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Book NewsWhither Children's Bookselling?
Historian Leonard S. Marcus examines the evolution and impact of children's bookselling, beginning with the surge in independent children’s-only bookstores that began in late 1970s and continues today.
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Publisher News
Small Press Distributors Survive Through Transformation
Julie Schaper, a veteran of the small press distribution world, has seen it all—and lived to tell the tale.
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Audio Books
Audiobooks: A Revolution in Format
The audiobook has made the move to center stage in a digital publishing world, writes ‘PW’ audio correspondent Shannon Maughan.
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Publisher News
Just Do It (Yourself): A History of Self-Publishing
Born of necessity—or as a last resort—self-publishing is now the preferred choice of millions of authors, writes ‘BookLife’ reviews editor Alan Scherstuhl
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Publisher News
The Political Book in a Political World
Peter Osnos, journalist turned publisher, explains how policy, planks, and platforms become books.
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Manufacturing
Press ‘P’ for Printing and for Progress
New printing technologies have improved quality, reliability, speed, and sustainability in the sector, writes ‘PW’ international correspondent Teri Tan.
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Publisher News
Conservative Publishing in America Today
Former Regnery Publishing president Marji Ross argues that conservative publishers, after finding their voice and audience, now face challenges to being heard.
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Publisher News
The Bookish Legacy of Marcus Garvey
Black Classics Press founder W. Paul Coates on the legacy of Marcus Garvey in publishing and bookselling.
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Industry News
Making Room for Children’s Books
The graphic novel boom, the appeal of fantasy, and the enduring educational value of books themselves have ensured the health of the category, writes biographer and historian Leonard S. Marcus.
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Publisher News
Erroll McDonald Says, I Am Not Your BIPOC
The v-p and executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf shares why he rejects the ubiquitous acronym.
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Publisher News
Black Publishing in High Cotton
Tracy Sherrod, the former v-p and editorial director of Amistad, on Black books, discourse, commerce, and the American racial reckoning.
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Publisher News
Black Lives Matter Spurs a Publishing Awakening
David Unger, director of the Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York, highlights how Black Lives Matter woke up the publishing industry.
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Publisher News
Diversity in the House: The State of Diversity in Publishing
Four voices on the challenge of making publishing less white and more representative of the world at large.
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Publisher News
How Free Is Free Expression?
For 150 years, publishing has been the site where this question is vigorously debated, writes ‘PW’ veteran Gayle Feldman.
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Shows & Events
U.S. Book Fairs Show the Pulse of the Book Biz
Book fairs in the U.S. evolve alongside the industry, and while some have declined in the digital age, others have thrived through embracing regionality and technology, writes ‘PW’ Midwest correspondent Claire Kirch.
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Religion
How Religion Publishing Became a Billion-Dollar Industry
Cathy Lynn Grossman, ‘PW’ religion correspondent, looks back on seismic shifts, blockbuster books, and more.
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Publisher News
What’s Left in Publishing These Days?
Diane Wachtell, executive director of prominent progressive publisher the New Press, reflects on how the press carved out a place for itself in publishing.
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Trade Shows
International Book Fairs Still Thrive in the Digital Age
Virtual book fairs offer immense convenience to their attendees, although the rights crowd yearns for face-to-face again, writes ‘PW’ international editor Ed Nawotka.
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Content / e-books
The Litigious Dawn of the Consumer E-book Era
‘PW’ senior writer Andrew Albanese lays out how Google, Amazon, Apple, and their attendant legal dramas marked a new chapter in publishing history.
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Publisher News
‘PW’ Turns 150
On Jan. 18, 1872, the first issue of 'The Weekly Trade Circular' was published. One year later, the magazine was renamed 'The Publishers' Weekly.' Here's how we're celebrating 150 years.
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