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May 6, 2026
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The latest in traditional publishing, marketing & promotion, culture & politics, and AI.
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May 6, 2026
Eerdmans launches new nonfiction imprint
The imprint will tackle existential questions for readers wherever they are on the spirituality spectrum.
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May 6, 2026
New children’s imprint at TokyoPop
Starting this fall, TokyoPop Kids will publish manga, graphic novels, picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels.
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May 6, 2026
New nonfiction imprint from Bloomsbury India and Say Again Press
The imprint will publish titles across sports, health, autobiography, and business.
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May 6, 2026
Chronicle accepting unagented children’s work through May 10
In honor of Children’s Book Week, Chronicle is accepting unagented manuscripts through May 10.
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April 29, 2026
Why Book Sales Figures Are So Hard to Interpret (and Complete Sales Figures Nearly Impossible to Find)
We attempt to clarify the claim that half of all books sell fewer than a dozen copies—a statistic for which this newsletter is partially responsible.
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April 29, 2026
Canadians now have an alternative to shopping at Amazon
Booksellers.ca is the first online bookselling platform to serve both the English- and French-language readers across Canada.
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April 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026
New publisher: Lost Kite Editions
The Minneapolis-based nonprofit publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from underrepresented writers.
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April 29, 2026
Audible’s ACX discontinuing legacy royalty model
The service is shifting to a pooling model where audiobook royalties are affected by how much an Audible member consumes in a month.
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April 22, 2026
Small Press Insights: bestseller tracking site
Author Jim Hanas has launched a website called Small Press Insights that reveals which small-press books are selling on Amazon.
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April 22, 2026
New cookbook imprint at Skyhorse
Skyhorse Publishing has launched new cookbook imprint Golden Grove Publishing with Culinary Book Creations CEO James O. Fraioli.
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April 22, 2026
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April 22, 2026
How Faire Fills a Distribution Gap for Publishers
Faire is a tech wholesale B2B marketplace built for the gift, jewelry, and home goods market, but increasingly used by publishers and bookstores.
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April 22, 2026
New agent at Mansion Street Literary Management
Katie Ferriello has joined as literary agent, focusing on romance, fantasy, and children’s literature.
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April 20, 2026
AI and Libraries: Why Librarians May Become Arbiters of Reality
Librarians are managing AI’s real-world effects, making them publishing’s early warning system on reliability, trust, and the limits of AI literacy.
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April 15, 2026
New imprint: Caleb and Kyle Publishing
It will focus on English-language originals with previously unpublished English translations of successful German titles.
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April 15, 2026
Links of Interest: April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026
Barnes & Noble Press sets minimum paperback price of $14.99, among other new guidelines
Cost pressures on print have been increasing, but this requirement will prove challenging for novellas, poetry, or works with low page counts.
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April 15, 2026
Defendants in the Crave copyright case demand that their collective $3.4 million in legal fees be covered
US copyright law allows for the prevailing party to recover legal fees, although it’s discretionary and not automatic.
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April 8, 2026
New translation imprint: Avocado House
Yen Press is launching a new imprint, Avocado House, dedicated to fiction and nonfiction in translation, about 12 titles per year.
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April 8, 2026
Beventi adds ticket ordering for bookstores
The new feature enables readers to purchase event tickets and pre-order books in a single transaction.
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April 8, 2026
Links of Interest: April 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026
The Bifurcation of Rights: What’s Old Is New Again
As self-publishing-to-traditional deals pick up in volume, so does the opportunity to split formats across differently-specialized publishers.
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April 8, 2026
Readers respond
Responses to stories about plagiarism checks in the media, steering AI toward a happy future, and school visits for children’s authors.
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April 1, 2026
New publisher: One Book Publishing
What started as a way to publish Alexei Navalny’s memoir is now branching out into other publications for Russian speakers worldwide.
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April 1, 2026
New translation prize from a literary agency
The David Bellos Translation Prize, championing global literary voices, will be awarded to translations of fiction into English.
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April 1, 2026
New children’s imprint: Curiosity Unlocked Books
The new imprint from educational publisher Teacher Created Materials will publish fiction and nonfiction for young readers up to age 12.
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April 1, 2026
Links of Interest: April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026
New series of translated novels
New World Editions is introducing a series of translated novels by authors from one country for every letter of the alphabet.
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