Powell’s Books announced that it had completed what it called a “final round of layoffs,” which have cut its staff by about 20 percent over the last year. The company did not indicate how many jobs were eliminated in this round. ILWU Local 5 representative Myka Dubay told Willamette Week that within the past year Powell’s has laid off 40 union employees and approximately 20 people in management. “These decisions have been extremely difficult, and we recognize their impact on our employees,” Powell’s owner and president Emily Powell said in a release. “With this final round complete, our focus shifts […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Fiction
With a packed spring and summer ahead, we’ve compiled a comprehensive season preview. To help you sift through the many thousands of planned titles, we’ve selected what we think are among the most noteworthy breakout titles for adults in fiction and nonfiction, separated into key categories. Today we begin by featuring part one of our fiction list, which highlights literary and debut titles. You can start sampling the asterisked titles right now in our just-released free ebook, Buzz Books 2026: Spring/Summer. And please join us for our second author and editor panel of the season, focused on nonfiction, on Tuesday, February […]
New Books Publishing January 27
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by George Saunders, Freida McFadden, and Thrity Umrigar, while nonfiction includes titles from Gisèle Pelicot, Jason Zengerle, Josh Shapiro, and Namwali Serpell. 29 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-27 10 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-27 Also publishing this week are Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane and Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2025: Fall/Winter anthology. You can watch Cane’s magnetic interview (which drew thousands of views) from our Buzz Books panel. We consult a number of sources in compiling our […]
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Watson Wins Newbery, Chien Wins Caldecott
Philip Ruppel Named CEO of Phaidon Press, Bob Miller Launches Bookswork Press
Philip Ruppel has been named ceo of Phaidon Press and its affiliated companies, The Monacelli Press and Artspace, effective immediately. Ruppel has been coo of Phaidon since 2015. He succeeds Bob Miller, who is leaving the company to launch a “book and creative development company serving authors and publishers” called Bookswork Press. Debra Black said on behalf of the Phaidon Board, “For more than a decade, Philip has been essential to the exciting growth of Phaidon, Monacelli, and Artspace. We are thrilled that he is stepping into this well-deserved leadership role and are confident he will guide the organization to […]