Friday, 3 February 2023
In the US, the shortlists for the 2022 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction Dr No (Percival Everett, Graywolf) A New Name (Jon Fosse, trans...

Thursday, 2 February 2023
In the US, HarperCollins plans to cut 5% of its employees in North American by 30 June, reports Publishers Weekly. In a memo to employees, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said...

Friday, 20 January 2023
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones posted an increased profit and revenue in the year ending April 2022, a recovery to the company’s finances following a plunge during multiple lockdowns...

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Book sales in Germany were down 2.1% by value in 2022, according to statistics from the country’s publishers’ and booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (BDG), reports Publishing Perspectives. The...

Monday, 16 January 2023
In the UK, 50% of independent bookshops responding to a Booksellers Association (BA) survey reported sales increased this Christmas compared to last, reports the Bookseller. Sales of the BA’s National...

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
In the US, Publishers Weekly has reported that sales of print books fell by 6.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales totalled 788.7 million...

Monday, 9 January 2023
Bertelsmann, parent company of Penguin Random House (PRH), announced in December last year that PRH CEO Markus Dohle was stepping down from the role at the end of 2022, ‘and...

Friday, 9 December 2022
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) parent company Paramount CEO Bob Bakish said the company still plans to sell the publisher, reports Publishers Weekly. Speaking at a UBS media...

Thursday, 8 December 2022
HarperCollins US CEO Brian Murray has written an open letter to authors and agents addressing details behind the publisher’s stalled negotiations with the union representing its striking workers, reports Publishers...

Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Hachette UK has acquired independent Welbeck Publishing Group (WPG), reports the Bookseller. Welbeck’s adult trade, gift and illustrated titles will become part of Headline Publishing Group, while Welbeck’s children’s list...

Thursday, 1 December 2022
More than 150 literary agents have signed an open letter pledging not to submit new work to HarperCollins US in support of striking workers, reports the Bookseller. Approximately 250 unionised...

Friday, 25 November 2022
In the US, a class action lawsuit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of colluding to fix ebook prices has been re-filed in federal court, reports Publishers Weekly. In...

Thursday, 24 November 2022
In the UK, a Publishers Association survey has found more than half of young readers have credited BookTok or book influencers with helping them ‘discover a passion for reading’, reports...

Monday, 21 November 2022
TikTok Shop UK has launched a new books category to enable users to buy titles from partner organisations via the social media platform, reports the Bookseller. Partner organisations at launch...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022
In the UK, a Nielsen BookData report has found audiobook purchasing growth slowed in the first half of 2022, but sales are still expected to improve, reports the Bookseller. Nielsen’s...

Thursday, 10 November 2022
In the US, HarperCollins' global revenue was down 11% and earnings fell 54% in the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year compared to the same period last year, reports...

Friday, 28 October 2022
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has announced the shortlist for its annual Book of the Year award. The 10 shortlisted titles are: The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O’Farrell, Tinder Press) Heartstopper Volume...

Monday, 24 October 2022
Around 90,000 visitors from more than 100 nations attended Frankfurt Book Fair’s (FBF) official trade days, reports Publishing Perspectives. FBF president and CEO Juergen Boos said the number of visitors...