Publishing Industry Reporting

The imprint is described as “commercial, voice-driven fiction with a focus on fantasy, speculative fiction, romance and genre-adjacent fiction.”

Disney will designate three to four children’s books annually as Disney Planet Possible titles.

Harper Influence is a new, general nonfiction imprint that will begin releasing titles this fall.

Headline Press is a nonfiction imprint with a focus on politics, current affairs, history, personal development, popular science, and memoir.

The ABA now has 2,433 members, which is 200 more than the previous year and double the number of 2016.

Business writing expert Josh Bernoff, along with several sponsors, are fielding a comprehensive survey of business authors.

An expert on the history of romance writing over the last 40 years discusses how and why the RWA no longer serves as the central pillar for the writing community.

In April 2024, print book sales declined by 4 percent versus 2023, according to Circana BookScan.

The Firebrand Group (which runs Firebrand Technologies, NetGalley, and Supadu) will host the three-day event in Nashville this September.

Spotify’s new audiobook subscription service already includes all of the Big Five publishers.

In a word: romance. Stories are highly dramatic, romantic, sexually explicit and frequently feature werewolves, aliens, and cryptids.

The US Book Show, a one-day publishing industry event, takes place this year on May 22 at New York University’s Kimmel Center—in person only.

Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts, focusing on adult-oriented manga translated into English from Japanese and French.

Insight into the complexity and customization of royalty statements.

My April 10 piece prompted responses from readers who work inside the industry, some of whom took issue with my portrayal of the business.

Airwave podcast network and BenBella Books are launching Airwave Books, which will feature nonfiction books by Airwave’s creators.

While atypical lending models may affect book sales, an Australian publishing effort demonstrates that library lending can have a positive effect on the commercial market.

Elle Griffin, who has long been a Substack advocate, surfaces many quotable nuggets and stats from the DOJ vs PRH trial from 2022.

In the last year or two, production costs for book publishers have been responsible in part for declining profits.

Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, the authors of the bestselling Zodiac Academy series, have established Dark Ink Publishing in the UK.

Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, have announced the creation of a new publisher, JVL Media.

So far for 2024, print book sales are down by 1.7 percent versus 2023, according to Circana BookScan.

Two editors from HarperCollins, Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu, are joining Sourcebooks to establish a new children’s imprint.

A new business imprint, Simon Acumen, will publish books that help readers navigate the “dynamic world of work.”

The term “new adult” may be more relevant to the writer and publisher than to the reader or retailer.