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Arcadia to Launch Spooky America Series
Arcadia Publishing will increase its presence in the children’s market this fall with the release of a new series, Spooky America. The series launches in September with eight titles.
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PRH Won't Return to Offices Until 'It's Safe and Practical'
Following a survey of its workforce gauging employee experience with working remotely and reaction to the prospect of returning to its Manhattan offices, Penguin Random House US has confirmed that it will not return to its offices "until sometime next year."
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DoJ Is Going After John Bolton's Royalties—and His Advance
The government was unable to stop publication of former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's bestselling book 'The Room Where it Happened,' but in filings last week, the DoJ is asking a federal court to seize the author's royalties—including his reported $2 million advance.
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Publishers Play the Pandemic Waiting Game
As Covid-19 continues to spread, many fall events have moved online, and publishers don’t see a meaningful return of employees anytime soon.
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Revell Celebrates 150 Years
In a way, Revell Publishing hasn’t changed since 1870, even as it has evolved from its evangelist beginnings into a contemporary trade house offering faithful living advice, inspiring personal narratives, and novels that always end on an up note.
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Big Changes for Publishing in W3C
The Worldwide Web Consortium is moving to the next phase of its Publishing@W3C work, including looking for improvements to EPUB.
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Crooked Lane Books Launches Alcove Press
Crime fiction house Crooked Lane Books is launching Alcove Press, an imprint that will focus on commercial fiction. Its first list will be released this fall.
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Record Preorders for Massive Lead Title at Akashic
This summer, Akashic Books is placing its faith in a 1,000+ page book about Robert Moses not called 'The Power Broker.' And if preorders of Arthur Nerserian's 'The Five Books of (Robert) Moses' are any indication, that faith is well-placed.
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Pandemic Success Highlights Rockridge Press’s Data-Driven Strategy
The primary imprint of 10-year-old Callisto Media began to dip its toes into the children’s sector just two years ago—and is now seeing big results.
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The Pandemic Pushed Publishing Into the Digital Realm. So What's Next?
With the digital future arriving early, publishers are going to need to adapt, writes Steve Sieck.
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NBCC Schedules Meeting to Vote for Board Member Removal
In an email to its members on Wednesday, the National Book Critics Circle's board of directors announced that its members have called for a meeting to remove v-p of grants Carlin Romano from the board.
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Bennington Named IDW President; Meyers, Cahalin Promoted
Jerry Bennington has been promoted to president of IDW Publishing, Jud Meyers has been promoted to IDW publisher, and Rebekah Cahalin has been promoted to executive v-p of operations. This story has been updated with new information.
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Ryall Leaves IDW to Launch New Storytelling Venture
IDW Publishing president, publisher, and chief creative officer Chris Ryall is stepping down from his current positions to join the World of Syzygy, a new storytelling venture formed by Ryall and comics artist Ashley Wood.
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His Book Is a Bestseller, But John Bolton's Legal Fight Continues
John Bolton's book 'The Room Where It Happened' is a bestseller, but the author's legal fight against the government is not over. In a July 16 motion, the former U.S. National Security Adviser, who still faces an effort to seize his royalties, has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to dismiss the remaining legal case against him.
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$3.5 Million in Grants Available for Nonprofit Publishers, Lit Orgs
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided $3.5 million to support the establishment of the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, which will support nonprofit literary publishers and organizations with $5,000-$50,000 emergency grants.
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Lisa Lucas to Head Pantheon and Schocken Books
Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation, has been named senior v-p and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books.
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NBCC Board Rebuilt as Members Seek Change to Culture
The National Book Critics Circle has appointed 15 members to its board, which was gutted following a racially charged controversy last month.
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Court Rejects Trump Family Claims, Greenlights Niece's Tell-All
New York State Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald has cleared the way for Mary L. Trump to publish and promote her tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.'
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How #PublishingPaidMe Exposed Racial Inequities
Many authors and agents say that lower advances for authors of color highlight institutional racism in publishing—but some white industry insiders say it’s more complicated.
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Court Sets New Hearing, Extends Order Blocking Mary Trump's Tell-All to July 13
New York State Supreme Court judge Hal B. Greenwald on Friday extended the temporary restraining order barring the author from publishing or or talking about her explosive tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough' until after a July 13 hearing.
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