Author Archives: PT Editors

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/22- 5/26

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 is Barnes and Noble rebranding itself?  Why did Masha Green resign from the PEN America board? Why…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid-May 2023

PEOPLE SVP of finance and publishing operations for the HarperCollins US General Books Group, Len Marshall will retire on June 16. Maribeth Casey and Barbara Blasucci left Hachette Book Group last week as part of the voluntary resignation benefits program. Carol Meadows, Denise Atkinson, Celeste Aiello Gordon, and Linda Jamison left HBG last week as…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/15- 5/19

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 have publishers reacted to the increasing number of book bans in Florida and across the South?  What…Continue Reading

International Bestsellers, April 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: Brazil and Singapore. 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

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/8- 5/12

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 does AI give book recommendations and what are its limitations? How will AI affect Google’s search engine? …Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early May 2023

PEOPLE Simon & Schuster announced that former executive Dawn Davis will return to the publishing house as senior v-p and publisher of 37 Ink and executive editor of the S&S trade imprint. Davis moves to S&S from Condé Nast, where since 2020 she has been editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit and Epicurious. At Scribner, Kassandra Rhoads…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/1 – 5/5

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 is TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, expanding into the publishing industry? Why have Hollywood writers gone on strike?…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/24 – 4/28

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 school libraries utilize ChatGPT? What happens if Hollywood writers strike? Why are book bans getting everyone’s…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid-April 2023

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House, Carisa Hays will be leaving her role as publicity director. Following the retirements of Subsidiary Rights VP Leigh Butler and VPHal Fessenden, Tom Dussel will lead the team in the new role of VP, director, subrights, reporting to Allison Dobson at Penguin Publishing Group. Sabila Khan will lead the foreign…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/17 – 4/21

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 self published authors more successful than authors at traditional publishers? What does new data say about who…Continue Reading