HBG has declined to voluntarily recognize the union in formation, saying a secret ballot is "the most appropriate way for every eligible employee to make an informed and private choice, and ensure their voice is heard in this important decision." lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/05/unio...

Publishers learned a lot from discovery in author AI lawsuits and the first opinion from California Judge Vince Chhabria. Now they have filed the first publisher-brought copyright infringement suit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg personally, in SDNY. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/05/publ...

Former Amazon Executive Greg Greeley Named CEO of Simon & Schuster lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/03/form...

Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, 76, has died. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/02/ann-...

Heads up, the annual year-end free trial period for Publishers Marketplace is live. Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...

Six authors are suing Anthropic and other AI companies individually for infringement. And BNED finally reports their last fiscal year. 2/2 lunch.publishersmarketplace.com

BTW, we're still here reporting news. The Authors Guild has expressed concerns to Amazon about "Ask this Book." Reps for textbook authors tell the court Sage Publishing is trying to get authors to accept less than they deserve in Anthropic settlement.... 1/2

You've been very good -- so we've delivered a short, free holiday trial at PublishersMarketplace.com, now through 12/27. Happy holidays from PM! www.publishersmarketplace.com/register/

Hey, @publisherslunch.bsky.social says Searches is one of the 10 best nonfiction books of the year, according to a bunch of year-end lists they looked at! The only other one on here I've read so far is Arundhati Roy's, but I also loved it.

Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/kind...

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Acquired By Lakeside lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/bake...

Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started> lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...

A small, nice thing we did at PM

First announced Mamdani book deal....

I'm obsessed with obscure internet stuff so when learning about trade publishing, I was fascinated by Publishers Marketplace, the craigslisty, barebones website about who's doing what in publishing it has a lowkey badass social media vibe among authors, editors, and agents, as this piece describes

Michael (Wolff) Mocks “MAGA Myrmidons” In Melania Lawsuit lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/mich...

Following the cancelled asset sale to ReaderLink, Baker & Taylor is going out of business. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/bt-s...

Longtime Harper UK ceo Charlie Redmayne has resigned abruptly; Kate Elton was named interim ceo. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/at-h...

The National Book Awards finalists were announced. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/book_awards/...

After a rough stretch, Quirk Books has been sold to Andrews McMeel Publishing. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/quir...

Attorney Bob Barnett, 79, who represented book deals for many bestselling authors and politicians, has died. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/obit...

Two of the six Booker Prize finalists are not available in the US yet. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/book_awards/...

It's a little strange that the details of the largest copyright legal settlement ever are getting such scant attention, but we're on it every step. More Anthropic Settlement Documents and Answers Take Shape lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/more...

Harding Acquires Curtis Brown From the Knowltons lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/hard...

Archway Editions Went “On Hiatus” In May, Plans to Resume Publishing Next Spring lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/arch...

Authors Have Questions — And No One Is Getting $3,000 A Book; But Macmillan Will “Make…Whole” Those With Overlooked Copyright Registrations lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/auth...

What does the judge actually want in the Anthropic settlement? Answers to these 17 simple questions. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/judg...

Today we launch our third new PM feature this week! Just in time for Frankfurt, Rights Matcher helps both rights sellers and rights buyers find each other. www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/match...

Register of Copyrights Perlmutter Reinstated by Appeals Court lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/regi...

JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress. 2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.

The NBA longlist for Young People's Literature is out. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/book_awards/...

Reupping from last night: The judge rejected the big Anthropic settlement for now.

Another day, another new feature at PM: We just fixed everyone's comps. Our "Top Deals" tab shows the bestselling deals across our nearly 100 sub-categories--both all time, and by most recent pub date. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/pm-f...

The judge had a lot of complaints about unresolved details in how the Anthropic $1.5 billion settlement might work and denied preliminary approval. He'll "see if I can hold my nose and approve it" or else it will still go to trial in December. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/95909/

PM “Fall” Feature Week: Expanded Dealmakers In a big enhancement, we can show imprints and agents by publisher size, letting you target among big publishers, midsize publishers, and small presses, shining light on all different layers of the industry. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/pm-f...

Anthropic Settles With Authors For $1.5 Billion lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/anth...

Authors Sue Apple Over AI Training lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/auth...

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

Authors Express Concern Over Unregistered Copyrights lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/auth...

Profits Fall At Penguin Random House Due to “Rising Costs” lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/prof...

Karp to Step Down As Simon & Schuster CEO, Start New Imprint lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/karp...

This week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Publishers Marketplace 101, @maris.bsky.social burns it down, and more!

Updating my Publishers Marketplace page with all my clients' pretty covers 😍😍😍

Tennis, Tarot, and Call of Duty: Five Romance Novels in Conversation lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/tenn...

Romance Authors and Editors Buzz Panel Tomorrow Night lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/roma...

Associated Press Ends Weekly Book Reviews lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/asso...

Anthropic Tries to Appeal Author Class Certification, Claims It Faces “‘Death-Knell’ Situation” lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/anth...

Forthcoming, And Not: Patterson on Mangione, Sure’s Memoir lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/fort...

Bloomsbury Explores AI Licensing lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/bloo...

Harper Collins Has Soft Finish to Year with Second Highest Sales on Record lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/harp...