★ Jeffrey Archer winds down his five-decade literary career with an engrossing homage to the Victorian novel. This is an exhilarating send-off. @HarperCollins buff.ly/FQhBkAG

Penguin Random House and the rest of the Big Five, along with the Authors Guild, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Jodi Picoult, have filed an amended complaint asking the district court to consider whether Iowa’s statewide book banning law was applied incorrectly to nine books. buff.ly/sDweoj6

PRH Initiates New Phase of Iowa Book Ban Case

After almost three years of litigation, Penguin Random House and the rest of the Big Five, along with the Authors Guild, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Jodi Picoult, have filed an amended complaint to…

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Five small publishers, including Manga Mavericks Books and Red String Manga, are joining forces to “help people power through the challenges” of the manga industry, says Manga Mavericks CEO Varun Gupta. buff.ly/GyYPVHr

Independent Manga Alliance Launches

Five small publishers, including Manga Mavericks Books and Red String Manga, are joining forces to “help people power through the challenges” of the manga industry, says Manga Mavericks CEO Varun…

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’The Examined Year: A Self-Discovery Tool‘ will release in December, following McCurdy’s blockbuster 2022 memoir, ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ (S&S), and her debut novel ‘Half His Age’ (Ballantine), published earlier this year. buff.ly/sGJyBL8

The milestone for Colleen Hoover’s novel, published by Atria in 2016, includes U.S. sales across all formats. It has also sold five million copies in all formats worldwide, according to the publisher, and has been licensed in 50 languages. buff.ly/pG8X5aD

‘It Ends with Us’ Sales Surpass 10 Million, Atria Says

The milestone for Colleen Hoover’s novel, published by Atria in 2016, includes U.S. sales across all formats. It has also sold five million copies in all formats worldwide, according to the…

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Journalist Paris Marx delivers an urgent, deeply reported examination of how the relentless expansion of data centers is reshaping communities, economies, and the environment. Timely and persuasive, this revelatory account is difficult to ignore. @riverheadbooks buff.ly/tBpJA2F

In the Africanfuturist’s The Fist of Memory (DAW, Oct.), a South African astronomer crosses paths with a Nigerian assassin as an alien spaceship hurtles toward Earth. buff.ly/DJ6LIqt

Quantum Spirituality: PW Talks with Wole Talabi

In the africanfuturist’s ‘The Fist of Memory’ (DAW, Oct.), a South African astronomer crosses paths with a Nigerian assassin as an alien spaceship hurtles toward Earth.

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The YA author’s adult debut about the thorny relationship between an uninspired novelist and a gay drug addict asks questions about “what we as authors choose to write about”—and readers’ own capacity for manipulation. buff.ly/lIIsiJ2

Josh Silver’s ‘Fruit Fly’ Is a Smart Send-Up of the Publishing ‘Machine’

The YA author’s adult debut about the thorny relationship between an uninspired novelist and a gay drug addict asks questions about “what we as authors choose to write about”—and readers’ own…

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Johns—who over the course of his career was a bookseller, editor, publisher, and literary agent—died on July 25 in London. He held roles at Random House, Granta, and Bodley Head, and represented such authors as Yann Martel and Claire Messud. buff.ly/y0apdHP

U.K. Publishing Veteran Derek Johns Dies at 78

Johns—who over the course of his career was a bookseller, editor, publisher, and literary agent—died on July 25 in London. He held roles at Random House, Granta, and Bodley Head, and represented such…

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★ “The Nutcracker gets a plot twist” in Ashley Quach’s picture book STARRING SOPHIE, an “entertaining account of a performance gone deliciously awry”

Starring Sophie by Ashley Quach

The Nutcracker gets a plot twist in Quach’s entertaining account of a performance gone deliciously awry. Tired of being cast as ...

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Last week, Nigerian author Jerry Falade’s crime novel was nixed over suspicions it was written with AI, after fetching seven figures in a competitive auction. Falade told PW he can prove he is the book’s author. buff.ly/D9kPFX4

After the Cancellation of ‘Call Me, I'll Hide The Body,’ What Comes Next?

Last week, Nigerian author Jerry Falade’s crime novel was nixed over suspicions it was written with AI, after fetching seven figures in a competitive auction. Falade told PW he can prove he is the…

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Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, N.C., hosted Colson Whitehead on July 30 to celebrate the release of Cool Machine (Doubleday), the final entry in his Harlem Trilogy. The event drew more than 500 attendees. (MJS Live Productions)

After stepping away from the Brooklyn-based literary imprint of PowerHouse Books last year, Naomi Falk, Chris Molnar, and Nicodemus Nicoludis have launched a new publishing venture to “expand and refine” Archway’s countercultural mission. buff.ly/KY23JCO

Former Archway Staffers Launch Enigma Editions

After stepping away from the Brooklyn-based literary imprint of PowerHouse Books last year, Naomi Falk, Chris Molnar, and Nicodemus Nicoludis have launched a new publishing venture to “expand and…

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The trade show collaboration between the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance opened yesterday in Baltimore with a keynote that emphasized the contributions of Black women. buff.ly/yFiE9D3

New Voices New Rooms Kicks Off 2026 Fall Trade Show Season

The trade show collaboration between the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance opened yesterday in Baltimore with a keynote that…

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Set in the year 1110, in the earliest days of the reign of John Uskglass, aka the Raven King, this winding medieval fairy tale showcases Susanna Clarke's trademark flare for the whimsical and uncanny. The author’s fans will eat this up. @bloomsburypublishing buff.ly/MokzbcO

An inside look at the publication process for the hip-hop legend’s latest book.

How ‘Birth of a Culture’ by Grandmaster Flash Got Made

An inside look at the publication process for the hip-hop legend’s latest book

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Lee Child teams with Yasmin Angoe for a Jack Reacher spin-off at Bantam, Jeff VanderMeer returns to FSG for a new horror-mystery series, and more.

Book Deals: Week of August 3, 2026

Lee Child teams with Yasmin Angoe for a Jack Reacher spin-off at Bantam, Jeff VanderMeer returns to FSG for a new horror-mystery series, and more.

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In the newly created role, McLaughlin, most recently SVP at Insight Editions, will be charged with developing customized books, proprietary content, gift products, stationery, journals, and other consumer products for retailers and other Abrams customers.

Jeff McLaughlin Joins Abrams as Business Development Head

In the newly created role, McLaughlin, most recently SVP at Insight Editions, will be charged with developing customized books, proprietary content, gift products, stationery, journals, and other consumer...

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★ This elegant meditation on abandonment, love, and memory from bestseller Haruki Murakami unfolds like scenes from a home movie. He seamlessly blends the lyrical and the plainspoken in this koan-like memoir. @AAKnopf

Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story by Haruki Murakami

This elegant meditation on abandonment, love, and memory from bestseller Murakami (The City and Its Uncertain Walls) unfolds lik...

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★ Kao Kalia Yang and illustrator Jacqueline Tam present “an elegant seasonal story with a theme of care deliberately given” in their “tender” picture book MOMMA’S CHRISTMAS GIFT

Momma’s Christmas Gift by Kao Kalia Yang

A working parent’s steadfast love conjures holiday magic in Yang and Tam’s tender picture book. Each morning, a narrating child ...

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A comprehensive list of the biggest children’s books publishing this August.

The On-Sale Calendar: August 2026 Children’s Books

A comprehensive list of the biggest children’s books publishing this August.

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A comprehensive list of the biggest adult books publishing this August.

The On-Sale Calendar: August 2026

A comprehensive list of the biggest adult books publishing this August.

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Emily Wilson’s backlist translation of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Colson Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy with ‘Cool Machine,’ and the April release ‘Mad Mabel’ has its best week yet.

This Week’s Bestsellers: August 3, 2026

Emily Wilson’s backlist translation of Homer’s Odyssey is the #2 book in the country. Plus Colson Whitehead concludes his Harlem Trilogy with Cool Machine, and the April release Mad Mabel has its...

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New Voices New Rooms, the joint trade show of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Association, officially kicked off in Baltimore this morning with a keynote discussion about Black women’s narratives. (Claire Kirch)

Lovers’ quarrels in the French countryside, a milestone for one a storied imprint, and meat of dubious origins inspired last month’s best bookish soireés, which made the most of July’s long, warm evenings.

Books About Town: July 2026

Lovers’ quarrels in the French countryside, a milestone for one a storied imprint, and meat of dubious origins inspired last month’s best bookish soireés, which made the most of July’s long, warm...

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The academic publisher joins Rockefeller University Press and Springer Publishing in working with Cashmere to make its catalog available to copyright-compliant, non-LLM AI platforms “with the transparency, ethics and accountability our authors and readers deserve," said PUP director Christie Henry.

Princeton University Press Partners with Cashmere on AI Licensing

PUP joins Rockefeller University Press and Springer Publishing in working with the AI-licensing platform to copyright compliant, non-LLM AI platforms that focus primarily on live search and information...

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See what we published in this week’s print issue of Publishers Weekly, including our school and library spotlight and more. buff.ly/vr24BFO

School librarians and the companies they work with are developing new strategies for collection development in an era of book bans.

The Evolving Vendor–School Library Ecosystem

Collection development continues to pose challenges for school librarians in an era of restrictive legislation and book bans.

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Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow collect essays from a vast range of contributors—including urban planners, policy advocates, novelists, poets, and illustrators—for this invigorating anthology on the power women can find in the simple act of taking a walk. Readers will be refreshed. buff.ly/iNugqJb