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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...

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...

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...

Publishing Industry News Study reveals books boost dating appeal among Dutch singles A Dutch survey found that young adults increasingly judge potential partners by the contents of their bookshelves, with more than half associating reading with intelligence and attractiveness. The report...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Danish students will soon face lawsuits for pirating digital textbooks A Danish anti‑piracy group says it will sue students caught sharing illicit digital textbooks but refused to say how many it plans to target or which platforms it is monitoring. The...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Manga publishing looks east as Japan courts India Japanese publishers deployed manga creator Yoshitoki Ōima on a January tour of the New Delhi World Book Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival, positioning India not as a sideline but as the next big manga...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Amazon posts record results Amazon’s latest earnings report showed its AWS cloud division powering a 14% jump in Q4 revenue to $213.4 billion, with overall sales hitting $716.9 billion for 2025 and net income surging to $77.7 billion; CEO Andy Jassy...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News IBPA charts three-year plan The Independent Book Publishers Association announced a new three‑year strategy to modernize operations, boost equity and inclusion, build partnerships and expand educational programs. The plan responds to rapid change in AI...

“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.” Junot Diaz

A couple of years back, Litopian Annie Summerlee started workshopping and Huddling a new writing project. If you've ever watched Litopia’s Pop-Up Submissions on YouTube, you’ll immediately recognize Annie – her brilliant manuscript crits were incisive, helpful and often very funny! Well, fast...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 3rd February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Bookwire Names Andrew Weinstein as U.S. Lead Bookwire tapped former Scribd executive Andrew Weinstein to spearhead its U.S. expansion; the hire follows private‑equity firm Insight Partners' recent purchase of...

Daily Book News Monday, 2nd February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of February 2, 2026 Publishers Weekly reported on a flurry of book deals. Mira bought Jasmine Mas’s romantasy duology “Powers Unbound” for a mid–six‑figure sum, Viking acquired comedian...

Daily Book News Friday, 30th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Collective Book Studio starts Tiny Torch Books imprint The Collective Book Studio expanded into children’s publishing, unveiling the Tiny Torch Books imprint and appointing Rebekah Lovato Piatte to lead it...