Publishers Lunchcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, October 13
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as NBA ceremony host
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, October 12
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Kirkus Prize announced its winners; The Scotiabank Giller Prize announced its shortlist
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, October 11
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Forthcoming: KNIFE by Salman Rushdie
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, October 5
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Third Quarter Deals Ebb Overall, Gain At the Highest Level; Fosse Wins Nobel Prize for Literature; PRH UK Buys Hardie Grant UK
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, October 3
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
National Book Award Shortlists; GMA Book Club October Pick
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, October 2
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
October Bookseller Picks; Obituary: Ed Young
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, September 28
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Literary Agents Face Low Pay, Supplement With Side Gigs; Managers to Decide on S&S's Return to Office Policies
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, September 27
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People News
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, September 25
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bomb Threat at The King's English Bookstore in Salt Lake City; Project Gutenberg Refines Automated Audiobook Creation
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, September 22
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sales fall at Scholastic, Booker shortlist announced
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, September 21
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Publishers Test AI Tools for In-House Processes; Financial Times Book of the Year Shortlist
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, September 20
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Still Another Lawsuit: Authors Guild Sues OpenAI In New York; Scribd Will Move eBooks and Audiobooks To New App
Publishers Lunchast for Friday, September 15
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
National Book Awards Fiction and Nonfiction Longlists
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, September 14
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Murphy to Leave Harper; Stehlik to Add Oversight of Children's Division; National Book Awards Translated Literature and Poetry Longlists Announced...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, September 13
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The National Book Awards Rescinds Drew Barrymore's Invitation To Host, NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, September 11
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CorreX In Real Time; Authors Guild Helps Authors Demand Takedown from IA
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, September 8
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Indigo leadership in shambles, Amazon issues artificial intelligence guidelines for KDP
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, September 7
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Herz to Leave PRH; Anchor to be Phased Out; Wiley's Q1 Sales Were "As Expected" After Reorganization; BAM Offers Same and Next-D...
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, September 5
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Powell's Closed Monday as Workers Strike; Obituaries for Robert Abrams, Edith Grossman, Sarah Young; Acquisitions: Harriman House, and Scala
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, September 1
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Enjoins Texas book ban law
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, August 31
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Einhorn Leaves Holt to Become Publisher of Crown Fiction; Scribe Media Resumes Operations Amid Multiple Lawsuits
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, August 30
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PRH Results for the First Six Months; Quarto Sales and Earnings Fall; Appeals Court Strikes Down "Mandatory Deposit" of Books with the LOC
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, August 28
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BNED Adds Two to Board for Corporate Transformation; Union Workers Stage Walkout at Barnes & Noble In Hadley, MA
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, August 24
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People News
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, August 23
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bookselling: More Barnes & Noble Changes
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, August 22
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
June Adult Sales Made Up for Declines in Children's; New Books Publishing August 22; Forthcoming: 'The Fall' by Michael Wolff
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, August 21
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your Books Trained Those Large Language Models
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, August 17
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Several People Moves
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, August 16
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
September LibraryReads; Obituary: Christopher Carduff
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, August 15
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Approves Internet Archive Permanent Injunction, Limits It to Works That Have eBook Editions
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, August 18
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another Day Another Suit: Music Companies Sue Internet Archive Over Their Infringement
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, August 11
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Proposed Internet Archive Judgment Would Bring Down Infringing Files Right Away; Harper sales and earnings fall after a tough year
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, August 10
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diesel Bookstores Up for Sale
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, August 9
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Backman Signs with UTA; Klopotek Sells Majority Stake to Aspire Software Owner
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, August 8
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
KKR To Acquire S&S For $1.62 Billion; Simon & Schuster Maintains Sales, Grows Income In Second Quarter; Online Book Analyzer Taken Down After ...
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, August 7
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomsbury, AAP Mark the Death of Vaughan; Schroders Joins with FT As Business Book of the Year Award Sponsor
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, August 4
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
KKR Tipped As Likely Acquirer of Simon & Schuster For "About $1.65 Billion"; Bloomsbury USA President Adrienne Vaughan Dies In Boating A...
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, August 3
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
August Auguries: The S Stands for Sale, Good Omens Graphic Novel Funded on Kickstarter; Penzler Publishers is launching Crime Ink
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, August 2
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Reubens Said to Leave Behind Memoir Manuscript; Reese's Book Club Pick
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, July 31
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lenders Keep Barnes & Noble Education Alive For Now, Require Board to Examine Sale or New Capital; Higher Ed Sales Continue To Decline at Pearson
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, July 28
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Partners Endorse BISG's Campaign Against Metadata Pollution; Xoxopublishing Shuts Down for the "Indefinite Future"; Solid State Books Re...
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, July 27
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vivendi Investigated For Allegations of Premature Involvement with Lagardere
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, July 26
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lagardere Publishing Continues Slight Gains, Despite Weakness at HBG; KKR Selling RBmedia to H.I.G. Capital; Acquisitions: Norwood House Press; Initia...
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, July 25
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
November's National Book Awards Ceremony to Feature Drew Barrymore, Oprah Winfrey; HC Union Files Grievance Over Termination of Unit Chair
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, July 24
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abrams Restructures Marketing and Publicity Departments; Draft2Digital Acquires Pre-Made Book Cover Site; Imprints: Harper Enfoque
Publishers Lunchcast
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scholastic earnings, McGraw Hill ends business book publication
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, July 20
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harper to Close Inkyard Press; Six New Publishers To IPG For Distribution
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, July 19
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AAP Trade Sales Were Flat in May, Despite Losses in Children's; IPG Trims Staff on Publishing and Distribution Sides; Open Road Launches Metadata ...
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, July 18
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Layoffs at Penguin Random House Follow Their Retirement Offer; Bloomsbury Grows 9 Percent in First Quarter
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, July 17
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BNED Delays Earnings Report As It Renegotiates Loans, Faces Possible Going Concern Warning; More B&Ns Relocate to Smaller Spaces
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, July 13
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New book by Cassidy Hutchinson; various people news
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, July 12
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actually Forthcoming: Britney Spears' 'The Woman in Me' to Publish In October; Simon & Schuster and Likewise Expand Partnership
Publishers LunchCast for Tuesday, July 11
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dealmaking Rebounded In the Second Quarter; Bookstat Posts Monthly Bestseller Lists; Forthcoming: The Vulnerables By Sigrid Nunez
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, July 10
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mississippi Law Banning Minors' Access To Digital Materials Goes Into Effect; Authors Sue Meta and OpenAI Over AI Training
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, July 6
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Interim CEO at Tattered Cover; ABA Suggests Bookstores Prepare for UPS Strike
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, July 5
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Booktopia Issues Shares for Distro Center; Nash Officially Out as CEO; New Books Published July 4; More July Picks
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, June 29
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irene Goodman Agents to Start New Agencies
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, June 28
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
USA Today Bestseller List Returns; Razorbill Merges With Putnam Children's; February Cyber Attack Hits Indigo's Results; Amazon Continues to F...
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, June 27
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enduring Ventures Plans to Acquire Scribe's Assets
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, June 22
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hurowitz and Abu Dhabi-Based Mubadala Are Bidding for Simon & Schuster; 'The Nation' Will Relaunch 'Bookforum'; WH Smith Owed £1M...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, June 21
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
April Sales Decline After Pandemic Boom
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, June 20
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vivendi Signs Deal to Sell Editis to IMI; Scribe’s Chief Experience Officer Meghan McCracken Resigns
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, June 15
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wiley to Divest Educational Businesses After Disappointing Year; Pagnamenta Joins Kneerim & Williams to Form New Agency, Calligraph; Obituary: Rob...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, June 14
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon's Best Books So Far; Obituary: Cormac McCarthy; Distribution: Mattel
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, June 13
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Books Releasing This Week; People News
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, June 12
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
European Commission Approves Vivendi's Purchase of Lagardere After Spinning Off Editis; Elizabeth Gilbert Removes Russia-Set Novel from Publicatio...
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, June 9th
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Buzz Romance Editors Panel now on July 12
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, June 8
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abrams Lays Off More Staff; Four Indigo Directors Resign; Reisman to Retire In August; PRH to Combine Production Departments; Former Scribe Media CEO ...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, June 7
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the Minimum Wages at Indie Bookstores; Trade Sales Flat in March; Reese's Book Club Pick
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, June 5
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
B&N's Best Books So Far
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday June 2
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WME Acquires Ross Yoon Agency; Authors Guild Adds AI Clauses To Model Contract; Lakeside Acquires Marquis; A new imprint for Paw Prints
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday June 1
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tartt's Agent Debunks Rumors of New Novel; BNED's Year Is Under Already Low Expectations; The Ripped Bodice Will Open A Store in Brooklyn
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, May 31
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trade Sales Fell 6.1 Percent In 2022, As Adult Fiction Rose to Become the Largest Segment; Scribe Employees Launch "Petition For Financial Justic...
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, May 26th
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scribe Media Clarifies Layoffs, Two Barnes & Noble stores start unionizing
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, May 25
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those Fancy Large Language Models Were Trained On eBooks From Smashwords, Without Permission; Scribe Media Shuts Down, Lays Off Staff; ABA Continues t...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, May 24
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AALA Day Keynote: Slow Progress At B&N; Imprints: Open Road's Re-Discovery Lit; International Booker Prize
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, May 23
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Government Warns GA Schools About Book Ban Discussions; UK Gets New Coffee-Sponsored Book Awards
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, May 22
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imprints: Hardie Grant North America Launches Bright Light
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, May 19
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Authors Guild Updates Statement On New Leaf Literary, Buzz Books Editors Panel Available to Stream, Forthcoming: Walter Isaacson's ELON MUSK
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, May 18
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wilbur Smith's IP For Sale
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, May 17
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pen America, PRH Sue FL County Over Book Bans; Hamessley Posts Statement About Departure From New Leaf; Last Reminder for Buzz Editors Panel Tonight
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, May 16
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Disruptions Leave A Number of Children's Book Creators Looking for New Representation; B&N Children's & Young Adult Book Awards; Dylan...
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, May 15
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rutgers BNED Employees Win Union Vote; Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 1
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, May 12
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harper Sales Remain Flat, Flatiron's Big Summer Book is BTS Oral History
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, May 11
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Glusman Steps Down As Norton Editor-In-Chief, with Gerstle to Take Over; Feb AAP Stats Show Major Gains in Audio; Calling Attention to Banned Books Li...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, May 10
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Next Big Idea Tries Original Short Audiobooks; Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter Now Available to Download and Read; Forthcoming: A New Title By Oprah Winf...
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, May 8
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Forthcoming: 4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, May 5
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Warren Didn't Violate First Amendment in Criticism of Amazon, Court Finds
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, May 4
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon & Schuster Keeps Growing In Q1, As Paramount Acknowledges Sale Process Has "Restarted"; SPARE Drives Q1 for Penguin Random House; ...
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, May 3
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All the President's Legal Deficiencies In Woodward Audio Suit; Australian Publisher Fagan Charges Allen & Unwin With Sexual Harassment; Avid R...
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, May 2
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Penguin Random House Makes Voluntary Separation Offer; TikTok Owner May Launch Publishing Company; Australian Publisher Challenges Allegations of Hara...
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, May 1
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Workers at B&N Union Square Announce Union
Publishers Lunchast for Friday, April 28th
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HarperCollins closes Harper Design, Pearson Higher Ed Sales Drop 5%
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, April 27
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Publishers and Internet Archive Make Slow Progress on Terms of Judgment; Next Buzz Books Editors Panel; May Book Club Picks
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, April 26
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People: Dawn Davis Returns to S&S, 37 Ink; Women's Prize Shortlist; Odd Dot Partners with Build-A-Bear
Publishers Lunchcast for Tuesday, April 25
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Books Publishing April 25; Obituary: Clayton Carlson
Publishers Lunchcast for Monday, April 24
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LA Times Book Prize; Gotham Book Prize
Publishers Lunchcast for Friday, April 21
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WH Smith Celebrates Only Small Declines at Their Bookstores
Publishers Lunchcast for Thursday, April 20
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NYPL Names Young Lions Finalists; Aspen Words Literary Prize Winner Announced
Publishers Lunchcast for Wednesday, April 19
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listening for Growth at LBF; French Publishing Professional Freed After London Arrest; People: Harmony and Rodale Expand Leadership Team; Zoro Becomes...