Women-Run Publishing
Girls may run the world, according to Beyoncé, but women run publishing. Making up well over 50% of the book business’s workforce, women have been moving from the steno pool to the corner office for decades. While there’s still a long way to go, the women found in the following pages—publishers, CEOs, founders—are leading the charge. (Sponsored) more...and more.
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How ‘Someone Like Us’ by Dinaw Mengestu Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest novel.
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Five Years of Reading with Jenna Hager Bush
Over the past half-decade, the Read with Jenna Book Club has become a valuable platform for new literary voices.
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Post-SPD, Indie Publishers Consider the Benefits of Distribution Co-ops
Frustrated by the difficulties of finding and keeping traditional distributors, members of the IBPA came together last week for a webinar led by Microcosm Publishing CEO Joe Biel to discuss the merits of forming their own distribution cooperatives.
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DK Launches New Adult Imprint, DK Red
The imprint will focus on lifestyle publishing and narrative nonfiction, and is part of DK’s recently renamed adult division, DK Living. First books are set to be released next spring.
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Union Strikes Outside U.S. Office of Oxford University Press
Roughly 30 members of the Oxford University Press USA Guild held a strike outside the publisher's U.S. headquarters in Manhattan on June 18 over stalled contract negotiations and allegations of labor law violations.
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Saturday Books, Imprint with New Adult Focus, to Launch Next Fall at Macmillan
Sara Goodman and Eileen Rothschild, VPs and editorial director and associate publisher, respectively, at the young adult imprint Wednesday Books, will also head up Saturday, which will publish 10–12 titles annually for readers ages 18–30.
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Endnotes: How ‘Beckett’s Children’ by Michael Coffey Got Made
An inside look at the publication process for the author and former ‘PW’ co-editorial director’s literary memoir.
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Authors Equity Announces First 10 Author Signings
In a post celebrating its first 100 days in business, upstart publishing venture Authors Equity announced its first 10 author signings—an eclectic list that includes James Frey, Rachel Hollis, and Kyle Mills, with four books set to be published in 2024.
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A Majority of Canadians Now Get Their Books for Free
A survey from BookNet Canada found that 58% of Canadian audiobook listeners, 62% of e-book readers, and 51% of print book readers obtained books from free sources in 2023.
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ALA 2024: An Unparalleled Opportunity: PW Talks with Emily Drabinski
With her term winding down, the outgoing ALA president reflects on an eventful year.
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