Closing image: May 11, 2022
Recently, NPD Books analyst Kristen McLean discussed how BookTok is driving adult fiction sales in the US.
Day: May 11, 2022
Links of Interest: May 11, 2022
Traditional Publishing The fastest growing publishers of 2022. The list includes Microcosm Publishing in Portland, Oregon, which stopped selling books on Amazon. Read Jim Milliot and Claire Kirch in Publishers Weekly. The history of small press distribution in the US: This long overview is part of the Publishers Weekly series that reflects on the last 25+ years of … Read more
Frank Miller launches his own publishing company
Frank Miller Presents will publish comics by Miller (a legend in this space, for those unaware) and also work with a range of other talent.
Book distributor Baker & Taylor launches a publishing imprint
B&T’s Paw Prints Publishing will publish books for children ages three to eight.
Literary agency launches new division for children’s literature
Greenburger Associates has established Greenburger Kids, which specializes in representation of authors and illustrators of children’s books.
New agents at Red Fox Literary
Sarah Stephens and Eve Adler have joined as agents at Red Fox Literary.
Spiracle Audiobooks launches in the UK
The audiobook and ebook retail platform offers a selection of literary fiction and nonfiction titles from small and independent presses.
ABC launches a book podcast
The Book Case will be hosted by ABC News journalist Charlie Gibson and daughter Kate Gibson.
UK’s HarperVoyager launches a TikTok creator house
Eight top BookTok influencers will convene in Hay-on-Wye in Wales to create content for the new HarperVoyager TikTok channel.
A new audio originals imprint in the UK
Bonnier Books UK is launching Twelve Point Audio, an imprint focused on audio originals and podcasts.