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Bounce Back
New data from the AAP shows the book business rebounding after a slow summer, with sales increasing more than 14% in September thanks to gains in four major segments. Scholastic has sold its Manhattan headquarters as well as its primary distribution site in Jefferson, Mo., and plans to continue operating out of both facilities as a lessee. Canadian children’s publisher Kids Can Press denounced U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in a mock book cover referencing the Trump administration’s boat strikes in the Caribbean, the Hill reports. Netflix has expressed interest in adapting Robert Caro’s The Power Broker, though rightsholders are so far reluctant to make a deal, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Amid the ongoing class action copyright suit against OpenAI, the court is pressing the tech firm to explain why it deleted datasets of pirated books prior to ChatGPT’s release in 2022, per Ars Technica. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 Amazon employees signed an open letter calling the company’s “aggressive” AI strategy a threat to the climate and democracy, Fortune reports. The New York Times picked its 10 best books of 2025. And novelist Daniel Woodrell, best known for Winter’s Bone, has died at 72.
After sales slumped in July and August, business rebounded in September, according to the AAP’s StatShot report. Sales in the month were up 14.4% at 1,324 publishers, as increases in four major segments offset declines in three others. more »
The sale of its Broadway headquarters and Jefferson City, Mo., distribution hub is expected to generate $401 million in net proceeds for the children’s publisher. more »
A washed-up rock star gets his old band back together for one final gig—and one daring heist—in this funny, touching, nostalgic twist on the heist novel from Pushcart Prize–winning author Michael Kardos. “Kardos (Bluff) triumphs in this playful caper” (Publishers Weekly). (Sponsored) More »
Cadenas, who previously served as editorial director for entertainment at Thrillist and has held editorial roles at New York magazine and Entertainment Weekly, will oversee Publishers Weekly’s news department. more »
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (bottom), Paige Terlip (top), and Jennifer March Soloway have founded Starling Literary + Media, dedicated to both children’s and adult authors and illustrators. The trio previously worked at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. more »
Kan comes to the literary agency from Regal Hoffman & Associates, which she initially joined to build a Spanish-language literary list. At Massie McQuilkin & Altman, she will focus on “voice-driven literary fiction and select nonfiction.” more »
As part of its annual effort to send free books to incarcerated readers, the Chicago-based progressive publisher aims to raise $20,000 to cover the production and shipping costs of 2,000 titles from its catalog. more »
The advocacy organization for women in publishing, led by Bodour Al Qasimi, has teamed with the U.K.-based AI advertising platform to offer AI education to women-led publishing businesses around the world. more »
In Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century (Princeton University Press), coeditors and English professors Sinykin and Winant seek to redefine the technique as a way to make and understand arguments, with uses beyond literary studies. more »
- Marketing Director - MamaBear Books - Austin, TX.
- Managing Editor - Nosy Crow - Lincoln, MA.
- Art Director - Novelty Publishing - Confidential - New York, NY.
- Educational Technology Specialist - W.W. Norton & Company - Denver, CO.
- Senior Vice President (SVP), Commercial Operations - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY.
Job Moves
- Jason LaCoursier is joining Simon & Schuster as VP of distribution operations, effective December 15. He succeeds Pat Kelman.
- Katherine Codega has left the role of art coordination associate at Candlewick Press.
- Alexander Slater has joined Ingram Content Group’s MediaScout as manager.
Awards News
- PSLA Launches Writers Scholarship: In celebration of its 20th anniversary, P.S. Literary Agency has launched its Emerging Writers Scholarship, which offers $1,000 and one-on-one mentorship to support unpublished and underrepresented writers.
- Tom Paulin Wins PEN Heaney Prize: The author’s Namanlagh has won this year’s PEN Heaney Prize, presented by the U.K.-based English PEN, the Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, and the Estate of Seamus Heaney.
Bookstore News
- Indie Bookstore Lands in San Diego: Library Shop Mission Hills opened its doors earlier this week.
- North Carolina’s Newest Bookshop: Main & Mountain Bookstore opened last weekend in downtown Kernersville.
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The Miracles Among Us by Marc Siegel is the #1 title on our adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list »
‘The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet’ by Yi-Ling Liu“This incisive, empathetic debut study from journalist Liu examines three decades of the internet’s evolution in China, from the mid-1990s explosion of microblogs and message boards that corresponded with the country’s increasing liberalization, to the mid-aughts raising of the Great Firewall.... It amounts to a vital and subversive window into a cloistered but sprawling online world.” more »
Picture of the Day
APA Style was featured as a gold sponsor during the National Council of Teachers of English’s annual convention, held November 20–23 in Denver. In attendance were APA staff members, including (from l.) marketing manager Robyn Lee, development specialist Jasmine Bridges, and marketing director Jason Wells.
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