In a debut novel that’s as candid and intimate as her nonfiction, the author explores and reimagines the meaning of family.

Fox News host Dana Perino lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list with the romance novel Purple State. Plus poet and Anglican priest Malcolm Guite delves into Arthurian lore in Galahad and the Grail, and new books offer perspectives on success and fulfillment.

Random House takes New York Times columnist David Marchese’s exploration of death and dying, Beacon signs an essay collection on Toni Morrison, and more. »

On the heels of the new Devil Wears Prada film, we revisit the rise and fall of the once ubiquitous genre that put women’s stories front and center.

★ “Dual timelines collide as the water, and the stakes, rise”in Jacqueline West’s “suspenseful and downright gruesome” YA thriller BLACK POINT

In conjunction with Children’s Book Week, May 4–10, the San Francisco-based publisher is opening its slush pile to unagented children’s book creators.

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The children’s book community gathered to celebrate editor Neal Porter (l.), who has retired from his eponymous Holiday House imprint. Joining Porter was his longtime creative director Jennifer Browne (r.), who posed with the editor in front of a backdrop created by illustrator Sydney Smith.

Less than a week after Hachette employees went public with their union drive, the UCP Workers Guild has announced it has joined the Chicago News Guild and is requesting voluntary recognition from the nonprofit publisher.

The past and the future were both honored at the 80th Edgar Awards, held by the Mystery Writers of America on April 29 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel in Manhattan.

Gary Phillips's punchy sequel to The Warlord of Willow Ridge is a raucous, ripped-from-the-headlines heist novel. Readers will be rapt.

April Henry (l.) is the author of many popular mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults, including her new YA novel, In the Blood. We asked Henry and her agent Wendy Schmalz (r.) to discuss their long working relationship, which spans 33 years and 32 books.

The Frankfurt-based publishing technology company is moving Zebralution’s business onto its Bookwire OS platform, following its consolidation with the company earlier this year.

The American Library Association and BBW Coalition unveiled art by (from l.) Hyesu Lee, Loveis Wise, and Mikey Burton to telegraph this year’s theme: “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.”

Hachette teams up with Rippaverse, Two Rivers inks a deal with Z2, and more.

The Texas Library Association worked with KRC Research to conduct a survey about perspectives on public libraries across the Lone Star State, finding a confidence in professional expertise and “high engagement” with materials and services.

Keaton Patterson, longtime lead buyer at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, has launched Grave Empire, a one-man publishing operation dedicated to horror fiction.

The Sourcebooks imprint will reissue the romance series starter Close to You, which Renzo self-published in March, this June, followed by two more titles. Christa Désir preempted North American rights from Caitlin Mahony at WME.

The paperless invoice and payment management platform has inked a new partnership with W.W. Norton. Batch currently has deals with the Big Five, Arcadia Publishing, Blackstone Publishing, and Gardner’s US.

The Follett Street Date Program will enable public libraries to preorder select, high-demand adult titles in advance of their publisher release dates. “When a title debuts on a to-be watched list or gets major media momentum, libraries need to be ready to respond,” said CEO Follett.

Author Kim Michele Richardson (l.) celebrated the launch of her new novel, The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman’s Legacy (Sourcebooks Landmark), at Oxmoor Farm, which houses the largest residential library in the state. Joining Richardson was her agent, Stacy Testa of Writers House.

Simon Global will be headed by Caryn Schwartz (l.) in the U.S. and Alex Santos in the U.K. The aim of the new operation is to quickly move bestselling books from country to country within the S&S orbit.

The acquisition, which includes the business book publisher’s U.S. operation, adds about 1,000 titles to Hachette’s U.K. group. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Stray musings and recollections reveal a writer’s restless mind in this scintillating memoir from novelist Ed Park. It adds up to an engrossing and beguiling trip through the consciousness of a budding wordsmith. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

The Japanese horror novelist, known for only appearing masked, is a crafter of mysteries and a mystery himself. Titan Manga will release a manga adaptation of his novel Strange Pictures, drawn by Kikou Aiba, which evokes “icy menace from fictional ‘found’ art,” per PW’s review.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association announced that Crosby will retire in April 2027 after nearly six years in the role. Crosby’s tenure included navigating the pandemic, the rise of AI, and expanding the ECPA to international rights fairs.

As the habits of audiobook listeners change, Audible is implementing a new royalty model designed to unlock new earning opportunities for self-published users of its Audiobook Creation Exchange.

Dave White will depart from the U.K.-based graphic novel publisher after 14 years with the company. Cofounder and copublisher Ricky Miller will become sole publisher.

Priddle will acquire select titles for Oxford University Press’s trade program. He most recently served as publisher at PublicAffairs, departing in 2024 after 21 years with the nonfiction imprint.

In a statement Wednesday, the publisher said it is “aware of employee interest in unionization and respects employees’ rights to engage in that process and we remain committed to open dialogue.”

On April 21, debut author Kat Schneider (r.) celebrated the launch of her YA graphic novel, Someday Perfect (Random House Graphic), at Lofty Pigeon Books in Brooklyn’s Kensington neighborhood. Joining Schneider at the event was Whitney Leopard (l.), executive editor at RH Graphic and Ink Pop. (RHCB)

From psychological thrillers to ghostly boys’ love, manga and related global pop comics are going big on horror.

A survey of AI usage among North American book professionals, conducted by BISG and BookNet Canada, found that just under half of respondents use various AI tools despite deep concerns, particularly around issues of copyright infringement.

Sharks seem as menacing as guppies next to the existential threat brewing along Northern California’s coastline in Steve Hawk’s chilling debut thriller. Engrossing, graceful, and transporting, this is a terrific—if terrifying—tale of near apocalypse. @vikingbooks.bsky.social

Manga Mavericks, the podcast hosted by Siddharth Gupta and Colton Solem, launched its publishing arm last year, specializing in doujinshi (self-published) and small press manga. Cofounder Varun Gupta talks about the path from in-joke to pro publisher.

Lucy Schiller a nonfiction writing professor, debuts with a moving examination of the complex reality of growing old in the U.S. It’s a deeply human portrayal of what it means to get older in a society unprepared to extend care to its most vulnerable. @flatironbooks.bsky.social

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Ahead of the launch of his rebooted Mind MGMT series, the comics writer and artist shows off his latest creation: a seal that declares his comics are 100% human-made. “Hopefully it’ll catch on and become a standardized label,” Kindt said.

The forthcoming Fantagraphics collection was delayed due to the war with Iran, though not for the reasons that were initially reported. Originally slated for March, the book is now set for July 21.

In Idaho, where PRH v. Labrador is challenging House Bill 710, lawmakers already have amended imprecise language to better align state code with the Miller test and pass constitutional muster.

Teachers, librarians, and booksellers looking to engage more middle grade readers—and help stop the reading slide among that demographic—have a new resource. The Children’s Book Council has released the first OMG: Only for Middle Graders book list.

The new department, led by chief communications officer Louise Brockett, integrates the publisher’s trade publicity, marketing, and paperback and academic marketing teams.

The popular fantasy roleplaying video game is getting a custom notebook, a coloring book, a cookbook, and a tie-in novel this year, published by three Penguin Random House imprints. Even more titles are planned for 2027.

Small Press Insights, launched by Jim Hanas earlier this month, is a free tool tracking roughly 900 indie and university presses against Amazon rankings, the Independent Publishers Caucus’s Top 40, and feeds from Edelweiss and NetGalley.

In The Savage Landscape (Viking, July), the journalist travels to remote places to demonstrate that the idea of untouched wilderness is a myth.

The author investigates the male ego in a thriller about a failing writer who beds his kids’ live-in nanny.

The six-episode YouTube series, which premiered April 27, will host authors including Sandra Cisneros and Edgar Gomez to “share meals that reflect their heritage while discussing identity, family, and the experiences that shape their work.”

Hachette Book Group and the American Civil Liberties Union are teaming to amplify HBG’s Raising Readers literacy campaign and the ACLU’s animated series Know Your Rights University.

As executive director of manufacturing, Iwano will build printer partnerships and drive per-unit cost performance. He joins the publisher from Hachette Book Group, where he led global manufacturing for its Union Square imprint.

Abrams CEO Mary McAveney has appointed Frank Albanese (l.), most recently SVP of supply chain, as COO, and promoted Michael Sand to EVP.