Resurgent ALA Annual Conference Draws More than 13,000 to San Diego
Advocacy and the freedom to read took center stage at a high-energy, well-attended ALA Annual Conference. more...Book Deals: Week of July 8, 2024
Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe sells a new southern epic to Morrow, Hillary Clinton’s new memoir goes to Simon & Schuster, and more. more...
With Fantasy on Fire, Print Book Sales Are Catching Up to 2023
Books by Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros, among the bestselling books of 2024 so far, sparked a huge increase in the adult fantasy category and helped keep print sales roughly flat with the first half of 2023. more...Small Press Community Slowly Builds Back After SPD Failure
A little more than three months after Small Press Distribution abruptly closed, leaving some 400 indie publishers without a trade distributor, publishers and distributors both are finally moving forward—even as damage assessment continues. more...and more.
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Publisher NewsCashing Out, Scaling Up
It’s been a busy year for mergers and acquisitions.
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Bookselling
This Week’s Bestsellers: Week of June 30, 2024
‘Reckless’, the latest YA romantasy from Lauren Roberts, is the #1 book in the country. Plus some new book clubs picks make strong showings on our lists, and we’ll get right to reading them after mixing up some ‘Freezer Door Cocktails.’
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of July 15, 2024
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Publisher News
How ‘Einstein in Kafkaland’ by Ken Krimstein Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the New Yorker cartoonist’s latest graphic novel.
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Publisher News
Gabrielle Brooks, Jenny Jackson Up at Knopf
Brooks has been named associate publisher and Jackson has been elevated to editorial director of fiction, among other personnel changes following the May "restructure" of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group that saw the exit of Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: July 12, 2024
Among the week's headlines: The Fifth Circuit will rehear its June decision in a closely-watched book banning case; Fresh off a high energy annual conference, ALA now faces some critical decisions; and why the New Mexico state library is offering New Mexicans access to the 'New York Times.'
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People
Regina Brooks Named AALA President
The founder and CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency has been elected to lead the Association of American Literary Agents, succeeding Jennifer Weltz of JVNLA.
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People
Reagan Arthur Returns to Hachette
On September 23, the former Knopf and Little, Brown publisher will return to Hachette Book Group as SVP and publisher, leading an as-yet-unnamed boutique imprint and editing major authors across HBG’s publishing divisions.
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People
Abrams Marketing Reorg Puts More Emphasis on Data
Abrams VP of marketing Kim Lauber oversaw the restructuring of the publisher's marketing group, which now includes two units designed to make Abrams marketing more agile, proactive, and data driven.
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Comics
23rd Street Books Hits the Road at Macmillan
The grown-up sister imprint of Macmillan’s eclectic graphic novel powerhouse, First Second Books, will launch next year with graphic novels from Gene Luen Yang, Damon Wayans Jr., Saul Williams, Ben Hatke, and more.
