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DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Sarah Barley launches imprint at S&S Veteran editor Sarah Barley has set up Sarah Barley Books under Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; its first two novels have already hit bestseller lists. Barley plans just two or three titles a year...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Larrikin acquires John Purcell’s action‑thriller Larrikin House bought John Purcell’s novel **The Amateur’s Guide to Killing Bad Guys**, a fast‑paced thriller in which entrepreneur Matthew Burton stumbles on a thumb drive listing those responsible for a...

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Publishing Industry News Simon & Schuster launches inaugural religion list Simon & Schuster announced the first nine titles for its new religion list, with releases running from September into 2027. Authors moved to the general market for greater flexibility, with highlights including marriage...

Publishing Industry News All publishers back Bangladesh’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair after boycott fears Bangladeshi publishers threatened to boycott the 2026 Amar Ekushey Book Fair over Ramadan scheduling and stall allocations, but last‑minute talks with the government and Bangla Academy resolved...

Publishing Industry News Atlantic pre‑empts Dutch bestseller on fascism Atlantic Books pre‑empted rights to Dutch writer Rosan Smits’s *This Is Fascism: A Wake‑Up Call*, a bestseller that argues fascism is not just a historical phenomenon. The publisher will release the book in the UK...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News PRH options Friday Barnes and Bookshop Detectives Penguin Random House Australia and New Zealand has optioned the screen rights to RA Spratt’s Friday Barnes series and Gareth and Louise Ward’s Bookshop Detectives, turning the exploits of an 11‑year‑old...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Red Wheel to Distribute New World Library Mind‑body press Red Wheel/Weiser will take over distribution of New World Library’s roughly 600‑title catalogue from PGW on 1 September. The move aligns two New Age publishers – New World’s list includes Eckhart...

Publishing Industry News Around the Book World: Monday, February 16, 2026 – Publishing Perspectives Publishing Perspectives’ international round‑up spotlighted anti‑piracy crackdowns in India and Italy, Taiwan’s rapid shift towards audiobook streaming and France’s free digital training sessions...

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Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of February 16 2026 Publishers Weekly reports that Grand Central preempted world rights to **Blair**, Cecily von Ziegesar’s novel imagining a grown‑up Blair from *Gossip Girl*, while Crown preempted a three‑book series reinventing Nancy Drew as a...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Grand Central preempts Cecily von Ziegesar’s 20‑years‑later Gossip Girl novel The week’s biggest deal saw Grand Central preempt world rights to Blair, a novel by Cecily von Ziegesar set twenty years after the original Gossip Girl series, with publication...

Publishing Industry News Crown, Grand Central Snag Novels Revisiting Beloved Characters as Adults Grand Central pre‑empted world rights to Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Blair”, a novel that imagines the Gossip Girl characters as adults, while Crown acquired a new trilogy by E. Lockhart and...

Daily Book News Thursday, 12th February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Liate Stehlik promoted to CEO of HarperCollins U.S. Trade HarperCollins elevated Liate Stehlik from running the Morrow Group and children’s division to CEO and publisher of its U.S. trade arm, expanding her...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 11th February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Trade sales mixed in 2025 while religion sales rose The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report showed that US trade revenue edged up about 1.1% in 2025 despite adult book sales declining...