Publishers Weekly

Nonprofit library technology cooperative OCLC, the company behind WorldCat, has acquired CloudLibrary, a technology platform offering patrons access to digital content through libraries, from library e-book vendor Bibliotheca.

Sales of religious books posted the largest increase among all publishing categories, hitting $819.7 million for the year.

A year after administrators in the Mat-Su district responded to a handful of parental complaints by pulling 56 titles from school libraries without any formal review, a federal judge considers an injunction that would return the books to school library shelves and pause the removal of any others pending a further order from the court.

The owner and operator of Tattered Cover bookstores, has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to reschedule a hearing on its reorganization plan in order to allow the owners to entertain and review offers to purchase the business.

Under the conference theme “Stories Inspire. Opportunities Await,” Texas Library Association leaders say the 2024 annual conference, set for April 13–16 in San Antonio, is expected to draw more than 5,000 attendees.

The publisher celebrates its first 100 years—and looks forward to the next.

Bible translations, audio, and children’s titles are fueling a boom at the country’s largest trade publisher.

The Spanish-language digital children’s book platform is already in 18 public library systems.

The Pope’s new book will test demand as the publisher adds more titles.

Spanish-language publishers are seeing surging audiobook sales in the U.S. and Latin America.

Diversion signs former Minneapolis police chief Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo, Pam Dorman Books lands 'Broadchurch' creator Chris Chibnall’s debut novel, and more.

An inside look at the publication process for the travel writer’s latest book.

Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ a retelling of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim’s perspective, lands at #3 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Dog Man graphic novelist Dav Pilkey pays it forward, and ‘Ghost Town Living’ author Brent Underwood stakes his claim.

Among the week's headlines: PLA 2024 is on deck for next week in Columbus and with a new opening speaker; Washington passes a bill to protect libraries; and federal library funding will remain stable for 2024, but next year's budget battle is already heating up.

Plans to audit children's books and privatize library management in Huntington Beach, Calif. are drawing criticism from censorship opponents. On March 28, council members and Authors Against Book Bans held a joint press conference to decry the measures.

Workers at Oxford University Press are threatening to strike, alleging the publishing house is moving jobs abroad and has stonewalled the union in salary negotiations.

Prolific author-illustrator Mike Thaler, best known for his many riddle books and his humorous Black Lagoon Adventures series, died on March 23; he was 87.

The closure of SPD, one of the last independent distributors remaining in the United States, is the latest blow to small presses looking for options to get their titles into bookstores and other accounts.

A proposal in ongoing contract negotiations between PEN America management and PEN America United, its staff union, has led to charges by the union that the organization’s leadership is trying to stifle union members’ free speech rights—an assertion PEN management firmly disputes.

Simon Element v-p and publisher Richard Rhorer and executive editor Stephanie Hitchcock will lead the imprint, which aims to publish 15–20 "books that help readers navigate the dynamic world of work" per year.