Industry Leadership

PRH Closing Spiegel & Grau Imprint
January 25, 2019

After nearly 14 years of publishing, Spiegel & Grau, the celebrated imprint launched by successful editors Cindy Spiegel & Julie Grau, is being shuttered. With the closure, the imprint's eponymous founders are leaving Penguin Random House.

Jay Asher Sues SCBWI for Defamation
January 25, 2019

The 'Thirteen Reasons Why' author has filed a lawsuit against the Society of Children’s Book Writers, as well as the group’s executive director, Lin Oliver, over their allegations of sexual harassment.

Wattpad Launches Publishing Division
January 24, 2019

Wattpad Books will be headed by Ashleigh Gardner and its first list, to be released this fall, will feature six young adult titles.

Graphic Arts Books Rebrands as West Margin Press
January 22, 2019

The new name for the indie press signals a new direction for the company. “We want to make room for more voices, increasingly engaging visuals, and an expansive view of the world within our house,” said publishing director Jennifer Newens.

Uniting Penguin and Random House: PW Talks with Madeline McIntosh
January 18, 2019

Penguin Random House completed moving its Penguin staff members that had been working on Hudson St. to 1745 Broadway, where Random House has long had its headquarters, on January 2. PW talked with PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh about the move.

Deb Futter and Jamie Raab Unveil Celadon
January 18, 2019

A second chance. A final act. A rebirth. For its founders, Jamie Raab and Deb Futter, Celadon Books is a chance to close out their careers on their own terms.