Publishers Weekly

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which kicked off this morning and runs through Thursday, once again brings the book world to Italy as it continues to grow beyond its traditional remit focused on children’s books.

William Morrow picks up a Pulitzer Prize–nominated playwright’s debut novel, Poisoned Pen bags a buzzy psychological thriller, Ten Speed Graphic readies a Rebecca Yarros adaptation, and more in this week’s book deals.

Our annual look at fast-growing small publishers spotlights five companies that overcame difficult market conditions last year.

After a three-month search, MIBA has named interim executive director Grace Hagen as its executive director. Hagen succeeds Carrie Obry, who stepped down in November.

Lima pulls back the curtain on his latest comics collaboration, Undergrowth, and how working in publishing prepared him to release a book of his own.

It’s one of the busiest weeks for dealmaking on the book business calendar. We’re keeping track of the big book deals you need to know about while out exploring the show floor.

Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, is partnering with Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of the U.K.'s Penguin Books, to launch Red Tower in the U.K. as an imprint of Penguin Michael Joseph. The U.K.-based expansion marks Penguin Michael Joseph's first imprint in its 90-year history.

Bloomsbury USA has announced the launch of a new science fiction and fantasy imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, which will publish a wide range of speculative fiction and be headed up by Noa Wheeler and Erica Barmash.

Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of NYRB Kids.

Marvel is once again partnering with Fantagraphics Books, the Seattle-based independent publisher and longtime bastion of, well, everything that Marvel is not. Their new Lost Marvels line will cover Marvel’s lesser known and previously unreprinted material from the late 1960s through the mid ’80s.

Globe's purchase of the Florida-based guidebook publisher is its first acquisition since its sister company, Rowman & Littlefield, was sold to Bloomsbury last May. Globe CEO Jed Lyons (pictured) said the purchase marks first of many niche acquisitions that the company hopes to make now that it is focused solely on the trade market.

This brainy sci-fi adventure thriller from Mad Cave Studios is full of lively banter and richly illustrated mysteries. A 7-page excerpt.

Vancouver, B.C.–based hybrid Page Two Books has introduced a business imprint known as Simplified. Business author Mike Michalowicz will curate the imprint, which will publish books by and for entrepreneurs.

Revenue rose 2.1% in the third quarter at B&NE, with the college bookstore turning a net loss last year into a profit in the most recent period. Still, long-term profitability remains elusive.

Swiss-born literary and artists’ agent Annabeth Suter died of natural causes on February 14 in Bern, Switzerland. She was 91.

In his new book, Voice for the Voiceless, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader details his lifetime of futile negotiations with China and predicts his reincarnation will be found someday in the free world.

The head of Amazon Publishing's U.S. business has been put in charge of its worldwide publishing operation. Her goal: "to mint international best sellers across languages and formats."

The nonprofit’s new report, Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries: An Investigation Into Digital Content Suppression, details the targeting of educational databases and the rise of legal challenges against libraries.

The Academy Award–winning director is set to helm the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s 2008 novel as a feature film for Apple, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Apple also plans to develop the other three novels in Robinson's Gilead series, with Scorsese and Todd Field attached to write, direct, and produce.

The respected literary press, founded in 2002, will become an imprint of the expanding independent publisher Zando, which was launched by former Crown publisher Molly Stern in 2020.