2025

Today's Book News Friday, 14th November, 2025 Webtoon Posts $11 Million Q3 Loss Webtoon Entertainment, which owns Wattpad, reported that third‑quarter revenue rose 8.7% year‑on‑year to $378 million, but higher costs for marketing, personnel and content pushed the company to a net loss of $11.1...

Globe Pequot Adds Another Publisher Globe Pequot Publishing Group acquired nearly all titles from Tucson‑based Rio Nuevo Publishers, known for books on Southwestern arts, crafts, cooking, history and architecture. The purchase, which includes a children’s imprint, turns Rio Nuevo into a Globe...

Today's Book News Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 New and Forthcoming Academic Religion Books Publishers preview forthcoming academic religion titles ahead of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature meeting, highlighting books on theology, activism and accessible...

Today's Book News Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 Beach Reads: PW Talks with Chad Leonard An interview with Vero Beach Book Center owner Chad Leonard where he discusses taking over his family’s bookstore, the importance of loyal staff and community support, and his passion for hosting author...

Today's Book News Saturday, 8th November, 2025 University Presses Continue Their Missions University presses remain committed to their missions despite financial pressures and political headwinds. Leaders said they are navigating funding cuts and market challenges while preserving scholarly...

Today's Book News Friday, 7th November, 2025 Authors Guild Webinar Talks Self‑Publishing, Conglomeration An Authors Guild webinar featuring author Mike Castleman and CEO Mary Rasenberger warned that digital self‑publishing has created an oversupply of books, with about 2.5 million titles...

Today's Book News Thursday, 6th November, 2025 (I've broadened out the scope of sources we cover, to include more self-publishing and more educational publishing - hope this is useful to you) Another 'Best Bookstore' Will Open, Part of a Downtown San Francisco Revival San Francisco booksellers...

Here we have it! The official thread for July's LiNoWriMo. 1. Comment below to say you're want to join the event. 2. Tell us a bit about the project you're going to focus on for July. (It can be any project, new or old) 3. Give us a goal you want to hit. (Going for the full 50k like a...

New blog post by AgentPete Safeguarding Writers’ Mental Health In 2025 Writers are, by definition, people of heightened awareness and sensitivity. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t – couldn’t – be a writer. Yet in a world that increasingly seems to fetishize cruelty, revenge and malice – as...