Industry Leadership

Washington, D.C., publishers are embracing multimedia, with books at the center.

With a public hearing set for June 17 on proposed 25% tariffs on $300 billion of goods—including books—imported from China, the publishing industry is gearing up to make its case to exclude books from the tax.

C-SPAN used a team approach to release its 10th publication, which was published in April.

The D.C.-based organization is looking for ways to keep up with demand for the books it's been putting into the hands of children in need since 1992.

The PRH imprint and author have terminated their publishing relationship, a representative of the imprint has confirmed.

Sue Berger Ramin, former associate publisher at David R. Godine, has been named to the newly created position of director of Brandeis University Press.

The Penguin Random House units will team up to create a new publishing program across all three imprints specializing in inspiration, lifestyle, healthy living, and personal development books.

In taking a 45% stake in the Illinois publisher, Penguin Random House can let a good thing be and benefit at the same time.

Haymarket Books will publish an anthology of fiction, poetry, and literary essays in 2020 after a successful Kickstarter campaign enabled its editor to pay the permission fees required to reprint iconic writings about abortion.

Beginning this fall, Chronicle Chroma will publish books on the visual arts and pop culture, and will be headed by Steve Crist and Gloria Fowler.