Publishers Weekly

Booksellers say older titles are key to nurturing young readers.

Jennifer Grey sells a memoir to Ballantine, Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny team up for a thriller with S&S and St. Martin’s, and more.

Book fairs and festivals are planned around the world in March and April, but most will still be virtual

Archie Comics’ fictional teenagers continue to be among the most popular and universally recognized characters in popular culture—and continue to branch out into new mediums.

The American Booksellers Association’s virtual Winter Institute attracted 1,971 participants last month, up from the 1,500 people who attended last year’s live meeting in Baltimore.

Unit sales of print books rose 10.9% in the week ended Feb. 20, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.

In a post this week, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash said he was proud of some of the “incremental gains” made in the library e-book market in 2020 but insisted that the work of establishing “fair, flexible, and reasonable terms” for libraries and schools to acquire and lend digital content is far from over.

The books we love coming out this week include new titles from Serhiy Zhadan, Claire Christian, and Jonathan Cohn.

Veteran newspaper editor Bill Hamilton, currently the Washington editor at the 'New York Times,' is joining Celadon Books as executive editor on April 5, acquiring and editing nonfiction.

Revenue at Lagardère's Hachette Livre slipped 0.4% last year, to €2.37 billion, from €2.38 billion in 2019. Earnings, however, rose 11.8%, to €246 million. Sales at Hachette Book Group rose 3.9% over 2019.

Unit sales of print books cooled somewhat last week, but still managed to increase 10.9% over the week ended February 22, 2020.

Mexican American children's author, photographer, and filmmaker George Ancona, acclaimed for his slice-of-life photo essays introducing children to new experiences or cultures, has died at age 91.

Sparked by a strong fourth quarter, Simon & Schuster finished 2020 with both sales and earnings up about 11% over 2019. A slew of adult nonfiction hits helped to drive the gains.

Total industry sales rose 0.1% in 2020 compared to 2019 based on year-end figures supplied by 1,354 publishers to AAP’s StatShot program. The two major trade categories had solid gains in the year while the two big educational segments had declines.

Restructuring charges and the global pandemic took a toll on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020, as the company reported a 25.8% decline in revenue in the year and a net loss of $480 million, compared to a loss of $213.8 million in 2019. HMH's trade division, which is for sale, had a 6% sales gain.

Just Missions founder signs with InterVarsity Press, Joshua Giles inks two-book deal with Chosen Book, book on social justice goes to Brazos, and more.

Faith, hope, and fear are among the key themes in March releases intended to reflect, or deflect, the anxieties of these turbulent times.

HarperCollins Focus has formed Harper Muse, a new imprint focused on general market adult fiction. It will release three novels this fall and seven in 2022.

Amber Barbee Pickens draws on her experience as a dancer and artist to create a coloring book that encapsulates the joys and successes of Black dancers in history.