Publishers Weekly

Little, Brown nabs Katie Couric’s memoir, S&S ponies up six figures for Naomi Klein’s green new deal manifest, Maggie Stiefvater takes a new series to Scholastic, and more in this week's notable book deals.

Retailers are struggling to adapt to changes among comics consumers and publishers.

‘On the Come Up,’ Angie Thomas’s follow up to ‘The Hate U Give,’ debuts at #2 in children’s frontlist fiction. Plus ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ by Marlon James lands at #3 in hardcover fiction, and new nonfiction titles merge self-help and success.

This season, many books from religion and spirituality publishers deal with trauma—particularly relating to gun violence, as the nation continues to grapple with issues surrounding gun control. Also on the list are titles that exhibit reality TV’s ever-increasing influence on religious publishing.

As sales of course materials decline, campus bookstores are pivoting to lifestyle goods and apparel and offering more services.

W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific author of nearly 250 books, nearly 160 of which were military fiction, died on February 12, his publisher, Putnam, confirmed.

Why a controversial copyright reform bill in Europe just might sway the EU parliamentary elections this spring; drag queen story hours continue to draw cowardly threats, and enormous support; and Kevin Kelly offers a mindblowing take on our AR-driven future.

The Boston Athenaeum has announced major expansion plans that will add nearly 20,000 sq. ft. to the historic independent library.

A 7% decline in fourth quarter revenue led to a 0.6% drop in sales for the full year at Simon & Schuster. The publisher still posted a 6% increase in operating profits over 2017.

Beacon Press has announced plans to release a new work by Robin DiAngelo, whose 2018 book 'White Fragility' has become the fastest-selling book in the house's history.

Beacon Press has announced the acquisition of a new title by author Robin DiAngelo, whose book 'White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism' has been the fastest selling book in Beacon history.

Muriel Spark, Dorothy B. Hughes, and more.

This week: a stellar anthology of Chinese science fiction, plus Janet Malcolm's new collection.

Amazon will no longer build a headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, following grassroots resistance from New Yorkers and adverse reactions from some lawmakers and unions.

More than 36 organizations from around the world have spoken out against a library book scanning program known as "controlled digital lending," dubbing the practice "systematic infringement."

BookExpo and the American Booksellers Association have partnered on a program offering indie booksellers financial support to attend the annual book industry trade show.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., has partnered with Valerie Tomaselli and MTM Publishing "to develop its own books and place them in the publishing marketplace."

Bookstore sales in November jumped to $729 million, up from $663 million a year ago. The jump marks an increase of 9.9%, and is culled from preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hof, known as the Ice Man, brings a book on his methods to Sounds True; WaterBrook buys a stand-up comedian’s debut; and more.

The Christian publisher’s six-book series, True Colors, features fictional characters in stories that are based on real murders and other crimes in American history.