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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...

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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...

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...

Daily Book News Thursday, 15th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Fleet scoops Séamas O’Reilly’s debut novel Fleet, the UK imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired Observer columnist Séamas O’Reilly’s first novel, giving the columnist’s fictional debut a home and promising...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 13th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Folio Literary Management acquires Greenhouse Literary Agency Folio Literary Management bought transatlantic children’s agency Greenhouse from Coolabi Group. The deal transfers Greenhouse’s staff and roster to Folio Jr...

Daily Book News Monday, 12th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Freida McFadden signs new three‑book deal with Sourcebooks Bestselling thriller author Freida McFadden, who had three of 2025’s top‑selling books, extended her partnership with Sourcebooks. The publisher bought world English...

# Daily Book News Saturday, 10th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Freida McFadden re‑ups with Sourcebooks The psychological‑thriller phenom has extended her partnership with Sourcebooks through 2028, signing for three new hardcovers after selling more than six million copies of her...

Daily Book News Friday, 9th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Marble Press Acquires CamCat Publishing Assets from B&T Marble Press purchased CamCat Publishing’s catalogue and intellectual property from Baker & Taylor, obtaining 124 adult and YA titles and planning to release 10–15 new...

Daily Book News Thursday, 8th January 2026 Publishing Industry News B&T Liquidation Firm Holds Closeout Sale The GA Group is selling more than 465,000 books left from Baker & Taylor’s liquidation, with the stock valued at roughly $7.8 million; offers were due by the end of 7 Jan, signalling...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 7th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Religion publishers snap up suspense, midlife and parenting books HarperCollins Christian Publishing acquired a romantic‑suspense trilogy, WaterBrook signed a two‑book project on navigating midlife...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 6th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of January 5, 2026 The latest deal round‑up sees Ibram X. Kendi’s nonfiction manifesto Chain of Ideas picked up by One World, Emma Donoghue’s dystopian Blaze snapped up by Summit, Dell preempting Lilly Lu’s...

Daily Book News Monday, 5th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of January 5, 2026 One World bought Ibram X. Kendi’s “Chain of Ideas” on the spread of Great Replacement theory, Summit pre‑empted Emma Donoghue’s dystopian pigeon‑narrated novel “Blaze,” and...

Daily Book News Sunday, 4th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Post-B&T, Vendors Jostle for the Library Market After wholesaler Baker & Taylor’s closure left libraries scrambling, vendors like Amazon Business, Barnes & Noble, Ingram and Libraria rushed to fill the gap...