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Harvard University Press Celebrates Decade of Indian Translations with New Anthology
The press is marking the 10th anniversary of its Murty Classical Library of India with the release of 'Ten Indian Classics,' a new anthology showcasing the breadth of South Asian literary traditions spanning 2,500 years.
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TikTok Uncertainty Prompts the Book Business to Envision an Even Better Future
Industry leaders acknowledge that the platform has been a phenomenal catalyst for book sales and building community, but some see its perilous future as an opportunity to build direct, sustainable relationships with readers across multiple channels.
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What Should Book Publishing Expect Under a Second Trump Administration?
The free expression–averse, tariff-happy president is in the White House once more. This time, the book business knows what to expect—mostly.
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How ‘Copaganda’ by Alec Karakatsanis Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the latest book from the founder of the Civil Rights Corps.
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Book Deals: Week of January 20, 2025
Olivia Laing brings an queer icon of 1970s Italian cinema from offscreen onto the page at FSG, a self-published TikTok phenomenon finds a traditional publisher in Keeperton, and more in this week’s book deals.
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Forefront Makes Raft of High-Level Promotions
Forefront Books cofounder and president Jonathan Merkh has announced a number of promotions at the hybrid publisher, including naming Becky Nesbitt VP and group publisher. Merkh expects Forefront to publish 75 new books in 2025, up from 59 last year.
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Harlequin Trade Publishing Consolidates Its Imprints
The HarperCollins division is eliminating its Canary Street Press and Graydon House imprints and incorporating existing titles into Hanover Square Press, MIRA Books, and Park Row Books.
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New Government Report Cites Ongoing Concern Over Pirate Sites
Libgen and Sci-Hub, which host millions of pirated books, were called out in the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual Notorious Markets List.
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Melville House to Crash Paperback Edition of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump
The indie publisher hopes to get ‘The Jack Smith Report: Report on Efforts to Interfere With the Lawful Transfer of Power Following the 2020 Presidential Election by Donald Trump and Others’ into bookstores “shortly after” Trump is inaugurated on Monday, January 20.
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Book Community Offers Mutual Aid, Solidarity During L.A. Fires
Booksellers, publishers, and other literary institutions in Los Angeles and beyond are working to provide material support and share timely information amid ongoing wildfires, power outages, and water rationing.
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Holland's TDM Publishing Launches Nostalgia Series in the U.S.
Dutch publisher TDM Publishing will bring its bestselling My First 18 Years series to the U.S. market in October 2025. The series has sold 900,000 copies worldwide since its debut in Holland in 2022.
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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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