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Little, Brown Makes Staffing Changes
Michelle Howry has been named editorial director of the division’s Little, Brown Spark imprint, while Mulholland’s Joshua Kendall and Algonquin’s Nadxieli Nieto have left the company.
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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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