Publisher says expecting authors, agents and editors to secure blurbs can create ‘an incestuous and unmeritocratic literary ecosystem that often rewards connections over talent’When you buy a new book, you can usually expect to see praise from other authors emblazoned on its cover. A writer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-01-31 17:27:59 UTC ]
There are the best books of the year, and then there are the most popular. Print books had a relatively good year in 2024; as Publishers Weekly reports, sales rose by less than 1%—which isn’t much, but represents the first increase in three years. Which books were pushing the change? Here are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-01-14 15:58:35 UTC ]
The Publishers Weekly print magazine just got its first complete redesign in 20 years. Here's how it came together. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly names the best books of 2024, John Green will publishing a book about tuberculosis, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
As Publishers Weekly reported this week, the Internet Archive, nonprofit home to a robust digital library, has lost its latest appeal in a case brought by publishers. A panel from New York’s Second Circuit “has unanimously affirmed a March 2023 lower court decision finding the Internet Archive’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-06 13:00:06 UTC ]
Get insights on the state of publishing from agents, editors, and other industry professionals from the 2024 U.S. Book Show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-23 18:14:04 UTC ]
On May 22, the much-anticipated U.S. Book Show, held by Publishers Weekly and the Association of American Literary Agents, will present an in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers at NYU’s Kimmel Center in New York City, bringing the industry together for continuing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly has selected 150 books across a wide range of categories for their best books of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-27 14:36:13 UTC ]
Tucker by Chadwick Moore sells just 3,227 copies in first week after publication on 1 August, Publishers Weekly figures revealA much-hyped biography of the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has struggled to find favour with readers, a leading US publishing authority said, listing just over... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-15 16:05:23 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly has just released a list of the bestselling print books of the first half of 2023, including Adult, YA, and Children's. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-07-17 16:35:32 UTC ]
Oh dear. Earlier this month, Publishers Weekly reported on romance readers’ increased appetite for books with “cinnamon rolls” and “golden retrievers” as their leading men—categories that are exactly what they sound like: “sweet, supportive, and kind” (CR) and possessed of “a warm, floppy energy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-06-22 14:24:03 UTC ]
More than a century ago, with a new copyright code set to go into effect on July 1, 1909, The Publishers Weekly devoted nearly four pages to describing the intricacies of the updated plan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
A tough year for the stock market got worse in April, leading the Publishers Weekly Stock Index, now down to only six companies, to drop 8.8%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
After falling 4% in 2020, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index had a strong rebound in 2021, rising 32% for the year, well ahead of the 18.7% gain posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with several companies seeing a reversal of fortune in the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
News and Events World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will host the 2021 Neustadt Lit Festival on Zoom from Oct. 25–27. The festival features numerous panels exploring the... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-10-11 18:55:28 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly has named the L.A.-based indie bookstore Eso Won Books its Bookstore of the Year, and Simon & Schuster sales rep Toi Crockett has been named PW Sales Rep of the Year. The announcement was made at the inaugural U.S. Book Show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Some good news: today, Publishers Weekly reported that We Need Diverse Books is partnering with Penguin Random House on a series of programs to get more books by Black writers published. The Black Creatives Fund initiative involves a “Revisions Workshop”; a mentoring program; and marketing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-17 18:23:38 UTC ]
With 2021 well underway, Publishers Weekly spoke with the heads of several children’s publishing divisions to see how the industry weathered the storm of last year, and to discuss what comes next in the midst of persistent uncertainty. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Some news for self-published writers: this week, Publishers Weekly reported that Naver, Korea’s leading internet platform, is acquiring Wattpad for over $600 million in cash and stock. For those who aren’t among the 90 million people that used Wattpad in 2020, or who don’t have any fanfiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-22 18:51:40 UTC ]
You guessed it: A Promised Land, the first volume of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs, was always going to lay waste to the competition. We called it back in September, and it has now been confirmed. Yes, as reported by Publishers Weekly earlier today, A Promised Land was the top print title... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-11 17:37:14 UTC ]