Publishers Weekly

Circana's Brenna Connor assessed the “state of the children’s book market” for Children’s Institute 2023 in Milwaukee, speaking about transformations, troubles, and growth opportunities across the children’s, middle grade, and YA sectors.

Darrin Bell’s new graphic memoir ‘The Talk’ is an absorbing, creative examination of the life of a biracial kid told with great honesty, emotional candor, and humor. A nine-page excerpt. The book is out now from Henry Holt.

Abrams Books has made an unspecified number of job cuts this week, with some speculating that cuts were in the double digits. The company declined to comment on the size of the workforce reduction.

Total publishing industry sales rose by 6.6% in March over a year ago—enough to precipitate a 3.2% bump in sales for the first quarter of 2023.

Children's Institute welcomed more than 350 booksellers to Milwaukee this week, with 70% of attendees taking part in the conference for the first time.

The latest novels by R.F. Kuang, Steven Rowley, and Emma Törzs are among this month’s selections by the nation’s biggest book clubs.

Cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky talks about their debut graphic novel 'Boys Weekend' (Pantheon) which translates their trans-femme experience into a biting lampoon of tech culture and a humorous recap of the relentless disrespect trans folk face every day.

Workman Kids' bestselling Indestructibles series has made its first foray into licensing, acquiring the rights to 'Sesame Street' from Sesame Workshop. Six books are set for publication this year and next.

Patricia J. Murphy, author of the picture book ‘Mama, Look!’ and dozens of other titles, explores how spirituality can help with difficult emotions in a new children’s book, ‘God is Everywhere: Wise Words for Little Ones.’

Read on for news about collectible figures depicting Nancy Drew, Odd Dot securing publishing rights to the Build-A-Bear brand, Boom! Studios' new four-comic series tied to the Creed franchise, Printers Row Publishing Group's year-round success with Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas license, and more.

A coalition of 18 plaintiffs—including a powerful alliance of library, publishing, author, and bookseller groups—are suing to strike down a controversial new law that would expose librarians and booksellers to criminal liability for making allegedly inappropriate books accessible to minors.

Joyfully eccentric Beat poet Nanao Sakaki would be 100 years old this year, and his idealism lives on in the Nanao Global celebration, with new editions in French and Portuguese and a slim new volume published by booksellers called 'Hi Nanao.'

At the 18th ITW Thriller Awards Banquet, held on June 4 in New York, International Thriller Writers' commitment to supporting diverse authors was addressed by a number of speakers.

With the Fifth Circuit set to review Judge Robert Pitman's March 30 decision to enjoin officials in Llano County, Tex., from banning library books, librarians and publishers have weighed in on the closely watched First Amendment case.

Demand for audiobooks is growing among Spanish speakers across the globe.

Over the past three years, the Dutton/Plume imprint, founded by actor and stand-up comedian Phoebe Robinson, has become a home for “strong voices, unique points of view, and undeniable talent."

Mariane Féged, director of Spanish markets at Bookwire, highlights three titles that have been especially popular on the service.

Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Andre Dubus III, Juno Dawson, and Ivy Pochoda.

Regional chart-toppers include Nora Roberts's latest, 'Identity,' and Abraham Verghese's 'The Covenant of Water,' which enjoyed its best sales since its May 2 release. Plus the movie adaption of David Grann's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is one step closer to release.

By acquiring the Washington, D.C.–based literary agency, WME signals a deepening focus on literary talent and specifically nonfiction, as well as a physical expansion into the D.C. area.