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How ‘The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands’ by Sarah Brooks Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut historical fantasy novel.
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A Hard, but Good, Ending for Polis Books
After 11 years, Jason Pinter's small press fell under the weight of a host of issues all too familiar to indie publishers. But his elegance under the pressure of handling the collapse—including the rehoming of 60% of Polis's 171-title backlist—stands out.
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Hachette Book Group Restructures Sales Department Amid Layoffs
Hachette Book Group is reorganizing its sales group in order to "strengthen HBG's customer relationships" and "capitalize on marketplace opportunities," according to a spokesperson. The reorg eliminates a number of positions and reenvisions others, and the company has posted eight new job openings.
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Romance Writers of America Files for Bankruptcy
Citing a sharp decline in membership, Romance Writers of America has filed for chapter 11 four years after controversies over issues of diversity wrought internal havoc at the organization
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Hardie Grant Rebrands as Quadrille Following PRH UK Acquisition
Following Penguin Random House UK's October acquisition of Hardie Grant UK and Quadrille in October, all Hardie Grant titles will now be published as Quadrille going forward.
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Will Human-AI Partnerships Make Publishing Workers More Innovative?
The journey is just beginning, writes columnist Ken Brooks, but publishing workflows are especially ripe for AI integration that enables the automation of rote tasks—and AI-driven support for more humans making more complex decisions and judgments.
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How ‘Middle of the Night’ by Riley Sager Got Made
An inside look at the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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A24 Partners with Mack on Its Publishing Program
A24, the New York–based film and TV company, and Mack, the London-based publisher of art and photography books and critical studies, have partnered to distribute A24’s books worldwide, and to publish new books in the future.
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Reagan Arthur, Lisa Lucas Depart KDPG in Another 'Restructure'
Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas have both left the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth."
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Atria to Relaunch Washington Square Press Imprint
Washington Square Press, which has for years served as a home for many of Atria's trade paperback reprints, will relaunch as a frontlist hardcover imprint in spring 2025. Helmed by Atria VP and editorial director Lindsay Sagnette, the reimagined imprint will focus on literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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How ‘Love & Whiskey’ by Fawn Weaver Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for bestselling author’s latest book.
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The Cases Against Book Bans
After a string of wins, potentially significant developments now loom in several key book-banning lawsuits. PW rounded up the status of some of the more closely watched book banning cases.
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Endnotes: ‘I Was a Teenage Slasher’ by Stephen Graham Jones
An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.
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Ben Sevier Up at Hachette Book Group as Hachette UK Gets Restructured
To help achieve Hachette's corporate goal of creating a unified English-language publishing structure, CEO David Shelley has promoted Ben Sevier to head the Grand Central Publishing Group, combined the U.K. and U.S. distribution businesses under one leader, and divided Hachette UK into three groups.
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Alyssa Awe to Join Macmillan as Exec V-p of Biz Dev, Strategy
Awe will join the publisher in the newly created role on June 3, and will oversee the publisher's strategic initiatives, business development, and central marketing, as well as its audio division and publishers-at-large.
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Endnotes: ‘Cue the Sun!’ by Emily Nussbaum
An inside look at the publication process for the Pulitzer Prize winner’s second book
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Mary Beth Thomas Out as HarperCollins Offers Sales Buyouts
Mary Beth Thomas, the v-p and director of independent retail sales at HarperCollins, has left the company, PW can confirm. In addition, HarperCollins is offering a voluntary buyout program for salespeople, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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ACLS Announces 2024 Open Access Book Award Winners
The winning authors will share a cash award of $20,000, and the winning publishers will share a grant for $30,000 to support “the immediate open access publication of at least two new books.”
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Mystery Writers of America Celebrates 2024 Edgar Award Winners
The winners—including James Lee Burke, who won the award for Best Novel, and Linda Castillo, who took home two awards—were announced at the 78th annual Edgar Awards Banquet, held on May 1 at the Manhattan Marriott Marquis in New York City.
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