PEOPLE At Simon & Schuster, Craig Mandeville, VP and general manager at Simon & Schuster, will retire effective July 13. Knopf announced that Emily Cunningham will join as executive editor, effective June 3. She will work on Knopf’s nonfiction list. Cunningham comes to Knopf from Penguin Press, where she is a senior editor. At Macmillan Publishers, Madeline Winter has joined as sales and business development specialist at Macmillan. Jessica Sorentino has joined as senior marketing and diversified sales manager at Macmillan. Becca Ramsey has joined as cost accountant at Macmillan. Migue ..read more

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.  Who Makes Up YA Readers?    Police Make Arrest in Antique Book Ring    Should Books Have “No-Ai” Stamps on Covers?    What Book Marketing Strategies Worked for These Authors?    Like All Statistics, Book Stats Are Open to Interpretation   The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/29-05/03 appeared first on Publishing Tre ..read more

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. Are Preview Lists Problematic? How to Get Lost in Reading Again The Tortured Poets Department- 2600 Years of Stories Will Ai Replace All Human Writing? Which is Better for the Planet- E-readers or Paper? The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/22-04/26 appeared first on Publishing Trends ..read more

PEOPLE At Hachette Book Group, Diana Venitmiglia  has joined Balance as executive editor, reporting to publisher Nana Twumasi. She was previously at Sounds True. Lauren Roberts joins Little, Brown,  as senior publicity manager. She was most recently at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (FSG).   Mo Crist will join Bloomsbury as an Editor on Bloomsbury’s Adult Trade team, beginning May 7th. Crist comes from W.W. Norton, where they have been an acquiring editor since 2020. Crist will be reporting to Callie Garnett, Editorial Director, Adult Trade.   At Simon & Schuster, Jasmine N ..read more

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 Publishers are Turning to the World of Fan Fiction?    Why Do Contemporary Literary Novels Avoid the Conversation of Money?    Why is Florida Gov. DeSantis Scaling Back Book Ban Laws?   Why Does Women’s Fiction Have to Carry the Branding of “Sad-Girl Novel”?   Publishers Stand in Solidarity Against Latest Book Bans The post Top 5 Publishing Articles ..read more

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. Will Book Summary Apps Cause Us to Lose the Ability to Think Critically? 50 Years Later ‘Carrie’ Still Thrills Are There Too Many Books in The World? Meta’s Search for AI Feed Continues – Will The Tech Company Buy Simon & Schuster? Oldest Book in Existence Up for Auction The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/08-04/12 appeared first on Publishing Trends ..read more

PEOPLE Penguin Random House, Anna Paustenbach will join Avery Publishing as executive editor on April 1st. She was previously executive editor at Harper One. Jen Schwabinger, VP and director, sales development is departing after 40 years with the company. Valerie Van Delft, SVP of logistics, will retire this August. Alison Martin is named SVP of customer solutions, analytics, projects, and strategy, and Jeanie Wood will report to her. Tiffany Liao has joined as executive editor for Random House Children’s. She was most recently an executive editor at Zando Young Readers. At Random House, Sara ..read more

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.  3 Body Problem’s Lawyer is Sentenced for Murder   Horror Sales are Booming- Why Readers are Resonating with the Genre    How Does Book Design Decisions Impact the Environment?    Another Summer of Striking on the Horizon?- OUP and B&N Continue to Organize  The Lessons From Hundreds of Writers The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week ..read more

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.  Oxford English Dictionary Adds 23 New Words  Reading Initiative Drives Children and YA Sales  Vermont Set to Pass Library Bill  What is the Best AI Story Generator? What are the Numbers?- AAP 2023-2024 Statshot Released The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 03/25-03/29 appeared first on Publishing Trends ..read more

Ever 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 is Fabulism?   Publishers Try to Oppose Internet Archives Appeal Again    What are the Big Take Aways of the London Book Fair?     Why is Russian Literature so Popular?   Understanding the Rise of Romantasy Before BookTok The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 03/18-03/22 appeared first on Publishing Trends ..read more