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Kaepernick had made two deals to traditionally publish a memoir, but neither project came to fruition.

The press release says, “The trade imprint’s longer word count will allow for more complex stories and characters.”

Contemporary romance will be the focus, with about 10 to 15 titles to be released annually, starting this fall.

Academic Katy Hayward’s Twitter account has been shortlisted for the award alongside three other books.

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Every year, the award will give $150,000 to a work of fiction by a woman or nonbinary person, beginning in 2022.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the number of people who employ the use of a Smart Speaker–24% of Americans own one.

A study conducted by NPR and Edison Research shows that smart speakers and voice assistants are increasingly a part of everyday lives.

While the industry is just as white as four years ago, there’s more diversity at the top, with interns as the most diverse group of all.

Bookstat does much what Author Earnings did, but in a more disciplined, polished, and professional manner.

She has been publisher at Little, Brown since 2013 and was handpicked by Sonny Mehta himself before he died.

The editors of the well-respected literary journal n+1 discuss the last decade in book publishing.

Author Marlon James and his Riverhead editor Jake Morrissey now have a podcast focused on the work of dead authors.

Broadleaf will publish nonfiction titles on religion, spirituality, social justice, personal growth, and Christian living.

After Harlequin, Avon, Entangled, Berkley, Kensington, and Sourcebooks pulled out of RWA’s national conference, RWA executives resigned.

Penguin Random House has decided that they will not participate in subscription models with unlimited access.

Publishers Weekly and BookBrunch have launched the Selfies book awards for self-published authors in the United States.

Both authors have seen declining sales in their late careers.

Shatzkin discusses how the number of available titles has skyrocketed in recent decades, leading to declining sales for big publishers.

UK-based Pearson, one of the biggest book publishers in the world, saw print sales drop 30 percent last year.

The tech reporting site with millions of readers says it’s starting an “informal” club featuring both fiction and nonfiction.

Meant to help book clubs, Group Text will “focus on the kinds of propulsive, thought-provoking books worthy of discussion”.