Industry Leadership

Verso Books, an independent publisher of works on radical politics, is launching Verso Fiction, a new imprint focused on translated fiction that will release its first two titles in the fall of 2019.

Remember Madonna’s 'Sex,' the 1992 succès de scandale that shook the publishing world? Or the Miss Spider books, TV series, and app? Both, and more, are the brainchildren of Nicholas Callaway, founder and CEO of Callaway Arts & Entertainment, which turns 40 this year.

The French media giant adds the second-largest French-language publishing group to its portfolio.

The publisher, pivoting its business strategy, is devoting more resources to promoting e-book editions of backlist titles from other publishers.

BISG announced that book industry observer, consultant, and futurist Mike Shatzkin will receive its 2019 Lifetime Service Award.

William Morrow is standing by Dan Mallory, author of the bestseller 'The Woman in the Window,' after a 'New Yorker' article detailed how he repeatedly lied to colleagues and superiors for years as he rose up the ranks in publishing.

Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, born in Victoria, Spain, burst onto the crime fiction scene with the publication of "El silencio de la ciudad blanca" (The silence of the white city) in 2016.

An HMH spokesperson said the realignment included "a limited set of position eliminations, as well as the creation of new roles to meet our business goals."

Penzler Publishing and Pegasus Books are partnering to launch Scarlet, a joint publishing venture that will publish works of psychological suspense aimed at female readers.

Random House took more steps to streamline its operations since its merger with Crown, naming new combined teams for the public relations and marketing; art; and finance, subsidiary rights, and publishing operations departments.