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September 2, 2026
New agent at Heirloom Literary & Media
Sahar Kashi has joined Heirloom Literary & Media and will represent YA and adult authors.
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September 2, 2026
New Jewish publisher: Canary
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September 2, 2026
Spanish-language and bilingual bookstore expanding into children’s publishing
¡Viva! Los Libros, founded in 2020 in Chicago, will start publishing bilingual books.
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September 2, 2026
New imprint focused on novellas at Hachette
Singularity is a new imprint from Union Square & Co. (part of Hachette) that will publish 10-12 paperback titles per year.
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August 26, 2026
Insight Editions launches Naga Archives
The new imprint will focus on “supernatural technologies, mythical creatures, occult iconography, and forgotten belief systems.”
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August 26, 2026
Links of Interest: August 26, 2026
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August 26, 2026
Harper Collins launches manga imprint
KAZÉ from Harper Collins will be a collaborative, creator-focused imprint publishing manga, manhwa, and manhua for English-language readers.
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August 26, 2026
Why Top Literary Magazines Charge Writers Who Submit: Q&A with Benjamin Davis of Chill Subs
Benjamin Davis of Chill Subs explains why prestigious literary magazines charge submission fees, what's broken in the market, and how new journals might survive.
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August 26, 2026
Bindery Books launches a new fiction imprint
Bindery's new imprint will be run by the people at the true crime and horror podcast Last Podcast on the Left.
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August 19, 2026
Links of Interest: August 19, 2026
Activity books are booming as screen-free entertainment, panic over Gen Z’s reading habits is overblown, and more recent news.
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August 19, 2026
New agency: July First Literary
Agent Brent Taylor has launched July First Literary, specializing in commercial fiction. They are not yet open to submissions.
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August 19, 2026
Lit Circle: connecting readers with local author events
A former bookstore owner in Chicago has launched an online platform that connects readers with local author events and literary programming.
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August 19, 2026
Ingram officially launches competitor to Edelweiss and NetGalley
Since Edelweiss changed hands recently and increased prices on publishers, there’s been an opening for a competitor to step into the space.
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August 12, 2026
Influencer Marketing Works. Can Authors Buy Their Way In?
For authors, the question is whether personally pursuing it works—and if it’s possible to pay for it in a way that leads to meaningful sales.
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August 12, 2026
Obama hosting a books podcast
Former president Barack Obama will discuss six books that shaped his life as part of a limited-series Audible podcast launching on Sept. 24.
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August 12, 2026
Spotify introduces new label for AI-generated artist identities
Spotify will roll out an AI Persona badge that signals an artist’s identity may be AI generated and does not represent a real person.
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August 12, 2026
New imprint: Harper Catholic
Building on Catholic Bible Press, the effort will expand into spiritual classics, theology, devotional works, and memoir.
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August 12, 2026
Links of Interest: August 12, 2026
Publishers don’t fact-check memoir, HarperCollins CEO calls for industry-wide solutions on AI, and more industry news.
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August 5, 2026
Audible launches Audible for Business
The service allows audiobooks to be sold and distributed in bulk for events and conferences, large groups of employees, or marketing campaigns.
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August 5, 2026
Wicked Son Press (a division of Post Hill) launches a fiction imprint
Meg Keene Books will release four to six novels per year to elevate Jewish voices and contribute to Jewish literary conversation.
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August 5, 2026
Links of Interest: August 5, 2026
Poets find copyrighted work on Giggle Academy, and Princeton University Press partners with AI licensing firm.
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August 5, 2026
New publisher: Enigma Editions
Enigma is composed of the former staff of Archway Editions, and will publish a “genre-blind list.”
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August 5, 2026
Zenòdot update: find works in translation
The database that helps readers find book translations now taps into 50 sources and covers national libraries from every continent.
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July 29, 2026
Links of Interest: July 29, 2026
A former Congresswoman is pivoting to book influencing, the rise of romance bookstores in rural areas, and more.
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July 29, 2026
Oslo-based bookstore launches publishing imprint
Oslo’s sole English-language bookstore has launched an imprint, Prismatic Press, to serve Norway-based authors who write in English.
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July 29, 2026
Gay adult entertainment company launches publishing arm
San Francisco–based Falcon | Naked Sword is launching FalconInk, a publishing house focused on erotic fiction and targeting women readers.
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July 29, 2026
New fiction imprint from Simon & Schuster UK: Simon Stream
This is yet another Big Five initiative to pick up successful self-published authors from around the globe.
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July 29, 2026
Harlequin launches a new romantasy imprint: MoonFire
According to the publisher, “MoonFire will publish…paranormal, cosy, and dark fantasy romance, both accessible and commercially appealing.”
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July 28, 2026
How I Sold 1,000 Copies of My Self-Published Memoir in Five Months
This debut memoirist kept asking one question: What’s the next thing I can do that puts this book in front of readers?
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July 22, 2026
How Publishers Can Support Collaborative Author Marketing
Some publishers who have found ways to promote author collaborations as part of their own directed efforts. When done well, everyone benefits.
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