After dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, which was later reinstated by a federal court, President Trump signed appropriations bills this week that increase funding for libraries, American Libraries magazine reports. The legislation allocates $212.5 million–a $1.4 million increase–for “library programs run by IMLS through the Library Services and Technology Act,” according to the ALA. Though funding for the IMLS itself decreased slightly, due to the reduction in staffing there. Funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program, which is run predominantly through school libraries, was flat at $30 million. The office that administers the program was […]
Emma Straub’s AMERICAN FANTASY: Authors and Editors Conversation #4 from Our Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026 Fiction Panel
Today we bring you the fourth Authors and Editors conversation from our recent fiction panel with the bestselling Emma Straub and her Riverhead editor Sarah McGrath for AMERICAN FANTASY, publishing April 7. #BuzzBooksOfficial
Forthcoming: Gladwell, Adeyemi, Donaldson
On September 29, Little, Brown will publish THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING by Malcolm Gladwell, which “gets to the heart of America’s gun violence crisis: Where did America’s violence problem come from? And why has it proven so difficult to address?” The book is an expansion of reporting Gladwell did for his podcast, Revisionist History. The audiobook will be published by RB Media and produced by Pushkin Industries. Also on September 29, Holt Children’s will publish Tomi Adeyemi‘s next YA novel, THE SIREN, a standalone dark academia. Separately, Julia Donaldson announced the title of the third book in her Gruffalo […]
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Christian and Frontlist Books Boost Harper Sales to Record Quarter
News Corp. reported earnings for the second quarter ended December 31, with sales at Harper Collins up 6 percent ($38 million) to $633 million — a record for the quarter — helped by a $15 million gain from recent acquisitions and strong print book sales, particularly in frontlist and Christian titles. The unit also gained $8 million from currency exchange. CEO Robert Thomson called it “a significant recovery after a sluggish first quarter, and we have mounting optimism for the second half of the year.” That comes in part from the breakout success of Rachel Reid’s hockey romances, along with […]
Kelly Yang’s THE TAKE: Authors and Editors Conversation #3 from Our Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026 Fiction Panel
Today we bring you the third Authors and Editors conversation from our recent fiction panel with the compelling Kelly Yang and her Berkley editor Jen Monroe for THE TAKE, publishing April 14. #BuzzBooksOfficial