Bible teacher and bestselling author Beth Moore made front-page news in March when she announced her departure from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), explaining to Religion News Service that the world’s largest Baptist denomination is “not in step with the gospel.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Since becoming CEO of Independent Publishers Group in January 2016, Joe Matthews has built it into a distributor for independent publishers that now has more than 1,000 clients in the U.S. and U.K., and has more than 400 employees and 150,000 SKUs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been a swift rise for Amandeep Kochar, who joined Baker & Taylor in 2014 and enthusiastically fulfilled several roles on his way to being named executive v-p and general manager in 2019. But in November 2021, Kochar took his enthusiasm to the next level—he bought the company from parent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Over the course of her more than 20 years as a literary agent, Tanya McKinnon, founder of McKinnon Literary, has fought the good fight for the books and words of a long list of talented Black authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
On November 17, Nancy Pearl was honored with the 2021 National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community by the National Book Foundation. It is a lifetime honor richly deserved. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
An era in literary publishing is coming to an end: Fiona McCrae, 63, will retire in June 2022 after 40 years in publishing—28 of them as publisher of Graywolf Press, the venerable Minneapolis house that regularly wins prestigious awards for its books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
For the past 13 years, 'The Brown Bookshelf,' a website launched in 2007 by children’s authors Varian Johnson and Paula Chase, has promoted Black authors and illustrators with such initiatives as 28 Days Later. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
With its deep inventory, large event space, cozy café, and cool vibe, Moon Palace, founded in 2012 by Jamie and Angela Schwesnedl, has long been a popular gathering place for readers and writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
OverDrive has donated more than 6.6 million units to libraries and schools since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis. And the company’s efforts have extended beyond the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Cofounded in 1998 by bestselling novelist Walter Mosley and founding director David Unger, the Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York is designed to take advantage of the school’s diverse student body to recruit and train a new generation of publishing professionals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Adam Lerner has been leading Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing Group for roughly 20 years, and this year the independent children’s press’s reach has extended far beyond the traditional community of young readers, the book trade, and the school and library market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
A new book club queen has emerged—and she's almost as good at selling books as she is on the silver screen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO and COO of IBPA keep moving the cause of indie publishers and self-published authors forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
To say Richardson, who is is wrapping up her 50th year at the St. Martin’s Publishing Group, has done it all at the company is an understatement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]