Publishers Weekly

Published by Dark Horse Books in collaboration with the African American horror publisher Second Sight Publishing, 'Shook! A Black Horror Anthology' collects a dozen tales of hair-raising terror, monsters, and gore grounded in America’s grim racial history and enlivened by humor and hip-hop culture.

For nearly a decade, Z2 Comics has worked to merge the twin fandoms of comics and music, collaborating with musicians to produce titles that coexist with their musical work. The result: books that act as bridges between mediums.

The literary public relations agency, cofounded by veterans of the William Morrow and Flatiron publicity departments, will specialize in representing queer and feminist authors and organizations.

During his keynote presentation at the Indie Press Summit at Winter Institute 2024 in Cincinnati, Hanif Abdurraqib critiqued the consolidation of the big houses and emphasized the importance of indie presses in the book publishing ecosystem.

Karina Kupp and Benjamin Davis’s website Chill Subs unites writers around a common goal: making manuscript submissions less onerous.

The acquisition of All Seasons Press follows Skyhorse’s December 28 blockbuster deal to acquire Regnery, one of America’s best-known publishers of conservative authors.

Just days after it revealed that it had received an offer to take the company private, Canada's Indigo Books & Music released its financial results for the crucial holiday season—and as even CEO Heather Reisman admitted, the results were “disappointing.”

‘House of Flame and Shadow’ by Sarah J. Maas is the #1 book in the country, one of numerous Maas titles on our list this week. Plus love is in the air—and on our nonfiction list—and February book club picks hit the shelves.

New faith-based books look to help dismantle racist ideas and systems.

With the 2024 presidential race fully underway, religion publishers are exploring deep political divides among faith groups, and asking, in the form of five new books, if there is a better way forward.

A look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.

Tiny Reparations Books signs two by National Book Award nominee LaToya Watkins, Tia Williams reups with Grand Central, and more.

Among the week's headlines: The American Library Association announces five new "Core Values" for librarianship; a candidate for Missouri secretary of state campaigns by burning library books with a flamethrower; and OCLC is suing a shadow archive site.

Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired Hawkins's next thriller, 'The Blue Hour,' which is slated for this fall. Her previous books, including the 2015 novel 'The Girl on the Train,' were published by Riverhead.

Chi, chairman of Elsevier and director of corporate affairs for the RELX Group, has served on the AAP board since 2007, and previously served as its chair from 2016 to 2017.

Arcadia's purchase of the Cleveland-based house gives the publisher of books about local history and interest a larger footprint in the Midwest. Belt founder Anne Trubek will continue to head the publisher.

A 29% increase in sales of digital audio, coupled with lower costs, resulted in a 67% increase in profits at the publisher in the quarter ended December 31, 2023, over the comparable period a year ago. Total sales were up 4%.

Three Black women novelists make their debut with tales of inheritance, friendship, and alternate futures.

These new books center the efforts of Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and Hubert Humphrey to better the lives of the underprivileged and underrepresented.

Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager pick Kiley Reid's sophomore novel, 'Good Morning America' and 'Nerdette' spotlight Dolly Alderton's latest, and more of this month's selections from the nation's biggest book clubs.