Audiobook
Sales Up Again in 2016, Posting Double-Digit Gains Total sales of audiobooks rose 18.2%, to an estimated $2.1 billion. Unit sales for the year were up even more, rising 33.9% over 2015, to 89.5 million. more »
Workman
Expands Children’s Group; Nayeri Promoted to Publisher Workman’s children’s division has announced plans to enlarge its publishing program, with the addition of new editorial and production staff, an accelerated publishing schedule, and several promotions. more »
PRH
Acquires Literary-Themed Apparel Company The publisher has acquired Out of Print, which produces and retails literary-themed apparel, accessories, and home goods. more »
Lee Estate
Endorses 'Mockingbird' GN: The new graphic novel is the latest
in a number of posthumous projects based on the work of the notoriously
publicity-shy Harper Lee.
Freight Books
Prepares Sell-Offs: Dozens of authors face deepening uncertainty
over their future after Scottish publisher Freight Books revealed plans to sell
the company.
The Well-Read
Black Girl Festival Is On: The online community is riding a wave
of support straight to Brooklyn in time for book festival season.
Dylan Gives
Literature a Search Spike: Online searches for the word on the
Merriam-Webster website increased 383% after Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize acceptance
speech.
'Trout Fishing
in America' Turns 50: Is Richard Brautigan’s most famous novel a
minor masterpiece or naive relic?
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