Publishers Weekly

Award-winning visual artist, children's book author-illustrator, and teacher Faith Ringgold, widely acclaimed for her works depicting African American heroines and themes, and for her unique "story quilt" medium, died on April 13 at her home in Englewood, N.J.

A return to doing industry research and broadening the organization's ties to such industry key players as literary agents and authors are part of the Book Industry Study Group's new three-year initiative.

Isgrigg, a sales rep at Hachette whose territory comprises Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Washington, D.C., has been a nominee for the award for two years running.

The growth of English-language book sales in continental Europe is on the rise, fueled by interest generated on TikTok and fed in large part by Amazon.

The v-p and chief diversity officer at Hachette Book Group has been promoted to senior v-p of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at both HBG and Hachette UK, effective immediately. She will report to HBG and HUK CEO David Shelley.

The report, 'Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis,' reports 4,349 book bans recorded from July to December 2023, with more book bans recorded during the first half of the current school year than in all of the last school year.

The Bologna Children's Book Fair hosted a panel discussion exploring the crucial role that children's literature can play in educating and empowering young readers to become vocal advocates and change agents for a sustainable future.

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 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.

Founded in 1973, Antigone Books stands strong as a Tucson, Ariz., feminist landmark.

The measure would require AI companies to disclose all copyrighted works used in training an AI system.

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.’

This month, we’ve got sleep disturbance, grappling with grief, and more.

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.

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s memoir.

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.

On April 8 and 9, Simon & Schuster hosted two star-studded centenary fetes in New York City to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding.

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.

Atria signs CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s first nonfiction book in over a decade, Kensington takes a spicy paranormal romance series, and more.

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.