Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly (PW) is a weekly trade publication in the United States that caters to publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Founded in 1872, it has maintained the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling." With 51 issues released annually, the magazine primarily focuses on providing book reviews.

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U.K. Publishing in 2025: Harnessing the Power of AI

23 hours ago | publishersweekly.com | Mark Piesing

Artificial intelligence continues to insinuate itself into various aspects of publishing worldwide, and the scale and speed at which the technology is evolving can be daunting even to experts. The sea change has some in the U.K. publishing scene looking at U.S. domination of the AI market and worried about falling behind.
U.S. Book Show 2025: The State of Book Businesses Past, Present, and Future

3 days ago | publishersweekly.com | Ed Nawotka |Sophia Stewart

On June 3, 795 publishing professionals from across all sectors of the book business converged on the New York Academy of Medicine in Harlem for the fifth annual U.S. Book Show, hosted by Publishers Weekly. The daylong event featured panel discussions, breakout sessions, and industry mixers.
U.S. Book Show 2025: AI Looms Large Across Publishing Sectors

3 days ago | publishersweekly.com | John Maher |Ed Nawotka |Sophia Stewart

At the fifth annual U.S. Book Show on June 3, hosted by Publishers Weekly at the Academy of Medicine in Harlem for the fifth annual U.S. Book Show, experts from nearly every section of the business drilled down on the many ways the book business is changing in an era increasingly characterized by chasing big books with bigger audiences and the encroachment of artificial intelligence technologies.
Exiled Belarusian Publishers Share 2025 IPA Prix Voltaire

4 days ago | publishersweekly.com | John Maher

Belarusian publishers Nadia Kandrusevich, of Koska, and Dmitri Strotsev, of Hochroth Minsk, were jointly awarded the International Publishers Association’s 2025 Prix Voltaire at a ceremony at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway, on June 2. The two publishers, currently living in exile in Poland and Germany, respectively, were honored for “their commitment to publishing despite threats, harassment, and ultimately having to flee Belarus,” per the IPA.
The Shadow of the Future: PW Talks to David Jeremiah

5 days ago | publishersweekly.com | Ann Byle

David Jeremiah is well-known for his more than 100 nonfiction titles, including many based on Christian eschatology, his Turning Point broadcast ministry and Turning Points magazine, devotionals, radio and television programs, and The Jeremiah Study Bible.
PW Studio: Audiobooks Fiction: ROMANCE

5 days ago | publishersweekly.com | Sarah J. Maas

The Conditions of Will Georgia Carter is a human lie detector who’s avoided her Southern family for years. When her father dies, she returns home and falls for her brother’s AA sponsor. Then the will changes everything.
PW Studio: Audiobooks Nonfiction: BUSINESS & FINANCE

5 days ago | publishersweekly.com | James Patterson |Patrick Leddin

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Book Deals: Week of June 2, 2025

1 week ago | publishersweekly.com | Byrd Leavell |John Maher

Meg Leder at Penguin Life acquired North American rights to Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm by Charlie Mackesy from Matthew Freud at Freuds Group, with Laura Higginson at Ebury taking U.K., Commonwealth, and translation rights. The book, per the publisher, finds “four unlikely friends wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.
Stepping into the Calling: PW Talks with Susan McPherson

1 week ago | publishersweekly.com | Cathy Grossman

What prompted your idea for such an imprint? I thought of the amazing women who have guided my own faith journey. I felt a need to carve out more of a designated space where women could really share their stories. A lot of women are afraid of stepping into what God is calling them to do. They’re sitting in the shadows because they’re afraid they don’t know the Bible enough, or they just don’t feel equipped. My inspiration was Queen Esther, who really stepped into her calling to save her people.
A Spiritual Sisterhood Spans Millennia

1 week ago | publishersweekly.com | Cathy Grossman

Free and Fearless: Life and Leadership Lessons from Women of the Bible Madelon Maupin. Friendship, Sept. Business consultant and entrepreneur Maupin writes that in reading about women such as Deborah, a judge; daring Queen Esther; and even Mary Magdalene, she drew lessons for both her career as a leadership consultant and work teaching biblical principles at her website, Bible Roads.