Penguin Random House plans its worldwide release of A Promised Land, volume 1 of this presidential memoir by Barack Obama, on November 17.
The UK’s Booker Prize for Fiction Announces Its 2020 Shortlist
The six-title Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist carries forward four of the eight debuts that were included in its late-July longlist.
BBC Studios Names PRH the Publishing Partner for Australia’s ‘Bluey’
Going into the American market in October and the British market in mid-20201, the animated series about a dog family has a deal with PRH.
Aspen Institute: ‘Changing the Narrative’ on Diversity in Publishing
In a straightforward discussion, even the concept of inclusivity was called out for assumptions about diversity.
Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster
ViacomCBS is expected to reactivate the sale process for Simon & Schuster this month, and Bertelsmann’s chief says he’s interested.
US Market Update: Continued Growth, 5.6 Percent Up in Units
Nonfiction continues strong in the American market amid the traditional August slowdown, and ahead of a release-heavy autumn.
Spain’s Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Canada’s Wattpad Strike Rights Deal
PRH Grupo Editorial gets translation rights to English-language titles from Wattpad Book, a world Spanish exclusive.
Belarus Crisis: IPA and Publishers Federation Join With the European Writers’ Council
With Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich declining to testify before the State Investigative Committee, Belarusian writers ask for support.
Political Releases, Led by Brian Stelter’s ‘Hoax,’ Drive US Nonfiction Book Sales
The publication of Brian Stelter’s examination of Donald Trump and Fox News opens a new season of election-season titles.
Aspen Institute Looks at a Publishing Industry Challenged to Embrace Diversity
Aspen asks, ‘Why is the world of publishing so reluctant to offer Black writers the same major book deals typically offered to white writers?’