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Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News akaStory Nets Three Romance Titles for Inaugural List Kate Roddy at Abrams’s new imprint akaStory acquired North American rights to Kristen Gordon Chaudière’s forthcoming romance *The Paris Proposal* and two...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026 Publishing Industry News IMLS commits $2.75 million to fight antisemitism The Institute of Museum and Library Services marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by awarding nearly $2.75 million in grants to U.S. libraries and museums for...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 27th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Insight Partners buys GEMA stake in Zebralution, raising digital distribution concerns The German collecting society GEMA sold its stake in Zebralution to Insight Partners, meaning the private‑equity firm now controls both...

I noticed that, Mick. Not sure where it's coming from, but it will be corrected.

Publishing Industry News Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued ReaderLink, the key U.S. distributor of mass‑market paperbacks, has stopped carrying the format, signalling an end to the cheap rack‑sized novels that once dominated airports and supermarkets. Good e‑Reader reports that publishers...

The Author Platform will be coming out of beta quite soon but, before then, a lot of programming work is taking place behind the scenes. If you are one of our beta testers (and thank you for being one!) then you will likely sees changes in functionality and sometimes loss of functionality. None...

Daily Book News Friday, 23rd January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Libro.fm Reports Growth in 2025, Launches Annual Subscription The audiobook platform supporting independent bookshops reported strong 2025 results and unveiled a new annual plan giving 12 monthly credits plus a...

Daily Book News Thursday, 22nd January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Legendary Agent Georges Borchardt Dies at 97 Literary agent Georges Borchardt, who introduced major European writers to American readers and represented more than 200 authors, died on January 18 at age 97...

Fyi, I’m now looking for audiobook stories, too. It’s rather strange, tho… audiobooks are clearly a really important growth area, but they’re not well served by any specialist media that I can see. In fact, Audiofile magazine has recently been taken over & incorporated into Kirkus Reviews...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 21st January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Libraro, Hachette UK and LoveReading launch £50k reader‑led prize Publishing Perspectives reports that a new prize will let readers vote on manuscripts; the winner receives £50,000 and a book deal with...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 20th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Boldwood bolsters romance editorial team with two new hires Romance specialist Boldwood Books hired Emma Grundy‑Haigh as editorial director and brought in Jasmine Callaghan as senior commissioning editor...

Daily Book News Monday, 19th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Vietnamese children’s books break through international markets Vietnam’s Slowbooks, founded by Nguyen Huu Quynh Huong, has sold picture‑book rights abroad, including to Korean publisher Seomdre, and plans an...

Daily Book News Sunday, 18th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Publishers, libraries and authors sue to stop book bans across America A coalition led by Penguin Random House, other major publishers and the ACLU launched lawsuits in Utah, Iowa and Idaho to halt laws that...

Daily Book News Saturday, 17th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of January 19, 2026 Viking acquired Ruth Graham’s “Sons of God,” Tiny Reparations took Phoebe Robinson’s “Rich Auntie,” and other publishers snapped up books ranging from Reba McQueen’s...

Daily Book News Friday, 16th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Cardinal to Publish New Novel by Min Jin Lee Grand Central Publishing’s Cardinal imprint acquired Min Jin Lee’s novel American Hagwon for North American and audio rights. Due out on 29 September, the book...