German art book publisher Steidl has begun provisional insolvency proceedings, filing an application on July 10. The court says the company failed to make social security payments amounting to 2,438 euros and several lawsuits in labor court allege that it has not paid employee salaries or paid them late. Publisher Gerhard Steidl says that the social security payments have now been made, and wages are expected to be caught up by the end of August. He told NDR: “Times are very bad for the book industry.” Boersenblatt reports that “talks with potential investors, including at the international level, have been […]
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Forthcoming: ‘The Last Days of Vic & Coco’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Atria will publish Taylor Jenkins Reid‘s new novel THE LAST DAYS OF VIC & COCO, about a pair of pool hustlers, on March 2, 2027. The publisher writes, “Victoria Lucchese and Colette Wilson have been running their pool hustle for years, driving around the country and leaving overconfident men with empty wallets in their wake. The con is simple: Coco, magnetic and fearless, draws men in with her good looks and convinces them to play against her friend, Vic. Precise and unstoppable, Vic runs the table clean… But now it’s the summer of 1974. Nixon is on the brink of […]
US Copyright Office Proposes Higher Fees
The US Copyright Office, once again led by Shira Perlmutter, has proposed higher fees on copyrights to keep pace with rising costs. The new proposed fee schedule would raise fees an average of 43%. For example, a single work by a single author previously cost $45 to register and will now cost $55, an increase of 44%. Perlmutter writes in a letter to vice president JD Vance, “This is the first change to the Office’s fees since 2020. It would permit us to achieve fee recovery of an amount closer to the historical percentage of our operational budget, incorporating a […]
Forthcoming: Yarros’s Next Fourth Wing Book Is Called ‘Threshing Day’
Rebecca Yarros announced on Instagram that the next Fourth Wing book, titled THRESHING DAY, will be released on September 29. Yarros says the book is not the next in the series, but a collection of stories set in the same world and following familiar characters. She said in the post, “This collection contains thirteen threshing stories about some of your favorite characters and their dragons.” She revealed the cover, writing, “I hope this gives you a fun trip back to Basgiath while I’m writing book four!”
Imprints: Springer Nature Launches Nature Books
Springer Nature has launched a new academic imprint called Nature Books that will “publish works that bring together expertise, evidence and insight on some of the most significant issues facing research and society today.” First titles will debut later this year. Harsh Jegadeesan, chief publishing officer at Springer Nature said in a release, “Books are an important part of the research ecosystem because they allow authors to explore complex questions with a depth and context that other formats cannot always provide. As the world’s largest academic book publisher, we’re committed to offering publishing options that support author choice and help […]