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I live my life like an open book, even though it's open on the wrong page. Sebastian Horsley

I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing - that words can be used in a way that's like a child playing in a sandpit, rearranging things, swapping them around. Markus Zusak

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News NABB Declares April 7 National Black Bookstore Day The National Association of Black Bookstores, launched last year, has declared April 7 as National Black Bookstore Day, encouraging book lovers to visit one or more of the 306 Black-owned bookstores...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Southeast Asia's Library Revolution: Lessons for Western Publishers Libraries across Southeast Asia are reshaping national development strategy, with dramatic infrastructure transformations underway in Cambodia and Thailand that publishers worldwide...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News PRH Profits Fell 4.7% in 2025 Penguin Random House's operating profit fell 4.7% to €704 million in 2025, though total revenue rose 1.3% to €5 billion. Parent company Bertelsmann attributed the profit decline to growth-related expenses in the US core...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News HarperCollins Reorganizes U.S. Trade Operations In her first major move since being named CEO of HarperCollins U.S. trade, Liate Stehlik has restructured the sales team into separate divisional sales and channel sales groups, aimed at distinguishing...

So just a crazy shoutout that my first book in The Correction series is born today! https://www.amazon.com/Correction-Vol-Old-Earth-ebook/dp/B0G7W So the ebook is live on amazon, while the soft cover is coming in 3 days. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm just so relieved this is out...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues AI Firms for Copyright Infringement The company has filed suit against OpenAI and seven other tech firms, making the novel claim that the entire generative AI industry was built on a foundation of pirated books first...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Horror Novel 'Shy Girl' Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use Hachette has announced it will not release the horror novel Shy Girl in the United States and will discontinue its UK edition after suspected artificial intelligence involvement in its creation...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Baker & Taylor Makes Surprise Chapter 11 Filing The closed library wholesaler has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reporting debts of between $100 million and $500 million against assets of just $1 million to $10 million. Penguin Random House...

Very pleased to say that after some useful feedback from @Robinne Weiss, we’ve now added the ability for you to sort your bibliography entries into whatever order of appearance you want. The “featured’ book will now automatically be the book that you’ve put into the first position. More info...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Output Topped Four Million in 2025 The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 surged 32.5% over 2024, according to Bowker data, driven largely by a boom in self-published titles. The number of traditionally published books rose 6.6% to...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Grammarly Removes AI 'Expert Review' Feature That Mimicked Writers Grammarly has removed its AI-powered Expert Review feature following a backlash from authors who discovered it was impersonating their writing styles. The feature generated AI-produced...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Authors Release Blank Book at London Book Fair to Protest AI Copyright Concerns Authors staged a protest at the London Book Fair by releasing a blank book, drawing attention to concerns over AI companies training on copyrighted works without permission...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News London Book Fair 2026: PRH U.K. CEO Tom Weldon Talks Book Fairs, AI, and 'Red Lines' Penguin Random House UK chief executive Tom Weldon delivered a wide-ranging opening keynote at the London Book Fair, addressing topics from artificial intelligence to...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Amazon Veteran to Lead Simon & Schuster Greg Greeley, who spent nearly two decades at Amazon overseeing its books and media business, has been named chief executive of Simon & Schuster, succeeding Jonathan Karp. Greeley's Amazon background includes...

“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.” John Berger

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Greg Greeley, Former Amazon Exec, Named CEO of Simon & Schuster Greg Greeley, who spent nearly two decades at Amazon overseeing its acquisition of Brilliance Audio and its expansion into print-on-demand, self-publishing, and international markets, has...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News The British Book Awards 2026 Book of the Year shortlists revealed The Bookseller has announced the shortlists for the 2026 British Book Awards Book of the Year across all categories. Bloomsbury to publish two new Sarah J. Maas books Bloomsbury...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News New Maas Books Boost Bloomsbury's Financial Expectations The announcement of the next two novels in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series, scheduled for October 2026 and January 2027, has led Bloomsbury to raise its profit projections for...