Publishers Weekly

Two writers known for their bold explorations of personal experience on two of the authors that have shaped their work.

The Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' is in the midst of a year-long 25th-anniversary celebration, and Random House Children's Books is bringing three new titles to the party.

Read on for news about Simon Spotlight's tie-in titles for 'Not Quite Narwhal,' HarperCollins's first title for VeeFriends, Dark Horse's new Ghostbusters series, TV and licensing plans for Judy Moody, and more.

The illustrated book publisher will launch a new series of small-format titles, gift program, and book design prize, alongside unique branding, to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

A February 7 group reading at City Lights Books amplified the voice of Gazan poet Mosab Abu Toha and benefited the Middle East Children's Alliance.

The biggest independent book distributor in the U.S. sees opportunities in 2024 both here and in the U.K., where it has finally stabilized the United International Distribution business it bought in 2021—and where a 2023 change in Amazon's sourcing requirements has left a hole CEO Joe Matthews says he hopes IPG can fill.

Annoreno, who has been with Penguin Random House for more than 35 years and oversaw the company's Westminster, Md.–based distribution operation, will retire on October 1, with Tina Ruppert tapped to succeed him.

Melville has served as president and publisher of the company's publishing division for the better part of the past two decades, where she has overseen a period of significant growth.

A Yale psychiatrist's new book argues that God guided evolution and that the urge to form relationships with each other and a higher power is genetically encoded.

Lucy Yu, owner of the New York City bookstore that shuttered its Mulberry Street location last summer after a devastating fire, spoke with PW about the past year, crowdfunfing, and the importance of community in bookselling.

IVP lands Natasha Smith’s book of hope and healing for the grieving Black woman; Our Daily Bread signs Bible study expert Mariel Davenport to a three-book deal; and more.

Sales at the more than 200 Christian retailers who took part in the Parable Group's annual survey rose 8% over 2022. Gifts, adult books, and Bibles remained the most popular categories for the stores.

ODBM has acquired the Institute for Bible Reading and its popular 'Immerse' Bible.

After showing gains since 2007, the percentage of adult Americans who are unaffiliated with any organized religion fell in 2023, but Pew researchers warn against jumping to conclusions that the trend is coming to an end.

Gains in both the children's/young adult books and religion categories were enough to offset declines in the other major segments in November at the 1,225 publishers that report sales to the AAP.

McCarthy joins the company from Ingram Publisher Services, where she has worked for eight years, most recently as v-p and general manager. She will take the helm of Bloomsbury USA in early April.

Zibby Media has invested heavily in a traditional means of promoting books: live events. The company has hosted a range of splashy gatherings across the country to bring its readers together, and later this month, founder Zibby Owens will embark on a 24-state tour to promote her debut novel, 'Blank.'

Stephen Blake Mettee died from a heart attack while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands on November 18. A serial entrepreneur across many sectors, Mettee founded independent publisher Quill Driver Books in 1994 and Hummingbird Digital Media, a hybrid e-book distributing/retailing company, in 2015.

Publisher Hugh Lauter Levin, the longtime v-p at Abrams who launched his own house, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, in 1984, and sold it to Rizzoli in 2007, died on January 9. He was 72.

The Manhattan-based independent press has launched its fourth imprint, which will publish two new horror titles this year, including the latest from Soho Crime stalwart Stuart Neville.