U.S. judge Florence Pan rules against publishers in decision blocking the merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
The U.S. Department of Justice called the ruling "a victory for authors, readers, and the free exchange of ideas."
In It Came from the Closet, queer writers reflect on the horror movies that have influenced, enticed, or repelled them
Together, these essays provide a justification and rationale for queer readings of what may in fact turn out to be one of the queerest genres around.
Annie Gibson tells PW about the ongoing success of Playwrights Canada Press, making it through the pandemic, and the importance of drama publishing
One of the innovations made by the publisher during the Covid-19 pandemic is the establishment of an editorial committee to seek out new work.
Haters gonna hate: Elon Musk completes Twitter acquisition amid concerns about unfettered hate speech proliferating on social media platform
It's too early to determine what exactly Musk will do with the platform, though early signs are not encouraging.
Harold R. Johnson and Tomson Highway invoke Indigenous knowledge and the Trickster figure in books that seek to recapture connection to the land and ourselves
The two Indigenous authors offer different ways of thinking about the stories we tell ourselves and providing suggestions for how to rewrite those stories to our benefit.
The chain saw and the shark: Cultural critic W. Scott Poole examines the twin poles of American horror in Dark Carnivals
Poole's extended argument about the dominance of American empire and the ways horror filmmakers (and, to a lesser extent, novelists) have responded to it is potent and challenging.
Co-authors of a Liz Truss bio forced to rewrite the final chapters after the book’s subject resigns as PM
Labour leader Kier Starmer noted the book will be out by Christmas and asked, "Is that the release date or the title?"
Faith and family are central to Wayne Johnston’s new memoir of growing up sickly in rural Newfoundland
The twin poles of scientific reason and religious faith animate this vibrant and surprisingly funny memoir.
Carmen Callil – publisher, author, and feminist firebrand – dies at age 84
"All of us in publishing, and all of us who love books, owe a debt to her publishing genius," says Bea Hemming of Jonathan Cape.
Montreal-based writer Cassandra Khaw combines lyricism and brevity in short works of horror and dark fantasy
When Khaw is at their best, their writing has teeth – blackened, razor sharp, and ready to rend flesh.