Publishing Industry Reporting

To gain perspective on the closing of Catapult Book Group, I spoke with two people who have run small presses through precarious stretches.

The fan-fiction archive—a nonprofit run by volunteers—may be down for up to a month while its operator investigates a “security incident.”

The press describes itself as a collective of authors, editors, and partners and is seeking adult and YA speculative fiction that engages with progressive ideas.

Wildlit will publish commercial fiction across genres, with romance as the unifying element for all titles.

The new imprint, Already Booked, will publish romance of all kinds, plus romantasy, new adult, thriller, and horror.

Library and Archives Canada—responsible for issuing ISBNs in the country—now requires authors to declare their work is human written.

Co-founded by the former head of Amazon Publishing, Macguffin will develop entertainment franchises and test prototypes with community members.

Tytora is a new imprint at St. Martin’s (Macmillan) focused on puzzles and games, with plans to publish as many as 30 books per year.

Coral Press is a new health, well-being, and personal development imprint at Penguin Michael Joseph in the UK.

The publisher has walked back recent contract changes which caused concern among writers and illustrators.

Catapult was co-founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Koch, who funded it, and Andy Hunter, its first publisher (he stepped down in 2022).

Adult nonfiction print sales are declining, but each category faces unique problems, and some categories will never return to their previous sales volume.

After five established magazines were sold to the investment group, problems have continued to arise, most recently with artist contracts.

Adult fiction is driving overall performance, with horror sales and science fiction up while fantasy and romance are down.

Rather than working on the honor system, the service examines work process materials supplied by the author and editor for “indicators of humanity.”

The print market is stable, adult fiction is driving growth, the end-of-reading narrative is overblown, and adult nonfiction is undergoing a permanent realignment.

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Adult fiction is the main driver of growth, with romantasy and crime & thriller among the strongest categories, and puzzle books at a 10-year high.

Sources I spoke with say readers still have interest in serials, but the pay-per-chapter token system doesn’t work well for the Western market like it does in Asia.

CYOA Unbound is a fiction imprint for adults that offers nonlinear storytelling in its signature multiple-ending style.

Crime and thriller publisher Bitter Lemon Press has launched Labyrinth Press, dedicated to international literary fiction, largely in translation.

The Association of American Publishers released its monthly StatShot report for July 2026, showing 14 percent growth versus July 2025.

The imprint, DUSK, targets readers who move between YA, new adult, and adult fiction, with romance at the heart of the stories.

The transatlantic publisher is focused on books by Jewish and Israeli writers as well as nonfiction titles that shape public conversation.