Screen Door Press will publish “thought-provoking books featuring…diverse views from throughout the Black diaspora.”

Donya Dickerson, formerly associate publisher at McGraw-Hill, has become an agent at Aevitas.

Senate has written over 40 novels. Her 2001 debut, See Jane Date, was made into a TV movie and still runs on Hallmark Channel and Lifetime.

Is it the changing of the guard or the changing of publishing culture—and what do such changes mean to authors?

Readers seek out dark romance and fantasy romance more than paranormal.

According to Circana BookScan, print book sales are down 3 percent versus 2022—a stronger-than-expected performance for this year so far.

Their site says “A public announcement will follow early in 2024 on the future of this important industry gathering.”

The Smashwords store recently began submitting sales data to USA Today’s bestseller list.

In 2021, audiobook publisher Podium expanded into ebooks, and just recently it announced print retail services for its stable of authors.

A new lawsuit has been filed by nonfiction author Julian Sancton against OpenAI and Microsoft on behalf of other nonfiction authors.

Three distinctive monthly bestseller lists: top 50 hidden gems, top 50 self-published ebooks, and top 50 self-published print books.

It doesn’t bode well for the publishing industry’s future when acquisition decisions are based solely on an author’s past sales history.

Like a pot of broth simmering on the stove, the contents of our journals nourish us and provide the basis for countless delicious creations.

Going too fast is one of the biggest mistakes storytellers make. When you arrive at a moment readers have been waiting for, slow things down.

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Victoria Marini and Kimberly Perel, both former agents at Irene Goodman Literary Agency, have launched High Line Literary Collective.

Wattpad Premium subscribers (who pay $5/month) will get access to five curated Wattpad Originals for free on the first day of each month.

New Hampshire’s NPR has debuted a new literary show and podcast, Check This Out.

Under two pen names, the author has published eight novels to date in dark paranormal romance and contemporary romance.

The 20Books conference will also change hands and undergo a rebrand in the US.

In partnership with Bookstat, we’re thrilled to offer three bestseller lists that showcase what’s selling outside of the Big Five publishers.

Financial results are in for the first nine months of 2023 for Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster.

Fadel quietly revised their white paper after our reporting. No longer will you find any mention of PRH using AI for acquisitions.

Controversy broke out last week when reports emerged that young writers in particular were unhappy with forum moderation.

The lawsuit brought against AI large-language models by Sarah Silverman and others has seen a portion of its claims dismissed by the judge.