The sales rep at Macmillan, which distributes Entangled Publishing, deserves a good deal of credit for that press's prominence in the marketplace in a year of record-breaking growth.
The New York City–based subsidiary of Italian publisher the Mondadori Group has agreed to acquire the White River Junction, Vt.–based independent book publisher of titles on politics and sustainability.
The academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in Redwood City, Calif., has been elected president of the American Library Association for its 2025–2026 term.
Among the headlines this week: ALA releases the 2024 State of America's Libraries Report; PLA reports strong attendance at its annual conference; and Idaho passes a "harmful to minors" bill.
The community and access coordinator at the Iowa City Public Library discusses their experience on the front lines of one of the nation’s most intense legal and legislative battles over the freedom to read and the very real impact book banning campaigns have on the LGBTQ community.
Abby Jimenez has the #2 book in the country with ‘Just for the Summer,’ the Good Morning American Book Club pick for April. Plus ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ author Amor Towles returns with a fiction collection, ‘Table for Two,’ and Don Winslow concludes his Danny Ryan trilogy with ‘City in Ruins.’
In its fifth annual update of its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, Hachette Book Group reported that in a year when the overall number of employees fell compared to 2022, BIPOC representation inched up to 37% of the workforce, from 36% in 2022.
These new titles detail the contributions of women throughout history who have made often overlooked contributions to the fields of art, botany, fashion, and psychology—as well as, in more than a few cases, to the French Revolution.
Chris Silbermann, whose clients include Dr. Seuss Enterprises, has been named one of nine managing directors at Creative Artists Agency, while motion picture literary department co-head Ida and literary agent Sloan Harris have joined the CAA board.
Eddie Ahn’s 'Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice' is a thoughtful addition to the literature of immigration. A seven-page excerpt.
The parent company of 'Publishers Weekly' and the Seville, Spain–based publishing company have ended their business arrangement. With the end of the agreement, Lantia will no longer publish the bimonthly publication 'PW en Español.'
Aaliyah Bilal, Elisa Gonzalez, Javier Zamora, and Ada Zhang are among the 10 winners of this year's Whiting Awards for emerging writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and drama.
Dozens of former publishers that had been served by SPD have signed with Asterism and Itasca as frustration mounts over the lack of information coming from the now-shuttered distributor. Meanwhile, Ingram is offering some flexibility in its 60-day deadline to have inventory removed from its warehouse, while Ingram and PSSC continue to reach out to affected publishers.