Eric Smith, formerly of P.S. Literary Agency, has established Neighborhood Literary, based in Philadelphia.

The newsletter and podcast will “center the role of libraries in the 21st-century publishing business.”

BookTok, Bibles, and bibliotherapy drove a 1 percent increase in book sales last year and may help sales in 2025.

There’s continued optimism and enthusiasm around TikTok, and rapid growth in AI audiobook narration.

They’re looking for adult romance, mystery/thriller, and sci-fi/fantasy stories of 10,000 to 20,000 words, written specifically for audio.

The recently published memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Careless People, is a tell-all about the company’s culture.

Established authors have reported concerning changes in traditional publishing: editors increasingly demand complete manuscripts rather than accepting proposals. Response times have also lengthened dramatically, and ghosting has become common.

Your book doesn’t have to be an overnight sensation. It just has to find its audience—and sometimes, that takes time.

We are storytellers, are we not? Let’s use that skill to our advantage when building the language of our websites to help readers find us.

Both Tertulia and BookBub now offer author website building services. How do they compare?

Writing in a non-native tongue—exophony—means letting go of certain habits and navigating cultural aspects without compromising one’s truth.

The imprint will publish science fiction, fantasy, crossover stories, speculative romance, horror, and mythological retellings.

Three Wishes expects to publish 15 to 20 concepts a year across novelty board books, personalized journals, arts and crafts, and sound books.

The publisher, best known right now for the Rebecca Yarros series, will expand in a partnership with the Penguin Michael Joseph division.

Author Insider is a weekly Substack newsletter that will focus on interviews and online education featuring industry insiders.

The Spoken World podcast launched last week and will provide in-depth coverage of the global audiobook market.

The advance review copy service, used primarily by traditional publishers, is launching a consumer marketing website.

The latest in audio, culture & politics, and AI.

Author Rob Osler discusses what contributed to his novel landing on the USA Today bestseller list.

Zando, established in 2020 by a former Penguin Random House editor/publisher, is acquiring the Tin House trademark and their entire catalog of more than 200 titles.

As organic search traffic declines due to AI use, will AI tools generate any meaningful traffic back to sites it uses to generate responses?

Najafi has sold Author Solutions to Center Street Ventures, described as “a private investment firm focused on publishing, media, and marketing services.”

Sudowrite, the leading generative AI platform for creative writing, has launched a new tool called Muse. They’re calling it the “first AI made for fiction.”

Unlike its competitors, the service requires only an ISBN and template choice to create a site in under a minute.

Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, tracking word count to measure your daily progress yields numerous benefits.