Publishing Industry Reporting

Bonnier Books UK is launching Twelve Point Audio, an imprint focused on audio originals and podcasts.

Frank Miller Presents will publish comics by Miller (a legend in this space, for those unaware) and also work with a range of other talent.

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

Esther Press is a new imprint under David C Cook that will focus on Bible studies, women’s stories, leadership books, devotionals, and video teachings.

In response to book-banning efforts around the country, The Authors Guild is now offering a Banned Book Club with monthly picks.

NPD Books analyst Kristen McLean recently reflected on the past 18 years of book sales.

According to NPD Books, print book sales are performing better than in 2019 but not as well as in 2021.

The publisher of the Lit Mag News Roundup discusses current trends, editor pet peeves, diversity, how to handle rejection, and more.

Courtesy of Publishers Weekly, this chart shows the 2020 vs 2021 performance of four of the Big Five publishers, which saw record profits last year.

While US print book sales in March 2022 don’t look good compared to 2021, last year’s performance, as you will hear repeatedly, was highly unusual.

Harper Select, a division of HarperCollins Focus, will publish memoir and narrative nonfiction starting this November.

Here’s how last year fell out financially for the biggest US trade publishers.

The new imprint is a collaboration with Sugar23, a media platform founded by an Academy Award–winning producer and manager.

Transworld, a division of Penguin Random House UK, has established Torva, devoted to publishing hardcover nonfiction “that will change the future.”

The US-based Publishers Marketplace regularly shares statistics on deals announced through the site, all of which are self-reported by agents,

Alexander will launch with nonfiction works from authors such as Colum McCann, Xiaolu Guo, Chigozie Obioma, Carlo Rovelli, and Valeria Luiselli.

Through March 19, print book sales are down by 6 percent in the US, with mild losses in all categories, according to NPD Books.

EUP, which is known for its focus on Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, has partnered with the Gibb Memorial Trust on a new scholarly imprint.

By a large majority, Americans oppose recent efforts to ban books from schools and libraries, saying they trust librarians to make appropriate collection decisions.

At a webinar last week, more insight was provided on how the “great resignation” is manifesting in the publishing industry.

Swift Press, an independent publisher based in London, has launched Forum, an imprint that will focus on books that question contemporary orthodoxies.

Caro Clarke, formerly Canongate’s senior rights manager, has launched Portobello Literary Edinburgh.

According to the latest report from NPD Books, February was a solid month for book sales, without any surprises.

BMI, a trade organization for book printers, is launching a monthly survey of its members to better track book printing capacity and lead times.

ESPN media network Andscape—its Black media platform—is launching a book imprint, Andscape Books, with Disney Publishing Worldwide.