Publishing Industry Reporting

Fern Press will operate as part of Vintage at PRH UK, focusing on nonfiction.

Australian publisher Hardie Grant is launching its children’s imprint, Bright Light, for the North American market.

Re-Discovery Lit at Open Road Media will publish out-of-print titles and books where rights have reverted to the author.

Dani Sanchez, owner of Wildfire Marketing Solutions, has joined as a junior agent. She’s primarily looking for contemporary romance, romantic

Print book sales are holding steady for 2023, down about 2 percent versus last year, according to Circana BookScan. In

SFF publisher Orbit (a division of Hachette) has announced Orbit Works, a new imprint that will publish ebooks and audiobooks.

An imprint of Simon & Schuster, Scribner has published some poetry in the past, but it never had a formal

Casemate is an independent publisher that publishes primarily military history books.

Sales data from the AAP shows a slight sales increase, with gains in the adult market and declines in the children’s/YA market.

Transit Children’s Editions, an offshoot of Transit Books, will feature noteworthy picture books from around the world.

The new imprint, AUWA Books, will feature an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction.

Two authors seemingly on similar publishing trajectories experienced very different outcomes, and started a podcast to examine why.

In August 2022, the NPD Group—the owner of BookScan—merged with another company known as IRI, a data and analytics company.

The imprint is designed to “focus on titles that tie in closely with franchise launches and priorities, story content, and more expansive world building.”

According to Circana, US print book sales are down by 2 percent versus last year but up by 16 percent compared to 2019.

Known for its illustrated books, Utah-based publisher Gibbs Smith is launching 7 Cats Press, an imprint devoted to “early learning concepts.”

According to NPD BookScan, US print sales are down 2 percent versus last year but still ahead of 2019. Romance remains the strongest driver.

Entangled is a women-owned publisher distributed by Macmillan that is best known for romance.

The new Skyhorse imprint will publish “quick-to-market, personal and professional improvement titles.”

Zibby Owens, a podcaster and influencer who launched her own publishing company, has now opened up a bookstore in Santa Monica.

According to the AAP, which consists of traditional publishers in various sectors, consumer sales dropped 6.2 percent in 2022 against 2021.

For now, 2023 is performing comparable to 2022 (roughly 1 percent down), according to NPD BookScan, which tracks print book sales.

Owners of bookstores that opened during pandemic precautions can now focus on personal connections with customers and community building.

Tor’s Bramble will be a romance imprint for “exceptional love stories of all kinds.”

Third State Books, based in San Francisco, will release its first titles in 2024.