The Red Balloon, founded in 1984 in St. Paul, Minn., specializes in books for children of all ages. It has been a community gathering space for decades.
The Ingram sales rep “represents a dizzying array of imprints” and is “a tireless partner in smoothing hitches in the supply chain,” according to one bookseller partner.
For the second time in less than a year, Barnes & Noble Education has reached a last-minute agreement that provides the company with the liquidity it needs to continue to operate.
Sales fell at 69% of responding retailers in 2023 compared with 2022, with sales of new comics periodicals down at 73% of responding comic shops and graphic novel sales down at 65%.
Mirchandani, who has been editor-in-chief of Picador in the U.K. since 2019, has been named publisher of the U.K. arm of the newly revived Simon & Schuster imprint.
Launched earlier this year, PW Content Studio is devoted to creating new experiences and offerings for the professional publishing community, including custom content and events. Murray has been with 'Publishers Weekly' for 25 years, most recently serving as v-p of sales and associate publisher.
Cofounded in Calle 24, San Francisco’s Latino cultural district, in 2021, the bookstore specializes in radical literature, poetry, and Spanish-language titles, and embodies the Mission District’s storied revolutionary spirit.
Award-winning visual artist, children's book author-illustrator, and teacher Faith Ringgold, widely acclaimed for her works depicting African American heroines and themes, and for her unique "story quilt" medium, died on April 13 at her home in Englewood, N.J.
In a Bologna Book Fair session called "Dead Bunnies and Naked Bottoms: Meeting the Challenges of Children's Publishing Across Cultures," moderator Maria Russo led a discussion on international picture book successes, obstacles, and taboos.
Five more publishers, including the remaining Big Five publishers, have now joined Penguin Random House as plaintiffs to help defend against the state’s bid to lift the block on appeal on Iowa's book banning law, SF 496.
Bethany House to publish Way Church co-founder Noah Herrin's book on manhood, Tyndale takes bestselling author Jim Cymbala's book of devotions, and more.
The v-p and chief diversity officer at Hachette Book Group has been promoted to senior v-p of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at both HBG and Hachette UK, effective immediately. She will report to HBG and HUK CEO David Shelley.
The growth of English-language book sales in continental Europe is on the rise, fueled by interest generated on TikTok and fed in large part by Amazon.
The Bologna Children's Book Fair hosted a panel discussion exploring the crucial role that children's literature can play in educating and empowering young readers to become vocal advocates and change agents for a sustainable future.
The report, 'Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis,' reports 4,349 book bans recorded from July to December 2023, with more book bans recorded during the first half of the current school year than in all of the last school year.
Isgrigg, a sales rep at Hachette whose territory comprises Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Washington, D.C., has been a nominee for the award for two years running.
A return to doing industry research and broadening the organization's ties to such industry key players as literary agents and authors are part of the Book Industry Study Group's new three-year initiative.
The New York City–based subsidiary of Italian publisher the Mondadori Group has agreed to acquire the White River Junction, Vt.–based independent book publisher of titles on politics and sustainability.