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PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Noah Perkins Noah Perkins, the founder of the Young Publishers Association, is highlighted for his commitment to fostering in‑person connections among young book‑industry workers. The article notes that the organisation has evolved from a casual bar meet‑up into a...

PW Star Watch 2025 Finalist: Katy O’Donnell Haymarket Books editorial director Katy O’Donnell was named a PW Star Watch finalist for 2025. The article notes that she has embraced Haymarket’s political mission, helped deliver several New York Times bestsellers and driven a 25 % sales increase by...

(Apologies for this giga-dump of the latest news, I’m aiming to post daily but the past week has taken me away from the computer for one meeting after another! Catching up now). How ‘Deeper Than the Ocean’ by Mirta Ojito Got Made Pulitzer‑winning journalist Mirta Ojito drew on her mother’s...

HarperCollins Productions and Fox Entertainment sign page‑to‑screen development deal Under a new first‑look arrangement, HarperCollins Productions’ Avon A imprint partnered with Fox Entertainment Studios to develop television series, films, and platform‑specific movies inspired by Avon A titles...

Redmayne Resigns from HC UK, Elton Named Interim CEO HarperCollins UK chief executive Charlie Redmayne resigned from his role. Group managing director Kate Elton was appointed interim CEO, taking responsibility for UK and Irish operations while reporting to HarperCollins global CEO Brian...

PRH wins slow‑burn romantasy debut in six‑figure pre‑empt Penguin Random House Children’s pre‑empted Charlotte B. Plumb’s debut novel *Reap & Sow* in a six‑figure deal. Described as a slow‑burn, gothic romantasy with an atmospheric tone and emotionally resonant characters, the novel will lead...

This Week’s Bestsellers: October 6, 2025 The U.S. bestseller list for early October saw Vice‑President Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir *107 Days* debut at number 1 overall. In hardcover fiction, SenLinYu’s *Alchemised* (based on her *Harry Potter* fanfic) topped the chart, followed by Brynne...

Panel Mania: ‘Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon’ by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman DC Comics’ new “Absolute Wonder Woman” line reimagines the hero’s origin. Diana is raised by the sorceress Circe after Themyscira is destroyed and must confront a monstrous pilot named Steve...

This Week’s Bestsellers: September 22, 2025 Dan Brown’s thriller *The Secret of Secrets* shot straight to the top of Publishers Weekly’s hardcover fiction list, knocking Colleen Hoover’s *It Ends With Us* to #2. Mick Herron’s *Clown Town* joined his popular spy series on the list, and new titles...

Marco Jochum named PRH’s EVP and Director of Global Human Resources Penguin Random House promoted Marco Jochum to executive vice‑president and director of global human resources. In the new role he will convene HR leaders across the company and continue heading the HR function at PRH Germany...

Trump sues Penguin Random House for $15 billion Former U.S. president Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, Penguin Random House and the authors of the book *Lucky Loser*, seeking $15 billion in damages. He claims the book and a series of Times articles disparage...

Self‑Publishers Rise Up at 2025 Ignatz Awards Independent creators made an impressive showing at the 28th annual Ignatz Awards at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland. Fantagraphics took two of the evening’s biggest prizes, but the article notes that many self‑published and small‑press...

Tariq Ashkanani and David Goodman triumph at Bloody Scotland At the Bloody Scotland festival, crime writers Tariq Ashkanani and David Goodman – both previously featured as support acts in the Crime in the Spotlight programme – won top honours. Their success highlights how the festival helps...

(I'm still fiddling with this, there may be some duplication with yesterday's list...) This Week’s Bestsellers: September 15, 2025 New picture books dominate the latest Publisher Weekly bestseller list. A Stephen King and Maurice Sendak retelling of *Hansel and Gretel* tops the picture‑book...

Sorry about yesterday, here is today's summary. I may try to automate the posting procedure here so that it still gets posted even if I'm not physically at my desk to do so... :) p. - Words Without Borders Receives $100,000 Grant – The Hawthornden Foundation gave Words Without Borders a...

I get a daily summary of the most important publishing news (UK and US) from the usual trade news sources… today’s bulletin is below. I’d be happy to share it in the Colony… Let me know if you might find this useful, or if it would be overkill. --- Author Sam Blake urges 'better protections'...

Delighted to share some award news from the southern hemisphere! I've had three works shortlisted in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards and another three shortlisted across four categories in the Aurealis Awards. Sir Julius Vogel (NZ, fan-voted – if you nominated me in these, massive thank you) The...

The Bridport Prize, famous for 'discovering' Kate Atkinson, and which includes categories for poetry, short story, novel and flash fiction, closes 31 May. This year it includes a Never Too Late Award for writers of 60+ which, it says, 'unlocks the hidden talent of older writers'. It applies...

Just watched the video on using prefixes so I've had to change my prefix from "NEWS" to "FANARE". I haven't blogged for a while now because I have been up to my eye-balls doing this:

You may have been wondering what in tarnation happened to the conclusion of last month’s OPS contest. Well, you have every right to wonder. But wonder no more! For behold! Here are the voting results… Followed by some extremely good news… Gold Winner: 100 LitBits go to @Rich. Silver...