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Mike C. Young's The Farmer's Code: How Legacies Are Built, published by Forbes Books, draws on four generations of a farming family to explain values, relationships and lasting legacy.
Shirtaloon's web-serial hit He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 1: Outworlder, returned in 2026 as a deluxe hardcover in the US and a Michael Joseph edition in the UK and Commonwealth.
Some of the best-known books of the past two decades started at small presses or as self-published titles. Here are documented examples and what they teach about building a path to a major publisher.
Catherine Ostler's The Renoir Girls follows the Cahen d'Anvers sisters, painted by Renoir as children, from Belle Epoque Paris through the Dreyfus affair and Nazi occupation.
Boston journalist Dave Wedge's Blizzard of Lies, published by BenBella on July 28, 2026, reconstructs the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe and the trials of Karen Read.
Our recap of the international publishing news for the week of July 27, 2026: Bloomsbury's Anthropic settlement estimate, S&S's new imprint for indie authors, strikes on Ukrainian publishers and more.
The Canada Council named 69 finalist books across seven categories in English and French for the awards' 90th year. The 14 winners, who get $25,000 each, will be named Nov. 12.
Eleven short books chosen with prisoners and staff, from Lee Child, Lemn Sissay, AA Dhand and more, will go to every cell in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Frankfurter Buchmesse reports 236,000 visitors from 137 countries for the 78th fair, and names Chile as guest of honour for 6–10 October 2027.
Catch up on indie author news for October 11, 2026! From Calibre's AVIF updates to big publisher AI trends, here is your essential weekend reading.
WIRED reports that HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette staff are using LLMs for publicity copy, agent emails and marketing, often at executives' urging.
A magistrate judge has recommended certifying a class of more than 30 million Amazon ebook buyers. A less-redacted version of his report was refiled in early October, and Amazon has objected.
The Authors Guild wants publishers to drop claims on long out-of-print books and to pay authors when a house failed to register the copyright in time.
The intersection of artificial intelligence and commercial publishing has created a complex landscape where traditional houses act as both eager adopters and fi…
The publishing industry has undergone massive digital transformation over the last decade. While platforms like [Amazon KDP](https://kdp.amazon.
The traditional publishing ecosystem has undergone a radical structural transformation.
The traditional publishing landscape has undergone a radical transformation. When major houses like Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster fo…
The retail battlefield between the traditional publishing conglomerates—Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster—and Amazon has evolved past si…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the first Latino writer to win the PEN/Faulkner and the author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, died in El Paso on July 28. He was 71.
Laura Doyle's 'The Surrendered Wife' began as a self-published phenomenon, proving that grassroots momentum can lead to major traditional publishing deals and widespread impact for indie authors.
The midlist — once the backbone of traditional publishing — is disappearing. Major publishers are concentrating advances on celebrity memoirs and proven bestsel…
The American publishing industry is, at its core, a story of family businesses that became cultural institutions, then corporate assets.
The history of publishing is the history of information control — who could produce it, who could distribute it, and who could profit from it.
The five conglomerates that control approximately 80% of the traditional publishing market — Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Boo…
We live in a swipe-left/swipe-right world, and book covers are no exception. This article explores how dating app mechanics can revolutionize book cover testing…
A complete review of NetGalley for indie authors in 2026. Covers pricing, co-op options, what NetGalley does well, its limitations, and how it compares to Story…
Independent publishers are growing faster than the Big Five. Here's how small presses are carving out profitable niches, signing authors the majors ignore, and …
The story of how two publishing giants merged to form a $3.7 billion empire — and what it means for authors, agents, and the future of traditional publishing.
How Borders went from America's most innovative bookstore chain to bankruptcy in 2011 — and what indie authors and publishers can learn from its collapse.
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