# The Publishing Times

> The Publishing Times is a daily publishing industry news site covering Big Five publishers, literary agents, book awards, Amazon KDP, audiobooks, AI in publishing, and book marketing.

The Publishing Times (https://thepublishingtimes.com) reports publishing industry news every day: deals, imprints, and executive moves at the Big Five publishers (Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan), literary agent news, book award longlists and winners, Amazon KDP policy and royalty changes, audiobooks, AI in publishing, and book marketing. Each news card links to the original source article. Readers can get the Weekly Dispatch, a free email sent every Friday with the week's top publishing stories and editorials.

## Main sections
- [Home](https://thepublishingtimes.com/): Today's publishing industry headlines and editorials
- [Publishing News](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news): All daily publishing industry news
- [Big Five Publishers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/big-five): Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan
- [Literary Agents](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/agents): Agent moves, agency news, and submissions
- [Book Awards](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/book-awards): Prize longlists, shortlists, and winners
- [Amazon KDP](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/kdp): Kindle Direct Publishing policy, pricing, and royalty news
- [Audiobooks](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/audiobooks): Audiobook production, retail, and distribution news
- [AI in Publishing](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/ai): How AI is changing writing, publishing, and rights
- [Book Marketing](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/marketing): Book marketing, publicity, and discoverability
- [Industry News](https://thepublishingtimes.com/news/industry): Wider trade news: booksellers, libraries, adaptations, and market trends
- [Blog](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog): Original articles and analysis
- [Weekend Read](https://thepublishingtimes.com/weekend-read): Longer reads for the weekend
- [Writing Craft](https://thepublishingtimes.com/writing-craft): Craft advice for working writers
- [Film Adaptations](https://thepublishingtimes.com/film-adaptations): Books headed to film and TV
- [Ask the Editor](https://thepublishingtimes.com/ask-the-editor): Reader questions answered by the editor

## Weekly Dispatch
- [Weekly Dispatch sign-up](https://thepublishingtimes.com/#newsletter): Free email every Friday with the week's top publishing stories and editorials

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- [Amazon KDP 70% Price Band, July 2026](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/amazon-kdp-70-percent-ebook-price-band-july-2026)
- [Best Newsletter for Indie Author Publishing News](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/best-newsletter-for-indie-author-publishing-news)
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## Blog Articles
- [Best magazine printing companies for trade and B2B publishers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/best-magazine-printing-companies-for-trade-and-b2b-publishers) — kdp (4 min)
- [‘The Heart’ Review: A Bracing New Musical Pulses With Life](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-heart-review-a-bracing-new-musical-pulses-with-life) — book-awards (3 min)
- [Attention Seeking Behaviour by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo review – a slippery liar’s tale](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/attention-seeking-behaviour-by-aea-varfis-van-warmelo-review-a-slippery-liars-tale) — book-awards (3 min)
- [Algerian Court Postpones Verdict in Houris Case Against Kamel Daoud to November 3](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/kamel-daoud-houris-oran-court-verdict-postponed-november-3) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [More Than 100 Authors Sign Open Letter Pledging to Boycott Indigo Over CEO's HESEG Donations](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/authors-open-letter-boycott-indigo-books-heseg-foundation) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Poll Finds Most French Adults Want AI Use Labeled on Book Covers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/ipsos-poll-france-ai-books-cover-label-literary-prizes) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Sébastien Lapaque Wins the Académie Française's 2026 Grand Prix du Roman](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/sebastien-lapaque-grand-prix-roman-academie-francaise-2026) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [UK Budget Sets Aside £15 Million for Children's Books and Widens Rates Relief for Small Shops](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/uk-autumn-budget-2026-children-books-15m-bookshops-business-rates) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [New Zealand Indie Bookshops Missed the Release Day for Sarah J. Maas's New Novel](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/sarah-j-maas-splintered-harmony-nz-indie-bookshops-late-delivery) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Waterstones Names 20 Books on Its 2026 Book of the Year Shortlist](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/waterstones-book-of-the-year-2026-shortlist) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Readwise Opens an Ebook Store Aimed at Kindle and Kobo Readers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/readwise-books-ebook-store-launch-beta) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Ask the SSP Advocacy Committee: What one change would you most like to see in terms of U.S. federal support for research following the midterms?](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/ask-the-ssp-advocacy-committee-what-one-change-would-you-most-like-to-see-in-terms-of-us-federal-support-for-research-fo) — industry (3 min)
- [Accidental Tribes by C.S. Pascoal](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/accidental-tribes-by-cs-pascoal) — industry (3 min)
- [How to Set Up Your First Amazon Ads Campaign and Let AI Optimize It in 2026](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/how-to-set-up-your-first-amazon-ads-campaign-and-let-ai-optimize-it) — Book Advertising (5 min)
- [THE MUEZZIN](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-muezzin) — book-awards (3 min)
- [Lucy Caldwell on Ulysses: Why Reading Joyce Without Footnotes Changed Everything](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/lucy-caldwell-even-your-text-messages-fizz-after-reading-james-joyce) — industry (3 min)
- [How to Write a Science Fiction Novel: A Practical Guide for 2026](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/how-to-write-a-science-fiction-novel-in-2026-full-guide) — writing-craft (3 min)
- [Why Book Reviews Still Matter in a Crowded Market](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-enduring-power-of-book-reviews-in-a-crowded-market) — book-marketing (3 min)
- [Brazil's Book Market Grew Strongly in the First Half of 2026, Led by Fiction](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/brazils-book-market-keeps-up-strong-growth-in-first-half-of-2026) — publishing-data (3 min)
- [Jonathan Kieran's The Wednesday Box: An Illustrated Dark Fable for Adults](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/an-open-book-with-jonathan-kieran) — other (3 min)
- [Cape Henry House by Jolly Walker Bittick: A Navy Coming-of-Age Novel Based on a True Story](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/cape-henry-house-by-jolly-walker-bittick) — other (3 min)
- [Delaware's Forgotten Cavalry by Dave Tabler: The First Delaware Cavalry's Story](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/delawares-forgotten-cavalry) — other (2 min)
- [How to Set Up a Facebook Author Page in 10 Steps](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/facebook-author-page-10-steps-to-set-it-up-in-2026) — book-marketing (3 min)
- [From Small Press or Self-Published to the Big Five: Authors Who Broke Through](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/from-small-press-to-big-five-indie-press-authors-who-broke-through) — industry (3 min)
- [Grace Notes by John Cheyenne Wilbur: A Spiritual Coming-of-Age Debut](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/grace-notes) — other (2 min)
- [A Language of Stitches: Constance Moore's Picture Book on Quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/a-language-of-stitches) — other (3 min)
- [A Spell of Heart & Havoc by Kristen Vale: Now Out From Forever](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/a-spell-of-heart-and-havoc-preorder) — other (2 min)
- [Doug Einfeld's In the Shadow of the Most High: Family Genealogy Meets Jewish History](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/advice-from-ir-approved-author-doug-einfeld-writers-can-bring-history-to-life-with-both-clarity-and-depththose-who-make) — other (2 min)
- [The Week in Global Publishing, July 27, 2026: Anthropic Payouts, Simon Stream and Attacks on Books](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/around-the-book-world-july-27-2026) — weekly-digest (3 min)
- [The Trapped Operator by Peter S. Bergeron: Building a Business That Runs Without Its Founder](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/balanced-business) — other (3 min)
- [The UnConventional Strategist by Jay Nakagawa: Strategy as Judgment Under Uncertainty](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/become-relentlessly-curious) — other (3 min)
- [The Renoir Girls by Catherine Ostler: The Sisters Behind Renoir's Portraits](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/book-review-the-renoir-girls-by-catherine-ostler) — other (3 min)
- [Printing a Corporate History Book: Formats, Quantities and Budget](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/corporate-history-book-printing-what-to-buy-in-2026) — author-resources (3 min)
- [Blizzard of Lies by Dave Wedge: What the Karen Read Book Covers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/blizzard-of-lies) — other (3 min)
- [The Canvas We Share by Bradley Randolph Carter: Four Art-School Friends, Twenty Years Later](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/creative-instinct) — other (3 min)
- [He Who Fights With Monsters: Outworlder Gets a 2026 Reissue From Penguin](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/he-who-fights-with-monsters-book-1-outworlder) — other (3 min)
- [Helium by Dave Kenney: A Postwar UFO Novel About Grief and Gravity](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/helium-by-dave-kenney) — other (3 min)
- [Ian Croskell's The Word: A Satire Where the Beatles Became a Religion](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/homage-to-the-beatles) — other (3 min)
- [How to Write a How-To Book Readers Actually Use](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/how-to-write-a-how-to-book-readers-use-in-2026) — writing-craft (3 min)
- [The Last Book: How the Team Behind "Noah Kaplan" Won an IndieReader Discovery Award](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/irda-winner-author-interview-with-noah-kaplan-represented-by-jonah-howell) — other (2 min)
- [Simone Hewitt's Living in Colour Wins a 2026 IndieReader Discovery Award](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/irda-winner-author-interview-with-simone-hewitt) — other (2 min)
- [Kwan's Last Mission by John Daniel: A Hong Kong Spy Thriller Set in August 1945](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/kwans-last-mission) — other (3 min)
- [Jordan A. Lopez on Writing Luke Ramirez, an Autistic Teen Facing a Life-Changing Revelation](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/life-changing-revelation) — other (2 min)
- [Looked Down Upon: The Exiled Kin by Jordan A. Lopez, a YA Thriller With an Autistic Hero](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/looked-down-upon-the-exiled-kin) — other (3 min)
- [A.M. Britwell's Sitting by the Windowsill of Life: George Harrison as a Spiritual Guide](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/my-spiritual-journey) — other (3 min)
- [Wolf in Wanderley by Dave J. Andrae: An Aging Filmmaker, a Florida Move and an Old Grudge](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/review-wolf-in-wanderley-by-dave-j-andrae) — other (3 min)
- [Reel Around the Fountain by Roy Edward Jackson: A Queer Coming-of-Age Novel From Lethe Press](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/reel-around-the-fountain) — other (2 min)
- [Printed Real Estate Newsletters: What to Order and How to Make Them Work](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/real-estate-newsletter-printing-2026-what-to-order) — book-marketing (3 min)
- [Publishing Jargon and Plain English: Richard Charkin's Case Against Trade-Speak](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/richard-charkin-in-search-of-the-english-language-in-publishing-jargon) — industry (3 min)
- [Rumors of Love by James Nathaniel Miller II: Cody Musket Book Six](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/rumors-of-love) — other (2 min)
- [Self-Help Book Categories: The Main Genres Readers Search For](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/self-help-book-genres-the-7-categories-buyers-search-2026) — kdp-strategy (3 min)
- [Shadow Work Journal and Workbook 2 in 1 by Scarlett Kent: What It Offers and Who It Helps](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/shadow-work-journal-and-workbook-2-in-1) — other (2 min)
- [Such a Witch by Sarah Henning: A Magical-School Murder Mystery With Romance](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/such-a-witch) — other (2 min)
- [Supreme Pressure by Victor Li: The 1930 Fight That Built Today's Confirmation Wars](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/supreme-pressure-by-victor-li) — other (3 min)
- [Founding Crimes by David H. Tolly: The American Founding, Greatness and Guilt Together](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-daring-and-the-crimes) — other (3 min)
- [Tidestep: The Water Anchor by F.A. Calder: An Epic Fantasy About Who Controls Memory](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-power-of-story) — other (3 min)
- [The New Love Languages by Joan Nwosu: Human Design's Ten Love Gates, Explained](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-new-love-languages) — other (3 min)
- [The Last Revision by Patrick Smith: A 99-Year-Old Looks Back Through a Childhood Journal](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-last-revision-a-novel) — other (2 min)
- [Legends Unearthed: The Hunt for Yamashita's Gold by Sutton Lewis, a Middle-Grade Treasure Hunt](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-hunt-for-yamashitas-gold-legends-unearthed-by-sutton-lewis) — other (3 min)
- [The Farmer's Code by Mike C. Young: Lessons on Legacy From Four Generations of Farming](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-farmers-code-by-mike-c-young) — other (2 min)
- [Why Print Books Keep Their Hold on Readers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-tactile-renaissance-why-physical-books-are-winning-mtk1xh0x) — industry (3 min)
- [This Case and My Life: Ana Braunstein Turns Her Award-Winning Short Film Into a Book Series](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/this-case-and-my-life) — other (3 min)
- [The Ascension by Lew Rivers: Book Three of The Artificial Conspiracy](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/through-the-veil) — other (3 min)
- [Printing a Wedding Memory Book: Binding, Paper and Layout Choices](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/wedding-memory-book-printing-2026-best-binding-picks) — author-resources (3 min)
- [Val McDermid and Jo Sharp Write Their First Book Together: This Door of the Seas](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/weve-always-been-wary-of-working-together-val-mcdermid-and-jo-sharp-on-writing-a-novel-as-a-couple) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Author Photos: Why They Matter and How to Get a Good One](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/why-your-author-photo-matters-more-than-you-think-2026-07-22) — book-marketing (3 min)
- [KDP Success Beyond Readability Scores: Strategies Built Around the Author](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/kdp-success-beyond-readability-towards-author-centric-strategies) — kdp-strategy (3 min)
- [Editorial Reviews vs. Reader Reviews: What Each Does for a Book](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-unassailable-truth-book-reviews-reign-supreme) — book-marketing (2 min)
- [Why Specificity Sells: Finding and Owning a Niche in Publishing](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-undeniable-power-of-niche-why-specificity-sells-in-modern-publishing) — book-marketing (3 min)
- [Niche Custom Printing for KDP Creators: When Specialty Print Beats Standard POD](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/why-niche-custom-printing-is-the-secret-weapon-for-modern-kdp-creators) — kdp-strategy (3 min)
- [For Once in My Life: Rob Cole's Authorized Biography of Dancer Arlinda Willis](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/for-once-in-my-life) — other (3 min)
- [Renaudot Names Its 2026 Finalists and Drops Thélyson Orélien](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/prix-renaudot-2026-finalists-orelien-dropped) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Kobo Plus Opens in Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/kobo-plus-estonia-lithuania-slovenia-37-regions) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Baker & Taylor's Liquidation Plan Goes to a Creditor Vote](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/baker-taylor-liquidation-plan-disclosure-statement-approved) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Paris Court Gives Gibert Bookshops Six More Weeks, Sets December 7 Hearing](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/gibert-receivership-hearing-postponed-december-7) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Copyright Alliance Calls Meta's New Business Terms 'Unconscionable' Ahead of Nov. 20 Start](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/meta-commercial-terms-november-20-copyright-alliance-scraping) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Miriam Toews, Kim Fu and Kyo Maclear Among the 2026 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalists](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/ggbooks-2026-finalists-governor-generals-literary-awards) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [From Anecdote to Evidence: How US Government Censorship is Impacting Public Health](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/from-anecdote-to-evidence-how-us-government-censorship-is-impacting-public-health) — industry (3 min)
- [Can you print a book without a minimum order quantity?](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/can-you-print-a-book-without-a-minimum-order-quantity) — kdp (4 min)
- [How much does it cost to print 500 copies of a book in 2026?](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-print-500-copies-of-a-book-in-2026) — kdp (3 min)
- [Anne Godard Wins the 2026 Prix Décembre for Nous aussi](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/prix-decembre-2026-anne-godard-nous-aussi) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Goncourt Names Its Four Finalists as Claudel Asks Publishers to Vouch for Human Authors](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/prix-goncourt-2026-four-finalists-claudel-pangram) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Tetsuya Chiba, Creator of the Boxing Manga Ashita no Joe, Dies at 87](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/tetsuya-chiba-dies-at-87-ashita-no-joe) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [AuthorTube Writing Conference Returns Nov. 7 as a Free One-Day Event](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/authortube-writing-conference-2026-november-7-free) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Spotify for Authors Lets Indies Give Away 1,000 Free Audiobook Codes per Title](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/spotify-for-authors-audiobook-redemption-codes-1000-per-title) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Kindle+ Switch Leaves Authors Staring at Shrunken KDP Page Counts](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/kdp-kenp-dashboard-drop-october-21-kindle-plus-reporting) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Judge Approves Deal Freeing 13 Publishers' Stock From the Old Diamond Warehouse](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/diamond-bankruptcy-palik-consignment-settlement-approved) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [French Book Trade Launches #SauvonsLaLecture Campaign Against Funding Cuts](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/french-book-sector-sauvons-la-lecture-budget-2027) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Olivia De Zilva Wins the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/readings-prize-new-australian-fiction-2026-olivia-de-zilva-plastic-budgie) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [The Meme by Nicholas Rov Kent](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-meme-by-nicholas-rov-kent) — industry (4 min)
- [WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER LEAVE](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/we-thought-theyd-never-leave) — book-awards (3 min)
- [THE SECRET HITCHCOCK](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-secret-hitchcock) — book-awards (4 min)
- [René Belletto, French Crime Novelist and Prix Femina Winner for L'Enfer, Dies at 81](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/rene-belletto-dies-at-81-prix-femina-lenfer) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Bernardine Evaristo, Holly Jackson and Uketsu Named London Book Fair 2027 Authors of the Fair](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/london-book-fair-2027-authors-of-the-fair-evaristo-jackson-uketsu) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Audible Brings Immersion Reading to Seven More Countries and Page Sync Abroad](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/audible-read-listen-immersion-reading-page-sync-expansion) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [First Anthropic Settlement Payments Expected the Week of November 23](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/anthropic-settlement-first-payments-week-of-november-23) — publishing-news (4 min)
- [Joachim Lottmann, a Founding Voice of German Pop Literature, Dies at 70](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/joachim-lottmann-dies-at-70-pop-literature) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Springer Nature and Google DeepMind Are Building an AI Assistant for Peer Reviewers](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/springer-nature-google-deepmind-ai-peer-review-assistant) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [M.R. Carey's Once Was Willem Wins Best Novel at the 2026 World Fantasy Awards](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/world-fantasy-awards-2026-winners-once-was-willem) — publishing-news (3 min)
- [Book Review: ‘Dead Batteries,’ by Kate Maupin](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/book-review-dead-batteries-by-kate-maupin) — book-awards (4 min)
- [The Indie Author's Guide to Amazon Ads Dayparting and Bid Scheduling in 2026](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/the-indie-authors-guide-to-amazon-ads-dayparting-and-bid-scheduling-in-2026) — Book Advertising (5 min)
- [Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li review – a virtuosic interrogation of the power of art](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/music-against-the-night-by-yiyun-li-review-a-virtuosic-interrogation-of-the-power-of-art) — book-awards (4 min)
- [ONE OF MY PATIENTS IS A VAMPIRE](https://thepublishingtimes.com/blog/one-of-my-patients-is-a-vampire) — book-awards (4 min)
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