PRH and Waterstones resolve dispute and return to 'business as usual'

Penguin Random House and Waterstones say they have returned to “business as usual” following a dispute that saw the bookseller limit the visibility of PRH titles in its stores. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-04 12:14:36 UTC ]

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Penguin Random House Acquires the UK’ Wonderbly

The 12-year-old UK independent publishing house Wonderbly is to maintain its autonomy as a PRH property. The post Penguin Random House Acquires the UK’ Wonderbly appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-04 23:12:44 UTC ]
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PRH Buys U.K.-Based Wonderbly

The Penguin Random House acquisition machine continues to roll on, with the world’s largest trade publishing announcing it has bought one of the U.K.’s fastest-growing independent publishers, Wonderbly, which has used a direct-to-consumer business model to sell more than 11 million books in 140... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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All the News We Covered This Week

The best books of the summer, bestselling books and indie bookseller favorites, what's happening in libraries and politics, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-05-31 15:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors

Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond Comic Distributors, effective June 25, following Ad Populum’s recent acquisition of the bankrupt Diamond’s comics distribution business. PRH is Diamond’s largest creditor, and is owed $9.2 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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MIBA Honors CJ Arthur as Bookseller of the Year

Arthur (l.), the owner of WordHaven BookHouse in Sheboygan, Wisc., is the Midwest Booksellers Association’s 2025 Bookseller of the Year. They were cited for supporting the local queer community and standing up against harassment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet Boom! Studios Publisher Michael Kelly

The Hasbro veteran, who has a background in both books and comics, was tapped to lead the storied comics house following its acquisition by Penguin Random House last year. And he has big plans for its future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH and Co-Plaintiffs Push Back on Florida Book Banning Law

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in Penguin Random House LLC v. Gibson argued that their clients “have suffered First Amendment injury” due to book removals in classrooms and libraries facilitated by Florida House Bill 1069, which was signed into law in May 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Conduit Books plans to focus on male authors as a “corrective” to the literary landscape.

A new press will be “focusing initially” on publishing male writers, reported The Bookseller today. Finally, a space for guys to be guys. The press is called Conduit Books, and will be run by novelist and critic Jude Cook. There’s not a lot of information on their website—they’re still looking... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-04-28 18:00:53 UTC ]
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A cult clothier and iconic publishing house join forces to fight book bans

Online Ceramics and Penguin Random House team up against the ultimate culture killers. Reading just got a whole lot cooler. Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2025-04-24 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Leads Amicus Brief in LTGBQ+ Books Case

The US high court hears oral arguments as publishing industry parties file an amicus brief, on school exposure to LGBTQ+ themes. The post Penguin Random House Leads Amicus Brief in LTGBQ+ Books Case appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-22 20:46:03 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Leads Amicus Brief in LGBTQ+ Books Case

The US high court hears oral arguments as publishing industry parties file an amicus brief, on school exposure to LGBTQ+ themes. The post Penguin Random House Leads Amicus Brief in LGBTQ+ Books Case appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-22 20:46:03 UTC ]
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What’s a Bookseller to Do with BISAC Codes?

The coding system was intended to help book-focused businesses categorize their collections. But some indie booksellers say that, as far as their businesses are concerned, BISAC has lost the plot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000

The collection to be auctioned includes journals and cookbooks that inmate Albert Jones has written from death row. The bookseller representing him says it offers a rare glimpse into life on one of America's most notorious cell blocks. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-02 10:00:16 UTC ]
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Laura Barker to Leave Penguin Random House Christian

A longtime leader at Waterbrook & Multnomah, Barker will leave the company effective April 15, with recently hired editorial director Madison Trammel taking oversight of adult fiction and nonfiction editorial at the division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran Bookseller Scott McKinstry Dies at 60

McKinstry, who worked as a bookseller at a number of prominent indies in London, Denver, New York City, and Seattle, as well as a communications manager for the American Booksellers Association, died in Seattle on March 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Sales Rose 8.5% in 2024, Topping $5 Billion

A bounceback year at Penguin Random House US, which included several acquisitions, helped to increase sales and profits at the world's largest trade book publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore ends brief chapter on the Upper West Side

Change seems to come naturally to some areas. Gentrifying post-industrial swaths of Brooklyn and Queens, perhaps, are used to blocks that morph in quick time.But differences may be harder to swallow in more established neighborhoods, such as the Upper West Side, where the enclave along Broadway... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2025-03-27 10:03:09 UTC ]
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Fiona McFarlane has won this year’s Story Prize for “Highway Thirteen.”

Fiona McFarlane has won the 21st annual Story Prize for her collection Highway Thirteen. The Story Prize’s $20,000 prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. book award for fiction.The judges—writer and editor Elliott Holt, writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and bookseller Lucy... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-03-26 11:20:24 UTC ]
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'Brave' D.C. Episcopal Bishop Inks Two-Book Deals with PRH

Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Washington, D.C., who urged President Donald Trump to show “mercy” in his second term, has inked deals with two Penguin Random House imprints for books for young people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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