Judith Rosen

By most accounts, 2020 was not a good year for publishers’ sales representatives. But with the number of vaccinations rising and schools and businesses beginning to reopen in much of the country, reps are optimistic about the future. Still, things won’t be quite the same.

The five finalists for 2021 Bookstore of the Year reflect the changes that have taken place in the ways that bookstores serve their communities and the increasing role of activism in bookselling today. The five finalists for Rep come from commission groups, Ingram, and the Big Five.

Colleges are adapting to meet the needs of a changing book business.

A roundup of key zoom events at all five virtual shows.

A roundup of some of the best books from small presses and university presses due out this season.

Francesca Cavallo, coauthor of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, completed a successful Kickstarter campaign late last month, for her first solo children’s picture book, ‘Doctor Li and the Crown-Wearing Virus.’

In a late addition to virtual CI8, ABA has added a special session to its publishers day with 2015 Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and 2020 Newbery Medalist Jerry Craft.

Ten authors of books chosen by booksellers as their favorite summer/fall middle grade and YA debuts will read from their works in a lunchtime panel.

While many bookstores have only recently reopened to foot traffic, we spoke with a number of children’s booksellers about the books they are looking forward to selling.

New ways of seeing art with an eye toward diversity and inclusivity are among this season’s themes, along with reconsiderations of major artists.

PW contacted the editors of this coming season’s most talked-about adult titles to find out how they discovered each book and why they wanted it for their list.

A Cambridge bookstore goes from good to great after changing hands.

The children’s book author will publish a dozen new books, and launch a new series, this year alone—all in spite of the strain the industry is under.

This year’s shortlist of five bookstores includes a number of stores with multiple locations and with years of bookselling experience, from both coasts and as far south as Texas.

Here’s a look at a number of the children’s and YA authors who will be attending this year’s Winter Institute.

The National Association of College Stores is changing leadership in the face of financial losses for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2019, planning to exit college textbook distribution, and expecting layoffs.

With a bookstore about to open in New York City’s Greenwich Village and a fifth store slated to open next year at the upscale Brookfield Place mall, also in New York City, and another three or four in the works for 2020, Shakespeare & Co. is looking to create a constellation of bookstores with cafe…

Longtime Boston publisher David R. Godine is stepping down at the end of the year from his eponymous publishing house, and new owner William N. Thorndike is already beginning to shape the press.

The six-year-old Ann Arbor bookstore has grown from 2,600 sq. ft. and seven employees when it opened to nearly 4,000 sq. ft. and 27 employees today. Long-time PGW Northwest sales rep Cindy Heidemann is known as a master at helping buyers focus on what is important for their stores.

At Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque, N.M., PW announced its slate of five finalists for indie bookstore of the year. Many are responsible for the current rise in independent bookselling.