Publishing Industry Reporting

I analyze 2022 memoir deals to determine the role of platform in the author’s success.

At The Bookseller Marketing and Publicity conference, Hazel Kenyon of Nielsen Book Research in the UK presented the latest stats on the UK book market.

It’s a good time to be writing comics and graphic novels. Sales in the category increased 62 percent in 2021 in the US and Canada.

This subgenre has high sales but low title growth, making it attractive for authors wanting to break in.

HarperCollins Children’s and Clarion Books have launched Allida Books, named for a “Korean word that means to inform, announce, or make known.”

Angela Bole, who will be the new CEO of Firebrand, focused on building an inclusive membership at the IBPA.

Through June 11, US print book sales were tracking 7 percent lower than in the same period in 2021, according to NPD Books.

The imprint is a partnership with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and will focus on publishing nonfiction work by Black and Brown authors.

Scholar Adam Mastroianni argues that pop culture—whether the medium is movies, music, books, or games—has become an oligopoly.

The re-launched imprint, housed under Simon & Schuster, will focus on page-to-screen adaptations and build on MTV series and personalities.

Author Marie Force surveyed her readers to find out what makes them turn against an author they once loved and stop buying their books.

Zando, established in 2020 and known for its big-name partnerships, has announced yet another: a partnership with Crooked Media, a liberal media company.

Alchemy is led by poet and novelist Dionne Brand and will publish two to three fiction and nonfiction titles per year.

The 10 biggest book markets in the United States have seen their sales performance decline relative to the overall market.

Twin Flame is a nonfiction imprint focused on “spirituality, tantra, relationships, and sexuality” that will publish up to two dozen books per year.

Sales of this category have grown over the years, attracting writers from multiple genres and blurring the lines with women’s fiction.

Despite losses, 2022 remains the second-strongest year on record in NPD BookScan (2021 was the strongest).

Sarah Selects is a new book club whose monthly selections will be made by Sarah Gelman, Amazon’s editorial director for books.

Canelo will begin publishing fiction, including thrillers, romance, and historical fiction, in the US market.

In the children’s market alone, one in three books sold in the US features a licensed character.

Atlantic Editions is a new imprint that will publish up to a dozen nonfiction paperback titles per year.

With some caveats, banned books that make national news typically enjoy a sales bump, according to figures from NPD Books.

The latest figures from NPD Books show that US book sales remain in a solid position, with little change over the last five weeks.

B&T’s Paw Prints Publishing will publish books for children ages three to eight.

Recently, NPD Books analyst Kristen McLean discussed how BookTok is driving adult fiction sales in the US.