Publishers Weekly

A PEN Translation Prize winner signs two with HarperVia, Amy Jo Burns pens a novel as a paean to women songwriters for Celadon, and more in this week’s book deals.

'James' by Percival Everett tops our hardcover fiction list for the fourth week in a row. Plus Ramit Sethi's 'Money for Couples' debuts at #7 on our trade paperback list, and a trio of new books on our hardcover nonfiction list aim straight for the resolution-making crowd with bold subtitle come-ons.

After two years of declines, unit sales inched up last year.

The paperback publisher will reintroduce three of Dworkin's best-known works of radical feminist critique—all out of print for at least two decades—to readers on February 25.

The imprint, a collaboration between the Crown Publishing Group and merchandising company Storehouse In A Box, will include an online platform for prospective authors to share and submit work. Storehouse In A Box president and CEO Tamira Chapman (pictured) will serve as publisher.

Simon & Schuster has announced a new audio-first imprint, Simon Maverick, focused on self-published authors. Former Polis Books publisher Jason Pinter is the imprint’s VP and editorial director.

Numerous bookstores and publishers in the Los Angeles metro area were closed and individuals evacuated on January 8 due to raging brush fires, power outages, and extreme winds. Others, such as Diesel Books in Brentwood, stayed open to serve displaced customers.

The 'Today' show cohost and creator of the Read with Jenna book club has reached an agreement with the Random House Publishing Group through which books signed by Hager will be released by different RHPG imprints, beginning in October. Hager Bush told 'PW' that stepping into the role of publisher "has upped my reading even more."

Our reviews editors name eight new books publishing in 2025 that they're particularly excited about.

Our reviews editors name eight new books publishing in 2025 that they're particularly excited about.

A year ago, Wiley began increasing its investment in its trade publishing business and acquisitions. Those efforts are now paying off, as title output and sales have both posted solid gains.

Among the former president's year-end shout-outs are novels that made the rounds on longlists for major awards, such as those by Martin MacInnes and Ayşegül Savaş and the Booker-winning Samantha Harvey, along with deep cuts from Dinaw Mengestu and Adam Moss.

The Booker Prize winner and National Book Award nominee of the poetry and politics of two writers whose work inspired their own.

Among recent deals are titles to support spiritual formation, a Christian view of vices and virtues, a look at how art images of women have impacted evangelism, and more.

Authors look at the spirituality of desire, offer guidance for finding true intimacy, add "magic" to relationships, and explore sexuality in ancient Christian history.

PW talks with Erin E. Devers about how Christian teachings can reduce biased thinking in her book The Unbiased Self: The Psychology of Overcoming Cognitive Bias.'

In 'Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity,' historian Diarmaid MacCulloch argues the Bible "has not proved adequate to providing answers on questions of sex and gender."

Books by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, detail a militantly conservative Christian's concerns for America's future.

Read with Jenna and Barnes & Noble spotlight Emma Knight's debut novel, Oprah's Book Club celebrates the 20th anniversary of Eckhart Tolle's 'A New Earth,' and more.

The retired CEO of Abrams Books has teamed with author and editor Sheridan Hay to form Filmore Projects, which will offer consulting, literary, and marketing advice for writers, publishers, and creative arts organizations and will also include a book publishing and packaging imprint, Galpón Press.