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Agate Publishing's 20-Year Commitment to Diversity
Publisher Doug Seibold’s personal and professional goals haven’t changed since he incorporated his company in Illinois in the fall of 2002: he wants to publish books that he is passionate about and that fill a niche, and he wants to make the industry more inclusive.
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From the Archive: December 26, 1872
In the final PW issue of our first year, 1872, we ran an obituary of George Palmer Putnam, a U.S. book industry legend.
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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2022
Our first salary and jobs survey in three years found little improvement despite stated industry-wide efforts to diversify staff and narrow the gender pay gap.
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HC Union Update: Authors Co-Host Rally at Harper Headquarters; Agents 'Overwhelmingly' Support Strike
Authors rally with HarperCollins union workers outside the company's headquarters as nearly 80% of literary agents respond to a poll in support of the ongoing strike.
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Literary Luminaries Debate Diversity, Publishing's Moral Obligations at PEN Town Hall
Authors Min Jin Lee, Chris Beha, and Roxane Gay and publishing veteran Erroll McDonald weighed in on a central issue in the book business.
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Authors Guild Urges New York Governor to Sign Freelance Isn’t Free Act into Law
The bill is a crucial step to protect freelancers based in New York and hired by New York-based companies from wage theft, said Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger in a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul.
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'USA Today' Pauses Bestseller List, Lays Off Presiding Editor
A spokesperson told the Associated Press that the list will go on "hiatus for the remainder of the year.”
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'Bookforum' to Cease Publication
The magazine, launched in 1994 as the literary supplement for 'Artforum,' published five issues a year since 2005. Its most recent issue, published earlier this month, will be its last.
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How Publishers Make Old Books New Again
Pluck any classic novel from a bookstore shelf and it will most likely feature an introduction by a contemporary writer. Especially inspired pairing of authors can imbue an old text with new relevance, highlight its enduring influence, or even become a new selling point for a backlist title.
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From the Archive: December 30, 1899
PW’s last issue of 1899 featured a cover ad for The Knights of the Cross, the latest from Quo Vadis author Henryk Sienkiewicz.
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Amazon, Publishers Seek to Knock Out Refiled E-book Price-Fixing Suit
Lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers say that a revived class action suit accusing them of colluding to fix e-book prices is not significantly different from the case that was dismissed in September for lack of evidence, and should not be allowed to go forward.
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HarperCollins Addresses Stalled Union Negotiations, Union Responds
In an open letter to agents and authors, CEO Brian Murray wrote that he feels "we owe you a response" and wanted to "share some additional background" about the state of the company's negotiations with its unionized employees.
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Tracing the Migration of Ethnic Chinese Groups
Phoenix Publishing and Media Group’s newly launched History of China in Maps series takes a deep dive into ethnic migration. (Sponsored)
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NYU’s Publishing Program Turns 25
We spoke with Andrea Chambers, who heads the master’s degree program, about the tools publishing professionals need today.
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From the Archive: November 30, 1959
In late 1959, Better Homes & Gardens Books took out an ad in PW urging booksellers to stock up on its titles for the holidays.
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Susan Weinberg Named Publisher of Workman Publishing Group
Susan Weinberg, executive v-p and publisher at Perseus Books, will succeed Dan Reynolds at Workman, who is retiring at the end of the year.
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Astra House Shuts Its Literary Magazine
After publishing two issues, 'Astra Magazine' will shut down by the end of the year. The closure, the president of parent company Astra House Publishing said, will allow the company to focus on its book publishing business.
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What’s Next for Simon & Schuster?
Paramount is likely to seek a new home for the publisher after it terminated the sales agreement with Penguin Random House.
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Avery Hill Dreams Big for Graphic Novels
With only three employees, the U.K.-based graphic novel publisher is building an audience, at home and in the U.S.
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From the Archive: December 12, 1986
In December 1986, we covered the surprise announcement that Barnes & Noble had agreed to buy B. Dalton, cementing its position as the country’s largest bookstore chain.
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