Author Archives: PT Editors

People Round-Up, Early November 2023

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House,  Roseanne Serra, VP and director of art and design and Paul Buckley, senior VP and executive creative designer have left Penguin Publishing Group. Sabrina Papas has joined Penguin Random House Canada as marketing and publicity coordinator. Alex Lu has joined Random House Children’s Books as editor for Random House Graphic,…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/30- 11/3

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How can AI be used to modernize Shakespeare?  What new feature is Kindle Direct Publishing testing for their…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/23- 10/27

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What did Bloomsbury chief say was a threat to the publishing industry?  Why did Toni Morrison leave publishing? …Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/16- 10/20

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How will Simon & Schuster be affected by the sale to KKR?  Is Scholastic enabling book bans?  Why…Continue Reading

International Bestsellers, September 2023

Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Czechia and Mexico. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid October 2023

PEOPLE At Wiley CEO Brain Napack has left the company after six years. Matthew Kissner, took over as interim CEO; he was previously group executive and board chair, and acted as interim CEO from May to December in 2017.    At Penguin Random House, Nicholas Latimer, VP and senior director of publicity and Victoria Wilson,…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/9- 10/13

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How did the founders of BookMarked–the app fighting against book bans–end up being the driving force behind book…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/2- 10/6

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why have graphic novels risen in popularity? Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?   Will book bans…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early October 2023

PEOPLE Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous since 2004, has been named CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the leader for technical development of the World Wide Web. He will start November 13th.   Will Schwitzer has been named CEO at scholarly publishing platform, Silverchair.  Thane Kerner has stepped down as CEO and has…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/25- 9/29

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What are some publishing trends to keep an eye on in 2024? What actions have the Florida school…Continue Reading