In his annual letter to authors and agents sent on Friday, HBG ceo Michael Pietsch wrapped up 2022 and optimistically addressed the downturn of book sales, HBG’s efforts in DEI and fighting book bans, increased marketing efforts, and more. Pietsch explained that book sales overall are below the high numbers of 2021, “but still well above where they were before the pandemic. Bookstore chains and independent bookstores report that they’re thriving, and I expect that the habit of reading and listening to books that many people developed during the pandemic will buoy us all in the years ahead.” He also […]