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Romancing the Phone
Harlequin is teaming with AI video company Dashverse to produce a series of 40 “mobile-friendly” shortform dramas based on its romance titles. The National Association of Black Bookstores has declared next Tuesday, April 7, National Black Bookstore Day in honor of the more than 300 Black-owned bookstores operating in the U.S. Ingram continues to ramp up its efforts to fill the Baker & Taylor–sized hole in the library market, this time partnering with Clarivate’s e-book marketplace Rialto. In other news, the Guardian talks with experts about the future of authorship in the wake of the Shy Girl debacle. After months of fierce debate and administrative reports complaining about LLM-related issues, Wikipedia has officially banned the use of AI in its articles, 404 Media reports. The film adaptation of Andy Weir’s 2021 novel Project Hail Mary soared at the box office this past weekend, per Variety. Baffler editor J.W. McCormack analyzes how publishing squeezes profits from deceased authors’ unfinished novels. NPR talks with Anthony Palmini, one of the leading voices—literally—in the romantasy audio publishing world. And poet Coleman Barks and manga creator Yoshiharu Tsuge have both died at 88.
The romance publisher is partnering with Dashverse, an AI video company based in Bengaluru, India, to adapt 40 of its titles into animated shortform video series, beginning in April with Catherine Mann’s A Fairy-Tail Ending. more »
The National Association of Black Bookstores, which was launched last year, is encouraging book lovers to shop at one (or more) of the nation’s 306 Black-owned bookstores next Tuesday. more »
PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony comes to The Town Hall on March 31 at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Murray Hill, the evening features Marlon James, Ali Velshi, and Emmy Rossum, with $350,000 awarded across 10 categories. Highlights include a live reading from Edwidge Danticat’s forthcoming novel. Tickets are open to the public—just $10 with code PENPAL. (Sponsored) More »
Algonquin scores bilingual rights to Caro De Robertis’s novel about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Harper takes a memoir from late filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, and more. more »
Jessica Secrest’s Of Course It’s Good! jumps to #1 on our hardcover nonfiction list in its 11th week on sale. Plus Elle Kennedy’s Love Song glides to #2 on our trade paperback list, and Carissa Broadbent rounds out the reissue of her War of the Lost Hearts trilogy with Mother of Death and Dawn. more »
Rialto, the e-book marketplace of information services provider Clarivate, has partnered with Ingram Library Services to add print books to Rialto’s offerings for libraries. more »
These bestselling, pocket-sized guides introduce beginners and remind seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice in daily life. They have appeared on the NPR Bestseller list, the Bestseller list, the Boston Globe Bestseller list, the LA Times Bestseller List and the extended New York Times Bestseller List. The monk who taught the world mindfulness. —TIME (Sponsored) More »
See what we published in this week’s print issue of Publishers Weekly, including our Bologna Children’s Book Fair preview and more. »
A slate of new series aim to tap into kids’ shifting interests—and perhaps spark the next generation of scientists, inventors, and explorers. more »
We spoke with editors who are delivering high-interest books across a range of formats for young readers who are curious about STEAM. more »
Seventeen-year-old high school student, researcher, and tech entrepreneur Samaira Mehta built CoderBunnyz, a board game that teaches children how to code, when she was just eight. Now she’s launching a STEAM series from MIT Kids with her first book, Sama Crushes the Code. more »
Job Moves
- Lana Pochiro is being promoted to North American sales director at Verso Books.
- Tim Thomas is being promoted to publicity director at Verso Books.
- Andy Dodds is being promoted to senior director of acquisitions at Podium Entertainment.
- Cristal Sanchez has been promoted to national account manager at Hachette Book Group.
- Madi Fortich has joined Hachette Book Group as digital sales analyst.
- Abby Williams has joined Hachette Book Group as online and digital sales assistant.
- Shelby Sweet will join Hachette Book Group as associate national account manager, effective April 20.
Bookstore News
- Texas Bookshop to Expand: The Headless Librarian, which operates out of an antique mall in Tyler, plans to open its own storefront this year.
- Plans Delayed for Texas Bookstore: After a fire destroyed all of its inventory and furniture, mobile bookshop Lioness Books is delaying the grand opening of its brick-and-mortar store in Leander.
- California’s Newest Bookstore: Salty Pages opened its doors in Cambria earlier this month.
- Imbibing at West Virginia’s New Bookshop: Booktenders in Barboursville offers books, tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages.
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Our Latest Starred ReviewsCheck out all the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week. more »
Judge Stone by James Patterson and Viola Davis is the #1 title on our adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Alan Opts Out’ by Courtney Maum“An advertising executive’s exasperation with the business world strains his marriage in this pitch-perfect satire from Maum.... It’s a gem.” more »
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel. more »
Picture of the Day
On March 19, educational materials supplier Follett Content invited public librarians to tour its facility in McHenry, Ill., where they met with publishers and received signed copies of Lisa Katzenberger’s picture book A Love Letter to My Library (Sourcebooks Kids), illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Pictured here are Katzenberger (l.) and Follett CEO Britten Follett (r.) during the event.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
In the aftermath of Hachette’s decision to pull Mia Ballard’s novel Shy Girl over the alleged use of generative AI, the publishing industry has been slow to come to an ethical consensus on the issue, even as mistrust builds among authors, readers, and publishers. A unanimous Supreme Court ruling that internet service providers are not liable for piracy that occurs on their networks could introduce a new dimension to book publishers’ legal battle against AI companies. The National Book Critics Circle Awards were presented at an intimate ceremony last night in Manhattan, where winners and presenters opined on the troubling state of books coverage and the rise of AI. In other news, Gwyneth Paltrow will star in a Netflix film adaptation of Belle Burden’s memoir Strangers, and Vanessa Kirby and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II have signed on to lead a film adaptation of J. Michael Straczynski’s graphic novel Telepaths, per Deadline. The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel sits down with Shishir Mehrotra, who heads the company behind Grammarly, to discuss the AI writing tools’ “expert review” feature—which impersonated writers including Patel. For the Atlantic, Vauhini Vara looks at how AI writing is creeping into the opinion pages of the New York Times, and Wired looks at the growing number of reporters using the tech in their day-to-day work. Meanwhile, New York magazine’s Emma Alpern talks with several people—many of them neurodivergent—who have been falsely accused of using AI to write. And Sam Kieth, the comics creator behind The Maxx series, has died at 63.
In the week since Hachette canceled the publication of Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl amid allegations about the author’s use of AI, the industry is struggling to openly address the ethical and material questions raised by the incident. more »
In a case brought against Cox Communications by Sony and other music labels, the Supreme Court’s verdict hinged on whether the company intended for its service to be used for copyright infringement. Publishers might now ask the same questions of AI companies’ large language models. more »
At a March 26 ceremony in Manhattan, the National Book Critics Circle presented its annual awards in eight competitive categories. Other winners include Nicholas Boggs, for Baldwin, and Karen Hao, for Empire of AI. more »
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The literary creator economy has long been a bogeyman for traditional publishing. Is the industry’s fear warranted? more »
Arvelo joins the publisher from Macmillan, where he served as VP of data science and analytics for more than a decade. Sourcebooks said his hire reflects its “commitment to integrating data and analytics more deeply across the organization.” more »
Coretta Scott King Book Award–winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes and her longtime publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers have teamed up to offer a fellowship for aspiring writers from underserved backgrounds. more »
Simon & Schuster strikes deals with three new publishers and SUNY Press teams with Avicenna. more »
Los Angeles County Public Library is spearheading a book club with more than 140 libraries in California, Oregon, and Washington. Events around the inaugural pick, George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, will take place April 1–June 6. more »
In their new picture book How a Bear Became a Book, Annette Bay Pimentel and Faith Pray pay homage to the collaboration between author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard that resulted in the beloved classic, which is now celebrating a century in print. more »
Job Moves
- Matthew Burdette has been promoted to senior editor at PRH Christian’s Image and Forum imprints.
Awards News
- Plutarch Award Longlist: Nicholas Boggs’s Baldwin and Francesca Wade’s Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife are among the 10 longlisted biographies for this year’s Plutarch Award, presented by Biographers International.
Bookstore News
- Oklahoma’s Bookish Love Story: A married couple opened Meadow Market Books in Tulsa earlier this year.
- New Indie to Land in Colorado: Little Blue Pigeon will open its doors in Denver next week.
- Pennsylvania Gets a New Bookshop: Semicolon Books will land in Bethlehem in a few weeks.
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list »
‘Furious Violet’ by Sarai Walker“Walker triumphs with this sophisticated thriller centered on true crime writer Violet “West” Shelley.... With much more on its mind than the average psychological thriller, this spellbinding descent into madness teems with insight about the complexities of motherhood. It’s a knockout.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 24, Aimee Nezhukumatathil celebrated the launch of her fifth collection of poetry, Night Owl (Ecco), at Square Books in Oxford, Miss. The event featured cookies, pink lemonade, a Night Owl–themed playlist, a book signing, and an actual owl brought in by local wildlife rescue.
Dollars and Sense
Citing “growth-related expenses” and a weakened U.S. dollar, Penguin Random House reported that its profits in 2025 fell nearly 5%, even as its total revenue inched up to $5.75 billion. Callaway Arts & Entertainment, best known for its highly produced illustrated books, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with unsecured creditors ranging from distributor Hachette Book Group to Bob Dylan. Children’s publisher Albert Whitman, which also filed for bankruptcy back in 2024, has submitted a new five-year plan to partially repay its unsecured creditors, including authors and illustrators. And we surveyed the state of comics on both sides of the pond at this year’s London Book Fair. In other news, Roxane Gay is teaming up with Channing Tatum to write a “very sexy” romance novel, InStyle reports. The Boston Globe charts the growth of Skyhorse founder and publisher Tony Lyons’s “political empire.” For the New York Times, novelist Andrea Bartz opines on what the Shy Girl debacle means for the future of creative writing—and the integrity of the author-reader relationship. Hay Festival CEO Julie Finch makes the case for the importance of book festivals in her London Book Fair keynote, via Lit Hub. The Hollywood Reporter shares the first trailer for HBO’s new Harry Potter series. Alta offers up a celebrity book club cheat sheet. And narrative journalist and author Tracy Kidder has died at 80.
Parent company Bertelsmann attributed the decline, to €704 million, to “growth-related expenses in the U.S. core business along with negative exchange rate effects.” Penguin Random House’s total revenue in the year rose 1.3%, to €5 billion. more »
The publisher and entertainment company, founded in 1980 by Nicholas Callaway, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York. Among its largest creditors is its distributor, Hachette, which it owes $1.7 million. more »
A promised “Comic Space” at the fair never quite materialized, but the show floor still had plenty to reveal about the state of graphic storytelling, from buzzy book deals and crowdfunding campaigns to an appearance from Heartstopper author Alice Oseman. more »
From all of us at Atria Books—thank you, booksellers, for getting 1 million copies of Theo of Golden into readers’ hands and hearts. This #1 NYT bestselling phenomenon continues to spread joy, hope, and word-of-mouth magic through its message of kindness and connection. We couldn’t have done it without you. (Sponsored) More »
The plan would pay authors and illustrators about half of what they are owed by the children’s publisher over the next five years. The company filed for bankruptcy nearly two years ago and owes unsecured creditors about $2 million. more »
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles rejected an effort to dismiss a First Amendment complaint against five Department of Defense Education Activity schools, which removed 596 library books in response to White House executive orders. more »
The writer and activist’s An Unexpected Life is slated to publish this September. Random House VP and executive editor Jamia Wilson had acquired world rights to the book from Kim G. Schefler at Levine Plotkin. more »
Following an infusion of capital, the digital comics platform has appointed Henrik Rydberg to the helm and acquired AI publishing startup Inkr as it looks to make inroads into both English and Japanese comics. more »
The author’s latest, Whistler (Harper, June), centers on Daphne, a middle-aged English teacher; her reunion with Eddie, her former stepfather; and the long shadow cast by a car accident when she was nine. At PLA, Patchett will join children’s author Kate DiCamillo for a lunch with attendees on April 2. more »
This year promises to be a big one for the pioneering superhero comics writer, who is making a much-heralded return to both Marvel and his iconic creator-owned series Powers. more »
Following his 2020 foray into middle grade fiction, The Silver Arrow, the novelist returns to the realm of children’s literature with his first picture book, The God of Sleep, illustrated by Huynh Kim Liên. more »
Job Moves
- Christy Droege has been promoted to VP of strategic planning, analysis, and supply chain at Sourcebooks.
- Matthew Burdette has been promoted to senior editor at PRH Christian.
- Holly Nagel-Riley has joined MamaBear Books as VP of sales and marketing.
- Leah Carlson-Stanisic has been promoted to senior design director at Macmillan.
- Beth Steidle has joined Macmillan as art director of Fablelistik.
- Sean Price has joined Macmillan as site reliability and technology manager.
- Sloane Koenig has joined Macmillan as facilities receptionist.
Awards News
- Charlotte Aitken Award Winner: Harry Shukman has won the £10,000 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award, which celebrates works by young authors in the U.K. and Ireland.
Bookstore News
- L.A. Bookshop Faces Displacement: Read Books in Eagle Rock may need to close its doors due to a steep rent hike.
- Oregon Bookstore Seeks Support: Tsunami Books in Eugene hopes to raise funds for purchasing the building in which they operate.
- Woman-Owned Bookshop Lands in Iowa: Sisters Books and Nooks opened in Cedar Rapids last fall.
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is the #1 title on our trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Cool Machine’ by Colson Whitehead“Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy with a transcendent and wildly entertaining novel in which his recurring characters grapple with the ways their lives are defined by crime and the city they call home.... It’s the greatest New York novel in years.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 19, Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books hosted cultural critic Jamilah Lemieux (c.) at the African American Museum in Philadelphia in celebration of her debut, Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging (Roc Lit 101). Joining Lemieux in conversation were Marc Lamont Hill (l.) and Feminista Jones (r.).
Hit the Ground Running
Under the leadership of Kristin Kiser, the Workman Running Press Group has found its groove since Hachette introduced the combined division in 2024, with a focus on publishing in diverse formats and creating innovative add-ons for its titles. HarperCollins’s U.S. trade operations are regrouping into divisional and channel sales teams in the first major move spearheaded by U.S. trade CEO Liate Stehlik, who took over in February. Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young Readers imprint is reissuing a duo of Judy Blume novels, Just as Long as We’re Together and Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson, in August. After a brief hiatus triggered by the Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy, comics publisher Dstlry has unveiled six new titles to be published this summer, ICv2 reports. Fast Company ranks Sourcebooks romance imprint Bloom Books among the most innovative companies of 2026. Former Washington Post Book World columnist David Streitfeld muses on the now defunct section’s subtle power to shape literary careers, for the New York Times. In a move that has some speculating the AI bubble could soon burst, OpenAI is shutting down its video generation app Sora, prompting Disney to drop its plans for a $1 billion deal with the company, per the Hollywood Reporter. And for Harper’s Bazaar, Kaitlyn Greenidge talks with novelists Margaret Atwood, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ottessa Moshfegh, Joyce Carol Oates, and Jesmyn Ward about “what it takes to write something true.”
Formed in late 2024, the Hachette Book Group division scored big last year with mini-kits, sticker books, and illustrated books. Under the direction of Kristin Kiser, the combined group has six publishers, 13 imprints, and publishes more than 500 titles annually. more »
In her first major move since being named CEO of HarperCollins U.S. trade, Liate Stehlik has restructured the sales team into separate divisional sales and channel sales groups to distinguish “internal partnership from customer-facing execution.” more »
Registration is open for the 2026 U.S. Book Show. Join 700+ publishing professionals in New York City for two days of candid conversation, forward-thinking strategy, and high-impact networking. From AI and discovery to audio, distribution, and audience growth, this is where the business of books gets real. Early Bird pricing available through April 30. (Sponsored) More »
Long a prominent presence on the bookshelves of preteen readers, Blume’s Just as Long as We’re Together and its companion novel, Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson, will soon have a new publisher and fresh covers. The middle grade books will be relaunched by Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum imprint in August, with new art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. more »
The educational publisher is starting a new imprint, Curiosity Unlocked Books, which will publish high-interest fiction and nonfiction for young readers up to age 12. more »
Launched in New York City in 2008 as an educational publishing vendor that provided editorial content and curriculum development services to clients in the school marketplace, Literary Safari has significantly expanded its scope. Founder Sandhya Nankani discussed the company’s latest ventures, which include publishing original children's books. more »
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded a $1,000,000, two-year grant to the Urban Libraries Council, which will establish a network of civic labs for young people to “practice civic skills and lead community change.” more »
The Showgirls star talked with PW about her new memoir (Akashic, out now), which tackles everything from handling Hollywood creeps to maintaining your autonomy in a world intent on taking it from you. more »
In Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969–2000 (Viking, May), the journalist traces how queer recording artists have shaped modern music and culture. more »
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- Associate Director, Contracts - Macmillan Publishers - Remote.
- International Sales Assistant - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY.
Job Moves
- Caro Llewellyn has joined the Feminist Press as executive director.
- Marissa Secreto has been promoted to marketing manager at Penguin Random House Audio.
- Kate Smith has been promoted to senior publicist for Listening Library at Penguin Random House Audio.
Bookstore News
- New Indie Lands in Oregon: Kid Hermes the Trickster recently opened in Portland.
- Spotlight on Free Texas Bookshop: Book Cycle in Houston encourages visitors to take a book, leave a book, or both.
- Bookstore Crackdown in Hong Kong: Police arrested the owner and three staff members of Book Punch for selling a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
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The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire #16) by Tui T. Sutherland is the #1 title on our children’s frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘We Will See You Bleed’ by Ron Currie“Currie’s sterling prequel to The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne unfolds in the final days of a yearlong labor strike at a paper mill in 1980s Waterville, Maine.... With muscular prose and palpable empathy, Currie deepens his already epic crime series. It’s a winner.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 23, Poets & Writers hosted its annual gala at Pier Sixty in Manhattan. During the event, author Tommy Orange (l.) presented the Editor’s Award to Jordan Pavlin of Knopf (r.).
Ripple Effects
The book business has not been immune to rising costs from the war with Iran, with publishers reporting that disruptions across the global supply chain are squeezing finances and, in some cases, forcing them to delay new titles. Penguin Random House has completed the integration of comics publisher Boom! Studios, which it acquired in July 2024, into its Random House Worlds group. Manga publisher TokyoPop has launched an imprint focused on comics, books, and educational materials for young readers. Bob Woodward’s longtime publisher Simon & Schuster will release a memoir by the venerated reporter this fall. And Scholastic’s newest book fair for K-6 students is highlighting an all-nonfiction assortment of STEAM titles and hands-on activities. In other news, Scribner will reissue Don DeLillo’s Amazons, a smutty hockey novel originally written under a pen name, the New York Times reports. USA Today editor and YA author Josh Rivera unpacks how consolidation and overworked editorial teams have made it harder to get a book deal, while NPR’s Planet Money takes listeners into the “hidden world” of the book business. Hachette Book Group’s decision to cancel Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl over the apparent use of AI has rattled publishers in the U.K., where Hachette already released the novel last fall, reports the Bookseller. Author and former FSG editor Paul Elie underscores the importance of nonfiction publishing at a time when facts are up for debate, for the New Republic. And pioneering bookseller Jewell Stoddard has died at 92.
The ongoing war with Iran has caused a surge in prices for sea and air freight, and cast uncertainty on the Middle East’s biggest book fairs. “It’s a real squeeze from both directions,” said Jack Stevens of the Woodland Group, which handles imports and exports for several major publishers. more »
The comics publisher has become part of the Random House Worlds group at Penguin Random House, which acquired Boom! in 2024. Under the restructuring, Boom! publisher Michael Kelly joins the Random House Worlds leadership team, among other changes. more »
TokyoPop, the publisher known for introducing manga to the North American market, has announced a new comics and children’s book imprint. TokyoPop Learning will focus on books and learning materials for young readers ages 10 and up. more »
The Pulitzer Prize winner’s Secrets: A Reporter’s Memoir will be released by Simon & Schuster in September. Jonathan Karp had acquired world rights to the book from the late Robert Barnett at Williams & Connolly. more »
Kids and families can get their hands on STEAM series and activities at Scholastic’s Discovery Fair, a new style of book fair for grades K–6. more »
Bookseller and champion of diverse books Jewell Stoddard, who co-founded one of the first children’s-only independent bookstores in the U.S., Cheshire Cat Children’s Books in Washington, D.C., died March 10. She was 92. more »
For the first installment in his new Edison Bixby thriller series, the bestselling author decided to upend as many genre tropes as possible. more »
With PLA around the corner, EveryLibrary’s democracy projects coordinator is helping raise levels of civic engagement among librarians and lobbying for access to information. more »
Tibetan activist Tsultrim Dolma makes her debut as author with Defying China, a YA memoir about her experiences growing up under the control of the People’s Republic of China, written with Rebecca Wei Hsieh. more »
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- International Sales Assistant - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, NY.
- Senior Publicist - W.W. Norton & Company - New York, NY.
- Copywriting and Metadata Manager, YUP - Yale University - New Haven, CT.
Job Moves
- Gemma Paynter, formerly product manager at Harlequin, has joined P.S. Literary Agency as associate literary agent.
- Lisa Rambert has been promoted to literary agent at Transatlantic Agency.
- Megan Brearley has been promoted to associate production editor at Holiday House and Peachtree.
- Madison Karpiej has been promoted to associate manager of marketing materials production at Candlewick Press.
Bookstore News
- Ohio Feels the Beat: Cleveland’s newest bookstore, Visible Voice, offers both literature and live music.
- Iowa Bookshop Marks Milestone: Beaverdale Books in Des Moines will expand its footprint in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
- California Bookstore is Burglarized: Two suspects stole cash and a computer monitor from A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove.
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Nothing Is Impossible with God by Shannon Bream is the #1 title on our adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation’ by Daniel Hahn“Translator Hahn shows how Shakespeare’s intricate wordplay is preserved and transformed into other languages in this lively exploration.... This is a pleasure for scholars and hobbyist wordsmiths alike.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 22, senator Cory Booker (r.) celebrated the launch of his new book, Stand (St. Martin’s), at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Joining Booker in conversation was singer Jon Bon Jovi (l.).
Librarians Unite
The Public Library Association’s annual gathering, which returns next week in Minneapolis, will feature sessions on social justice, AI ethics, and public policy, bringing librarians’ focus on community to a city that was recently under siege by federal immigration enforcement. Plus, PW talked with St. Paul library director Maureen Hartman, who is spearheading a leadership strategy session at the conference, about her persistence in highlighting immigrants’ stories. In other news, Warner Bros. has landed film rights to Richard Powers’s novel Playground, with Timothée Chalamet attached to produce and possibly star, and Young Sherlock producer Motive Pictures is developing two new projects with author Marlon James, reports Deadline. The Atlantic traces Barnes & Noble’s comeback, from chain-store menace to middlebrow haven, under the leadership of James Daunt. The New York Times investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s multimillion-dollar dealings with investor Leon Black, who has owned art book publisher Phaidon since 2012. On Substack, author Lincoln Michel unpacks how Hachette’s cancelation of Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl over strong suspicions of AI use should be a warning for publishers and authors. With mass market paperbacks now on their last legs, Lit Hub’s Maris Kreizman considers the relative strengths of the trade paperback and hardcover formats. And Paul Brainerd, who created the pioneering digital layout software PageMaker, has died at 78.
Weeks after federal immigration enforcement upended everyday life in Minneapolis, the Public Library Association brings its biennial convention and librarians’ care for community to the city. more »
Participants in the Public Library Association’s Minneapolis meeting will lean into social justice, ethical AI, getting more bang for library bucks, and connections with authors. more »
A celebration in every form—from America Photicular with images of galloping wild horses and NYC’s Time Square that actually move on the page, to The Hot Dog Cookbook that celebrates the hot dog in all its salty, snappy glory with a puffy, bun-like padded cover and squiggly yellow mustard-inspired ribbon marker! (Sponsored) More »
Berkley scores YA author Karen M. McManus’s adult debuts in a massive two-book deal, Montlake takes a pair of lupine romances, and more. more »
Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson is the #1 book in the country. Plus romantasy author Briar Boleyn and Fox News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream offer, respectively, a wing and a prayer. more »
A spokesperson for the imprint confirmed to PW that The Noma Guide to Building Flavour will be published on April 21, as scheduled, despite abuse allegations against author and Noma head chef René Redzepi. more »
See what we published in this week’s print issue of Publishers Weekly, including our PLA show guide and more. »
Deadline: Mar. 26. Issue: May 18. This feature will highlight adult nonfiction books, as well as some children’s titles, that share untold stories from U.S. history, celebrate its unsung heroes, and counter prevailing historical narratives. Pub dates: mid-May through mid-October. Click here for more information. »
Burden (r.) will serve as the publisher’s first new CEO in more than 25 years, succeeding Jamie Trowbridge (l.). Yankee, which was founded in 1935, is best known for such legacy titles as The Old Farmer’s Almanac. more »
The St. Paul Public Library director talks about the citywide Read Brave book club, which this year selected Romina Garber’s YA novel Lobizona, about an undocumented teen hiding from immigration enforcement. Hartman will present a leadership strategy session at PLA on April 2. more »
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- Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Manager, Little, Brown & Company - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY.
Job Moves
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Bookstore News
- Kwame Spearman Faces the Storm: The former Tattered Cover CEO has left the newly opened Denver Book Society amid backlash over his 2023 comments on immigration enforcement.
- San Francisco Indie Abruptly Shutters: Comics publisher and bookstore Silver Sprocket will close its storefront today due to financial concerns.
- Kentucky Bookshop Changes Hands: Blue Marble Bookstore in Fort Thomas, just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, has new owners after more than 20 years.
- Tucson Feels the Love: Why Choose, the first all-romance bookshop in Arizona’s second-largest city, opened late last year.
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Our Latest Starred ReviewsCheck out all the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week. more »
Judge Stone by James Patterson and Viola Davis is the #1 title on our adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register’ by Ann Larson“This illuminating debut chronicle turns Larson’s pandemic-era stint as a grocery worker into a rallying cry against corporate greed.... Dotting her empathetic account with historical tidbits about the evolution of customer service and American productivity, Larson offers a firm rebuke of late capitalism. It’s essential reading.” more »
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel. more »
Picture of the Day
On March 14, Lucy Score (l.) celebrated the newest book in her Story Lake series, Mistakes Were Made (Bloom), at Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, Calif. Organized by local bookstore In Bloom Bookery, the launch event featured a conversation with fellow author Meghan Quinn (r.).
Source Code
In a new copyright suit against tech companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, Chicken Soup for the Soul alleges that AI developers’ piracy streak began in the late 2010s, when an OpenAI employee downloaded titles from Library Genesis, a digital shadow library, inspiring a wave of imitators. The HarperCollins employee union ratified compensation increases and labor protections in its new three-year contract, winning workers one of the highest base pays in the publishing business. Mariner Books is reissuing all 31 of Philip Roth’s books with new, modern cover designs via its Classics line, beginning in May with American Pastoral. Hachette has canceled publication of Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl in light of evidence that the originally self-published horror novel relied heavily on AI-generated text, the New York Times reports. The incident, the Times argues, is a warning for publishers, who have few mechanisms in place to filter out AI writing from their submissions queues. Crown will publish Liane Moriarty’s sequel to her hit novel Big Little Lies, which will be adapted into a new season of the HBO show, per the Hollywood Reporter. In page-to-screen news, Deadline reports that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been tapped to star in a Netflix limited-series adaptation of André Aciman’s novel Enigma Variations, and actress-author Krysten Ritter will star in a Warner Bros. TV adaptation of her thriller novel, Retreat. And according to CNN, the U.S. Postal Service may be unable to deliver mail within the year, the Postmaster said, unless Congress intervenes.
In the complaint, the company makes the novel claim that the entire generative AI industry was built on a foundation of pirated books, first downloaded by one OpenAI employee in 2018. Defendants include OpenAI and seven other tech firms. more »
Key provisions include pay raises and a new annual increase schedule, putting minimum total compensation at $57,000 in the first year of the contract, as well as workplace protections and some improved benefits. Under the new contract, HarperCollins employees now have one of the highest base pays in the publishing industry. more »
Peter Hubbard, SVP and publisher of Mariner Books, won rights to all 31 books in Roth’s oeuvre from Andrew Wylie of the Wylie Agency. Kicking off in May with Roth’s American Trilogy series, Hubbard hopes the program will inspire fresh interest in the work of the late literary titan. more »
Congrats, brand-new college graduate, and welcome to the world! The world of student loans, microplastics, and A.I. stealing all the jobs, that is. But hey, at least you’re not an English major, right? Right? From the New York Times bestselling author of There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and There Are Dads Way Worse Than You. (Sponsored) More »
Sales fell 2% in the period due to declines in the company’s children’s book publishing and distribution segment, as well as its international segment, which were somewhat offset by higher revenue in its smaller entertainment business. Scholastic said it expects sales for the fiscal year ending this May to be flat with fiscal 2025. more »
The American Library Association is seeking bipartisan support as the House Appropriations Committee collects representatives’ requests to fund Library Services and Technology Act grants and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program. more »
The Italian Cultural Institute of New York has launched a new prize-of-prizes that sees eight Italian literary prize winners compete for $10,000 to support the translation and promotion of their novel. The authors are touring the U.S. next week. more »
Through May 1, U.S.-based nonprofit literary organizations can apply for awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, with allocations to be announced in July. more »
The novelist and playwright talks with PW about adapting her 2022 novel as a Netflix limited series with Rachel Weisz, who embodies the nameless, unreliable narrator. more »
With male loneliness and incel culture at the forefront of the current conversation, authors Adib Khorram (l.) and Nathanael Lessore address the complexities of masculinity and growing up in their new YA novels One Word, Six Letters and King of Nothing, respectively. more »
Artist, zinester, and graphic novelist Sofia Szamosi returns with her new YA graphic memoir, Bad Kid: My Life as a ‘Troubled Teen,’ following her adolescent experiences in several behavioral facilities. We spoke with Szamosi about the need for more positive communication and care. more »
- Copywriting and Metadata Manager, YUP - Yale University - New Haven, CT.
- Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Manager, Little, Brown & Company - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY.
- Associate Director, Digital Marketing - Media Lab Books - New York, NY.
- Manager, Retail Media Advertising - Macmillan Publishers - remote.
- Associate, Direct-to-Consumer Marketing & Ecommerce - Macmillan Publishers - remote.
Job Moves
- Carolina Meurkens has been promoted to senior manager of multicultural marketing at Penguin Publishing Group.
- Jordan Aaronson has been promoted to associate director of marketing strategy at Penguin Publishing Group.
Awards News
- Amanda Hernández Wins Ambroggio Prize: The poet’s collection The Only Thing That Matters, translated by Ana Portnoy Brimmer, has won the 2026 Ambroggio Prize, presented annually by the Academy of American Poets in recognition of poetry manuscripts originally written in Spanish and translated into English.
Bookstore News
- Nonprofit Bookshop Lands in Texas: Second Story Books recently opened in Aledo.
- Rhode Island Bookstore Gets Boozy: The Yellow House in Tiverton has expanded its footprint to include a bar and cafe space.
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Judge Stone by James Patterson and Viola Davis is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list »
‘The Children’ by Melissa Albert“The 30-something daughter of a famous novelist looks back on her traumatic Vermont childhood in the eerie and assured adult debut from YA author Albert.... Even more intriguingly, Albert explores the potentially destructive role of art on its makers, subjects, and consumers. It’s a sensuous delight.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 10, Daniel Kraus (l.) celebrated the launch of his new book, Partially Devoured (Counterpoint), at Bucket O’Blood Bookstore in Chicago. Joining Kraus was fellow author Becky Spratford (r.).
Hold the Phone
After 65 years, the Dial Books for Young Readers imprint has been closed, triggering some reshuffling throughout the Penguin Young Readers division. Following outcry from the publishing industry and other creative fields, the U.K. government has thrown out a motion that would have put the burden on rightsholders to stop tech firms from using copyrighted material to train AI. Sourcebooks has launched Joyful Pen Books, a new children’s imprint led by author and educator Lavaille Lavette focused on inclusive stories penned by cultural figures. The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce has advanced a bill that would withhold federal funding from school libraries with “sexually oriented materials” in their collections. Jane Fonda is set to star in the Lionsgate film adaptation of Virginia Evans’s The Correspondent, Variety reports, and a TV adaptation of Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is heading to Peacock, per Deadline. Vanity Fair profiles Anthropic founder Dario Amodei and takes an in-depth look at the human drama underpinning AI development. Meanwhile, the New Yorker’s Kyle Chayka surveys how the performance of personal taste is becoming increasingly important in Silicon Valley. David Steinberger chats with W.W. Norton trade group director Brendan Curry on the newest episode of the Open Book podcast. And Lily King and John U. Bacon once again topped the Independent Publishers Caucus’s Indie Press Top 40 lists.
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. more »
After fierce lobbying from creative industries, the U.K. government has dropped its intention to establish a copyright exception for AI training—but the U.K. Publishers Association and Society of Authors warn the issue is not yet resolved. more »
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Sourcebooks is partnering with author, educator, and social impact strategist Lavaille Lavette on a new children’s imprint, Joyful Pen Books, which will focus on inclusive stories that aim to promote empowerment. The list will include picture books, graphic stories, and series for younger readers written by athletes, innovators, advocates, and other cultural figures. more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce endorsed HR 7661, a bill to withhold federal education funds from public schools alleged to have “sexually oriented materials” in their library collections. more »
Barth will continue leading the Vintage Originals list while also expanding her purview to include editorial oversight of the Vintage backlist. She currently holds the dual role of SVP, editorial director at Vintage and executive editor at Knopf. more »
In the author’s third novel, The Fervent Whites (One World, June), a wrongly convicted white couple’s return from prison to their predominantly Black hamlet stirs up old resentments. more »
In Inspiration Porn (St. Martin’s, May), the star and writer of the Netflix series Special reflects on navigating Hollywood as a gay man with cerebral palsy. more »
Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award–winning performer Billy Porter makes his picture book debut with Songbird in the Light, written with Chris Clarkson and accompanied by Charly Palmer’s vibrant paintings. We spoke with Porter about the childhood inspiration for his story and the difference between writing and theater. more »
- Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Manager, Little, Brown & Company - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY.
- Associate Director, Digital Marketing - Media Lab Books - New York, NY.
- Manager, Retail Media Advertising - Macmillan Publishers - remote.
- Associate, Direct-to-Consumer Marketing & Ecommerce - Macmillan Publishers - remote.
- Sr Director, Consumer Insights - Macmillan Publishers - Remote.
Job Moves
- Michele Laikowski has joined Kensington Publishing Corp as assistant director of digital marketing.
- Andi Paris has been promoted to assistant director of marketing operations at Kensington Publishing Corp.
- Mary Ross, formerly publicist at Page Street Publishing, has joined Joseph-Beth Booksellers as manger of events and business development.
Awards News
- Lukas Prize Winners: danah boyd, William Dalrymple, Jeff Hobbs, and Karim Zidan are the winners of this year’s Lukas Prizes, presented by Columbia Journalism School.
Bookstore News
- Massachusetts Bookstore’s Milestone: The lesbian-owned, feminist Womencrafts in Provincetown is celebrating 50 years in business.
- New Indie to Land in Pennsylvania: Leafy Pages will open in Wellsboro next month.
- Oklahoma Bookshop to Expand: Marigolds Bookstore in Bartlesville will soon relocate to a larger space.
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is the #1 title on our trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Romantic Hero’ by Kristy Greenwood“A touch of interdimensional magic sets the stage for this fun and heartfelt rom-rom from Greenwood.... Witty, winkingly meta, and wonderfully told, this is sure to entertain.” more »
Picture of the Day
During this year’s SXSW EDU in Austin, LGBTQ+ advocacy organization PFLAG National hosted a session about book bans, queer stories, and literary freedom on March 11. The panel featured (from l.) PFLAG CEO Brian K. Bond, author Casey McQuiston, ALA president Sam Helmick, and moderator and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Fully Booked
The number of books published in 2025 hit an all-time high at four million, largely owing to an explosion of self-published titles—though traditional publishers also upped their output last year. IDW is expanding its genre comics offerings with a new crime-focused imprint launching in May. And Barnes & Noble is beefing up its services for libraries as companies continue to jockey for position in the post–Baker & Taylor library distribution landscape. In other news, Utah has banned yet another book from public schools statewide, bringing the total to 28 titles, per the Salt Lake Tribune. In the U.K., Pan Macmillan nonfiction publisher Mike Harpley spoke out about author Sarah Wynn-Williams’s ongoing legal battle with Meta over her 2025 memoir Careless People, published in the U.S. by Flatiron. The San Francisco Standard talked with author and Wired cofounder Kevin Kelly about his controversial suggestion that tech companies don’t owe authors compensation for using their books to train AI models. Smithsonian magazine traces the long history of literary typos. And British spy novelist Len Deighton has died at 97.
The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 jumped 32.5% over 2024, according to statistics compiled by Bowker, led by a boom in self-published titles. The number of traditionally published books released last year rose 6.6%, to 642,242. more »
Spurred by readers’ taste for “true crime and cult stories” and the success of its recently launched horror imprint, IDW Crime will launch in May with Seven Wives #1, the first in a comics trilogy set in the Church of Latter Day Saints. more »
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As companies look to fill the gap left by Baker & Taylor, the bookstore chain’s library platform &Classwork has upped the number of titles that libraries can order to 3.5 million, along with such upgrades as easier payments and faster delivery. more »
After nearly three years in development, Charlesbridge Publishing is ready to release the first titles in its STEAMWORKS series, aimed at young readers who are interested in the sciences and the arts. Four board books and four picture books will roll out from May through October. more »
Boyd (l.), previously the Christian publisher’s academic editorial director, will step into the role of VP and associate publisher, while Cindy Bunch (r.), who held that position for 10 of her 37 years at InterVarsity, will become senior editor-at-large. more »
After years spent covering the Russia-Ukraine war as a journalist and commentator, the author returns to fiction. more »
The Fox News Media exec, who also oversees the list at the Fox News Books imprint, has found success enlisting TV hosts to pen faith-focused titles, novels, and more. more »
Author Julie Leung (l.), recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Caldecott Honor artist Angie Kang have teamed up for Navigating Night, a picture book inspired by Leung’s childhood. more »
- Associate Director of Operations - The Quarto Group - Beverly, MA.
- Marketing Director - MamaBear Books - Lakeway, TX.
- Editorial Project Assistant - The Quarto Group - New York, NY.
- Associate Publicity Director (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
- Publicist (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
Job Moves
- Rae Foote has been promoted to assistant director of marketing technology for HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Jerrad Matthew has been promoted to senior manager of digital marketing for HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Natali Cavanagh has been promoted to advertising manager for children’s books for HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Mariya Delano has joined HBG’s Central Marketing team as manager of email, retention, and automation marketing.
- Adrianne Hutto has been promoted to marketing coordinator at HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Victoria Crow has been promoted to programmatic advertising associate for HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Rachel Rodriguez will join HBG’s TikTok Shops team as a marketing and operations associate.
- Sophia Kloster has been promoted to associate of Hachette Speakers Bureau and marketing strategy for HBG’s Central Marketing team.
- Steve Cameron has been promoted to publisher at Figure 1 Publishing.
- Rachel Feld has been promoted to VP of trade marketing at Scholastic.
Awards News
- Virginia Evans Wins PEN/Hemingway Award: Evans’s The Correspondent is the winner of this year’s PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, presented by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
- James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize: Virginia Evans and Milo Todd are among the shortlisted authors for the new literary award, which celebrates debut authors hand-selected by indie booksellers.
- Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists: The association has announced finalists across 10 categories for its annual awards, which will honor the best LGBTQ+ books published in 2025.
Bookstore News
- Indie Bookshop Lands in Illinois: Plot Twist Books opened in Lockport last month.
- Holiday Gift Shop Transforms in Ohio: The Portsmouth nonprofit behind the town’s Winterfest Santa pop-up has reimagined the space as Red Door Bookstore & Gifts.
- Ohio Bookstore to Launch Lit Fest: Cozy Book Nook recently announced that it will host the inaugural Dayton Book Fest on September 19 at the Antioch Shrine.
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You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate is the #1 title on our adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Sublimation’ by Isabel J. Kim“Nebula Award winner Kim debuts with a strikingly original work of speculative fiction that brilliantly uses an audacious conceit—that immigration literally splits a person into two separate ‘instances’ of themselves, one who moves to their new home and one who stays behind—to excavate questions of identity, belonging, and assimilation.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 12, Michael Lowenthal (r.) discussed his new book, Place Envy: Essays in Search of Orientation (Ohio State UP), at Wonderland Books in Bethesda, Md. Joining Lowenthal in conversation was New York Times editor and writer Sarah Wildman (l.).
Trailblazers
We’re shining a light on six innovative independent publishers that have tweaked traditional industry formulas to recenter authors, pursue underserved niches, and attend to aspects of the publishing process that can go overlooked by larger companies. Bloomsbury US has appointed Hachette Book Group veteran Jaime Leifer to head up its adult trade division. This year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair has been postponed indefinitely due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, reports Ahram Online. Meanwhile, a cargo vessel carrying new titles from comics publisher Fantagraphics was struck by an Iranian missile around the Strait of Hormuz, likely delaying publication, according to ICv2. Two Oklahoma bills aiming to remove “obscene” books from school libraries have progressed in the state legislature, per the Oklahoman. Jack Kerouac’s original typescript scroll of On The Road has sold for a record-breaking $12 million at auction, reports Fine Books & Collections. Jane Friedman reflects on the reliability of human-authored certifications, like the program recently expanded by the Author’s Guild, amid the rapid evolution of AI writing. The New York Times’ Alexis Soloski unpacks how the uniquely “bingeable” novels of Colleen Hoover have become hot commodities in Hollywood. And at Defector, author Sabrina Imbler calls out the shortcomings of Grammarly in light of recent controversy over the AI writing tool.
To grow in a difficult market, six companies have found ways to innovate on traditional industry models. more »
Leifer was most recently publisher of Columbia Global Reports and previously served as VP and associate publisher at PublicAffairs and Basic Books at Hachette Book Group. more »
The New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning classic, Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, is reimagined as a graphic novel with stunning art from illustrator Victoria Ying. “Hale’s fun, feminist, original fairy tale translates well to the graphic medium...timeless in its exploration of friendship, family, and empowerment.” —Kirkus Reviews (Sponsored) More »
Norton lands Fresh Air cohost Tonya Mosley’s memoir, Grove Atlantic snags a buzzy debut novel from Finland, and more. more »
Word of mouth has been fueling interest in My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney, now in its seventh week on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Japanese horror author-artist Uketsu returns with Strange Buildings, and debut author Rachel Hochhauser’s Lady Tremaine is the new Reese’s Book Club pick. more »
See what we published in this week’s print issue of Publishers Weekly, including our annual spotlight on innovative indie publishers and more. »
Deadline: Mar. 19. Issue: May 11. This feature will discuss the indie to traditionally published romance pipeline. We’d like to hear from traditional publishers about the self-published romance authors whose work they’ve acquired. Pub dates: mid-May through October. Click here for more information. »
The Ringo-nominated comics writer scripts DC’s psychological detective series Absolute Martian Manhunter with creative layouts that “force readers to untangle layers of reality,” per PW’s review. more »
Longtime teacher and author Ernesto Cisneros spoke with PW about how watching his own parents age inspired his time-traveling middle grade novel, Queso, Just in Time. more »
- Associate Director of Operations - The Quarto Group - Beverly, MA.
- Marketing Director - MamaBear Books - Lakeway, TX.
- Editorial Project Assistant - The Quarto Group - New York, NY.
- Associate Publicity Director (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
- Publicist (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
Job Moves
- Math Monahan has been promoted to lead art director at Simon & Schuster.
- Julie Rodriguez has been promoted to senior director of digital operations at Hachette Book Group.
- Bridget Vellturo has been promoted to senior digital operations manager at Hachette Book Group.
- Kate Lopaze has been promoted to senior digital operations manager at Hachette Book Group.
- Emily Baker has been promoted to senior production associate at Hachette Book Group.
- Adam O’Brien has joined Melville House as editor.
- Lauren Chung has joined Little, Brown Spark and Voracious Books as publicist.
- Oriel Voegele has joined Forever as marketing and publicity associate.
- Ashley Imanë Fields has joined Forever as editor.
Awards News
- PJ Library Launches Books Fund: The nonprofit has announced the Next Level Books Fund, which will support the creation of Jewish children’s books for readers ages 0–12.
Bookstore News
- California Bookstore Goes to Market: Paradise Found in Santa Barbara has been listed for sale after nearly 40 years in business.
- New Bookstore–Tea Room Lands in Texas: Honey Flutters Teas & Books held its grand opening in San Antonio last week.
- California Bookshop’s New Chapter: Get Lit Books & Things in Moreno Valley hosted its grand reopening in a new location this past weekend.
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Our Latest Starred ReviewsCheck out all the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week. more »
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is the #1 title on our adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You’ by Julián Delgado Lopera“Delgado Lopera dives into Colombia’s taboo queer culture in this scintillating narrative of a man torn between belonging and self-expression.... It’s exquisite.” more »
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel more »
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On March 10, the Mass Freedom to Read coalition gathered at the State House in Boston to advocate for free expression, meet legislators, and host a book fair highlighting works by Massachusetts authors and publishers that have been banned. Attending the event were (from l.) Nic LaRue, Celeste Ng, Vicki Johnson, Dana Alison Levy, Rep. Mike Connolly, Michelle Cusolito, Rep. John Moran, Malinda Lo, Colleen AF Venable, Tui Sutherland, and Federico Erebia.
Camera Ready
In this week’s magazine, we’re shining a spotlight on the comics retailers turning their booksellers into influencers, helping to boost sales and build community. Plus, we consider the uncertain future of e-books in school libraries and unpack Follett’s recent deal with student reading app Sora—and all just in time for the upcoming Texas Library Association conference, which returns to Houston this month. In other news, Amazon is planning to move its annual Prime Day sale from July to June, according to Bloomberg. USA Today shadowed romance author Lucy Score for a year for an inside look at the publishing process, from doing edits to crafting marketing plans to going on tour. The Los Angeles Review of Books digs into Evan Briar’s Novel Competition, a history of how the publishing industry struggled with fiction’s waning prestige in the latter half of the 20th century. And the New York Times Book Review looks at a new middle grade biography of Ursula Nordstrom, the editor behind such children’s classics as Goodnight Moon and Where the Wild Things Are.
Comics retailers are stepping out from behind the counter and in front of the camera as business booms. more »
With schools facing limited funds, higher prices, and fewer vendors to choose from, how are they procuring digital book access for their students? “It’s so important for libraries to have e-book and audiobook access for all of our learners,” says Amanda Kordeliski, president of AASL. more »
Last December, Follett Content and Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive, announced a partnership that will transition Follett customers to accessing digital content through Sora. The new arrangement puts Sora in a unique position to provide a broad range of student support through the company’s portfolio of digital formats. more »
Texas Library Association members will rocket into Houston for their March meetup, which aims to foster community among the group’s diverse membership. more »
Ravensburger has been a publisher for children and youth in Germany and the EMEA market for 140 years, but it has never published books in North America, until now. It begins its foray into the market with titles tied to its licensed Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game. more »
A new book from the Library of Congress, Tell Me a Story, presents children’s book selections from the holdings of the nation’s largest library, alongside essays from National Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature past and present. more »
IPG adds five new publishers to its sales and distribution programs, PGW adds four presses to its distro lineup, and more. more »
The journalist turned bestselling author’s latest novel explores community, resilience, and the power of the natural world. more »
Boecher’s graphic novel debut, Chicken Heart (Street Noise, out now), explores the intersections of grief and humor in the story of a pre-transition standup comedian who goes to a queer commune founded by his late aunt. more »
- Marketing Director - MamaBear Books - Lakeway, TX.
- Editorial Project Assistant - The Quarto Group - New York, NY.
- Associate Publicity Director (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
- Publicist (New York City, Hybrid) - Phaidon and Monacelli Press - New York, NY.
- Special Markets Account Manager - Lakeside Book Company.
Job Moves
- Emma Caruso has been promoted to editorial director of Dial Delights.
- Lexi Mangano has been promoted to VP of adult mass merchandiser and distributor sales at Simon & Schuster.
- Jennifer Ha has been promoted to senior finance director at Little, Brown.
- Kellie Dean has been promoted to senior cost coordinator at Hachette Book Group.
- Liz Hydro has been promoted to senior accountant at Hachette Book Group.
- Kristin Bain has been promoted to senior account manager of finance at Hachette Book Group.
- Nicole Ostaszewski has been promoted to senior financial analyst at Hachette Book Group.
- Liana Stillman has been promoted to accounts receivable supervisor at Hachette Book Group.
- Celsie Moseley has been promoted to foreign rights associate at Context Literary Agency.
- Julia Young, formerly events manager at Four Seasons Books, has joined Kensington Publishing as community manager of fan and influencer engagement.
Awards News
- Indies Choice Finalists: Julian Brave Noisecat, Lily King, and V.E. Schwab are among the authors shortlisted for this year’s Indies Choice Book Awards, presented by the American Booksellers Association.
- Aspen Words Shortlist: Rabih Alameddine and Maria Reva are among the five authors shortlisted for this year’s Aspen Words Literary Prize, presented by the Aspen Institute.
Bookstore News
- Oregon Bookshop Turns the Page: Under new ownership, Black Sun Books in Eugene has been renamed Outliers Books and will now specialize in works by marginalized writers.
- Bookstore Blooms in Washington State: Romantic Roots will host its grand opening in Olympia this weekend, offering romantasy books, fresh flowers, and plants.
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The Hybrid Prince (Wings of Fire #16) by Tui T. Sutherland is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list »
‘A Long and Speaking Silence’ by Nghi Vo“Told with remarkable compassion and grace, the elegant seventh installment in Vo’s Hugo Award–winning Singing Hills Cycle series flashes back to the beginning of protagonist Chih’s career as a cleric.... Complete with a thoughtful meditation on which stories are committed to history and which are lost, this proves another high note for the series.” more »
Picture of the Day
During the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Baltimore, held March 4–7, a group of Minneapolis writers hosted an off-site poetry reading at CheckerSpot Brewery. Attending the March 6 event, which was titled “ICE OUT: Minnesota Writers Confront ICE,” were (front row, from l.) Gwen Kirby, Danez Smith, Lynette Reini-Grandell; (second row, from l.) Kathryn Kysar, Erin Sharkey, Chavonn Williams Shen, A. E. Wynter, A. Rafael Johnson, Heid E. Erdrich, and Jonny Diamond.
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