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Second Home
Book manufacturer Lakeside Book Company has acquired Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, the distribution arm of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler Baker & Taylor. A federal judge has upheld the preliminary injunction blocking the White House’s gutting of the IMLS and several other federal agencies. Former HarperCollins independent retail sales director Mary Beth Thomas is joining Hachette Book Group as field sales director overseeing the publisher’s indie bookstore channel. The motorboat captain involved in the crash that killed Bloomsbury US president Adrienne Vaughan in 2023 has been found guilty of manslaughter, reports CBS News. A Texas A&M committee ruled that the university’s firing of a professor who discussed gender identity in their children’s literature course was “not justified,” per the AP. Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk talked with TechCruch about the newsletter ecosystem and why he isn’t worried about saturation. NPR has unveiled its massive list of the year’s best books, and Dirt released the inaugural episode of its first literary podcast. And for the New Yorker, Kevin Lozano considers editor and critic Malcolm Cowley’s efforts to establish a uniquely American literary canon.
The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler. The purchase includes the print-on-demand operation located in BTPS’s headquarters in Ashland, Ohio. more »
Attorneys general for 21 states sued to prevent the federal government from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other agencies, and on November 21, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. upheld an earlier preliminary injunction. more »
with Jeremy Wagner
Novelist. Musician. Publisher. Producer. For Jeremy Wagner, there’s little he’s not interested in or hasn’t done. With his new novel Wretch (Dead Sky Publishing) publishing in January 2026, PW spoke with this modern-day Renaissance man about the appeal of splattercore fiction, working in multiple genres, and why writing lyrics is harder than writing prose. (Sponsored) MORE »
The former HarperCollins independent retail sales director, who left in 2023 amid a shakeup following the appointment of Ed Spade as sales president, will start her new role at Hachette Book Group on December 1. more »
James Islington’s epic fantasy The Strength of the Few takes the #1 spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus the latest collaboration between Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, The American Revolution, debuts at #8 on our hardcover nonfiction list, and John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, an October release, lands on our list for the first time. more »
Putnam preempts the debut novel by Mulholland Books editorial director Josh Kendall, Amistad takes two from Whiting Award winner Samuel Kolawole, and more. more »
See what we published in this week’s print issue of Publishers Weekly, including our mystery and thriller feature and more. »
The initiative, which offers a $25,000 publishing deal for an unpublished manuscript, marks the Black List’s first collaboration with a book publisher since broadening its scope from screenplays to fiction last year. more »
Westminster John Knox Press has appointed Green, who has been VP of publishing and editorial director since 2022, as the next president and publisher at the nearly 200-year-old Christian house. She succeeds David Dobson, who retired earlier this year. more »
The Book Industry Study Group is considering nominations for four two-year terms across four of its six member categories, including its publisher, distributor, retailer, and library seats. The two-year terms will start on July 1, 2026. more »
- National Account Manager, Special Markets - Little Bee Books - New York, NY.
- Help Desk Specialist - Edelweiss by Above the Treeline - ann arbor, MI.
- Book Design & Production Manager - Getty - Los Angeles, CA.
- Director of Acquisitions - Ballast Books - Jupiter.
- Editor/Senior Editor, LB INK - Hachette Book Group - New York.
Job Moves
- Beth Whitaker has been named executive director of the Hudson Valley Writers Center.
Bookstore News
- Oklahoma’s Newest Attraction: Tulsa-based Art Deco museum Decopolis has opened a second location that includes an onsite bookseller, FableRealm Bookstore, focused on fantasy and romantasy.
- South Carolina Gets Sweet: The Bluffton Bookshop will open in Bluffton next year, and will feature a dessert parlor alongside its books.
- Romance Bookshop to Land in Michigan: Dust & Blush Bookshop will open its doors in downtown Boyne City next spring.
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Our Latest Starred ReviewsCheck out all the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week. more »
The Widow by John Grisham is the #1 title on our adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘One Bad Mother: In Praise of Psycho Housewives, Stage Parents, Momfluencers, and Other Women We Love to Hate’ by Ej Dickson“New York magazine writer Dickson debuts with a smart and funny exploration of what it means to be a ‘bad mom.’... This provocative critique will challenge readers’ assumptions about motherhood.” more »
An inside look at the publication process for the filmmaker’s debut novel. more »
Picture of the Day
On November 12, (from l.) freelance book publicists Holly Watson, Kim Dower, Megan Beatie, Kathleen Carter, and Angela Baggetta joined forces to host a party at the Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles gathering local media, literary agents, and booksellers from across L.A.
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