Getting Traditionally Published
New UK imprint: Headline Press
Headline Press is a nonfiction imprint with a focus on politics, current affairs, history, personal development, popular science, and memoir.
Publishers begin to add AI language to contracts
Three of the Big Five publishers are adding contract language that prohibits the publisher from training AI models on the contracted work.
Penguin Random House dismisses two top editors
Both editors were high-profile hires and fairly new to the Big Five publisher.
Penguin Random House launches internal ChatGPT tool for employees
PRH has made an internal generative AI tool available to its employees as an alternative to the public version of ChatGPT.
Readers Respond: Library & Publisher Relationships
Children’s author Darcy Pattison, who runs Mims House Books, responded to our article on publisher-library relationships.
US Book Show announces speakers
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.
Book sales update: Hachette doing well
Driving results: good audiobook sales as well as good performance at Orbit and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Simon & Schuster acquires largest publisher in the Netherlands
Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) has been acquired by Simon & Schuster, one of the Big Five publishers in the US.
New manga imprint
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts, focusing on adult-oriented manga translated into English from Japanese and French.
Your Small Press Submission Checklist
If you’ve decided to seek a press that accepts unagented work, here’s a checklist to help you make a submission list you can feel confident in.
New imprint: Airwave Books
Airwave podcast network and BenBella Books are launching Airwave Books, which will feature nonfiction books by Airwave’s creators.
New publishing company established by self-pub authors
Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, the authors of the bestselling Zodiac Academy series, have established Dark Ink Publishing in the UK.
New publisher: JVL Media
Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, have announced the creation of a new publisher, JVL Media.
Australian romance author launches publishing house
Indie author TL Swan, who publishes the Miles High Club romance series, is launching a romance-focused publishing house.
New Simon & Schuster imprint: Simon Acumen
A new business imprint, Simon Acumen, will publish books that help readers navigate the “dynamic world of work.”
New publisher: Bard Books
Bard Books will launch with two titles by the infamous editor Gordon Lish: To Have Written a Book and Annals and Indices.
AAP reports preliminary 2023 sales figures
Trade/consumer publishing revenue from adult and children’s sales declined by 1 percent in 2023 versus 2022.
The Case for Pursuing a Traditional Publishing Deal Without an Agent
Kicking off your publishing career with a small press is a great way to get to know the industry, build your author profile, and establish a reputation.
New YA romance imprint: Delacorte Romance
Delacorte, a division of Penguin Random House, is launching an imprint dedicated to contemporary love stories for teenagers.
When Small Presses Find Themselves with a Bestselling Title
Challenges in printing, distribution, and cash flow can accompany a breakout hit at a small press.
New imprint at Simon & Schuster: Primero Sueño Press
It will publish Latinx/Latine/Hispanic authors in English and Spanish, both fiction and nonfiction.
UK publisher Canelo broadens its nonfiction program
The publisher has announced an expansion of its nonfiction program into popular culture and popular science.
Q&A with Anne Trubek: Belt Publishing Acquired by Arcadia
The founder of Belt says small presses like hers can’t survive on sales alone when using a distributor.
Soho Press launches horror imprint
Hell’s Hundred will join the publisher’s existing imprints of Soho Crime, Soho Press, and Soho Teen.
HarperCollins’s recent growth spurred by audiobooks; parent company NewsCorp to be “core content provider” for AI training
The publisher partly attributed its sales increase to “strong market growth for downloadable audiobooks,” as well as a new Spotify partnership.