and more.
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Endnotes: ‘Cue the Sun!’ by Emily Nussbaum
An inside look at the publication process for the Pulitzer Prize winner’s second book
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ACLS Announces 2024 Open Access Book Award Winners
The winning authors will share a cash award of $20,000, and the winning publishers will share a grant for $30,000 to support “the immediate open access publication of at least two new books.”
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Mary Beth Thomas Out as HarperCollins Offers Sales Buyouts
Mary Beth Thomas, the v-p and director of independent retail sales at HarperCollins, has left the company, PW can confirm. In addition, HarperCollins is offering a voluntary buyout program for salespeople, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Innovators Share 'Disruptive' Ideas at PubU 2024
Panelists from She Writes Press, Microcosm Publishing, Kickstarter, and Cake Creative spoke to the Independent Book Publishers Association's theme of 'Rise and Disrupt' at its annual conference last weekend.
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Mystery Writers of America Celebrates 2024 Edgar Award Winners
The winners—including James Lee Burke, who won the award for Best Novel, and Linda Castillo, who took home two awards—were announced at the 78th annual Edgar Awards Banquet, held on May 1 at the Manhattan Marriott Marquis in New York City.
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IBPA Rebrands Annual Book Award, Adds DEI Categories
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, which honor titles in 57 categories, will be renamed the IBPA Book Awards, and will celebrate books across seven additional, identity-inclusive categories. IBPA also established a new Jan Nathan Lifetime Achievement Award in memory of its late founder.
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PEN America Cancels 2024 World Voices Festival Amid Further Fallout
The cancellation of what would have been the 20th edition of the free speech organization's sprawling festival came just days after it axed the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards ceremony amid mass withdrawals of books from consideration and continued criticism.
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Endnotes: ‘Search and Destroy Vol. 1’ by Atsushi Kaneko
An inside look at the publication process for the English translation of a punk update on a classic manga.
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The Rise of Manga Indies and New Imprints
From micropublishers showcasing up-and-coming creators to larger companies adding specialty imprints, there’s lots to discover on the edges of the manga mainstream.
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Manga Fans Can’t Get Enough
Manga is so popular in North America that publishers are expanding to comics from across Asia, as Japanese publishers also invest in marketing directly to the West.
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