October 31, 2025
Will SCOTUS Take Up Texas’s Book Banning Case?Publishers and freedom-to-read advocates are supporting plaintiffs in Little v. Llano County by encouraging the Supreme Court to review a First Amendment decision by the Fifth Circuit. The case would determine how much control public officials exert over library collection decisions, from book removals to approved selections. more
New Fund to Grant $50 Million to Literary Arts OrgsA coalition of seven charitable organizations led by the Mellon Foundation plans to award at least $50 million to nonprofit literary organizations over the next five years through the Literary Arts Fund, a new initiative headed up by Jennifer Benka, a veteran of the Academy of American Poets and Poets & Writers. more
Authors’ Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI Moves AheadA New York judge dismissed an attempt by OpenAI to throw out a class action lawsuit that consolidates suits from a number of authors charging the company with copyright infringement. more
Publishing’s Summer Slump ContinuesAccording to the AAP’s StatShot report, total industry sales fell 4.4% in August. Adult nonfiction sales fell 17%, while children’s/YA nonfiction sales declined 16.2%. Fiction fared better, though adult fiction sales were still off 3.4% and children’s/YA sales down 8.2%. more
Fantagraphics Launches East Asian Comics Imprint Takumigraphics, the storied comics publisher’s new dedicated home for manga, manhwa, and graphic novels from across the region, will debut with four titles next spring. Fantagraphics editor Conrad Groth, associate publisher Gary Groth, and president Eric Reynolds will lead acquisitions. more
Newly Discovered Dr. Seuss Book on the 50 States to Be Released in Time for America’s 250thCounting down to America’s semiquincentennial, Random House Children’s Books has unveiled Sing the 50 United States!, a picture book by Dr. Seuss. Editors recently discovered the rhyming celebration of the states, emceed by the Cat in the Hat, among Ted Geisel’s personal papers at the University of California–San Diego’s Geisel Library. more
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Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island Mike Pitts. Mariner, $34 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-334467-9
Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection Paul Eastwick. Crown, $32 (352p) ISBN 978-0-5935-9398-1
Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival Trina Moyles. Pegasus, $28.95 (304p) ISBN 979-8-89710-034-7
Children's Books
Because of a Shoe Julie Fogliano, illus. by Marla Frazee. Knopf, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-5937-0740-1
Yulu’s Linen Cao Wenxuan, trans. from the Chinese by Helen Wang, illus. by Suzy Lee. Atheneum/Dlouhy, $19.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-6659-3119-9
The Lions’ Run Sara Pennypacker, illus. by Jon Klassen. Macmillan/Balzer + Bray, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-25039-281-7
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
John Irving’s Not Pulling Any PunchesIn his latest novel, the author explores hot-button topics like antisemitism, history, and identity. more
Pop, Past and Present: PW Talks with Alan LightIn Don’t Stop, the music journalist analyzes the continued popularity of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. more
One for the Road: PW Talks with Kenny ChesneyIn his first book, Heart Life Music, written with Holly Gleason, Chesney reflects on his career and experiences as a stadium-tour veteran. For PW, the country music superstar speaks about the importance of authenticity and the music that’s influenced him. more
In Conversation: Amanda Foody and C.L. HermanFollowing their breakout YA duology All of Us Villains, Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman have crafted a new fantasy, A Fate So Cold. Here, they discuss the Chosen One trope and what they’ve learned from their collaboration. more
Jillian Vandall Miao Finds Strength in Clea Shearer’s Cancer MemoirMiao, who is the senior director of publicity at Random House Children’s Books and the author of the upcoming children’s series Baby Botanicals, recounts her experience with breast cancer and her reading of Clea Shearer's Cancer Is Complicated. more
Harrowing History: PW Talks with Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean, British author of the Printz Award-winning The White Darkness, presents Under a Fire-Red Sky, her new YA novel about a group of English teens at the onset of WWII. more
PW JobZone: Latest Jobs
- Oregon State University is seeking a new Director: Oregon State University Press
- Macmillan Publishers is seeking a new Senior Publicist, Celadon Books
- HarperCollins Publishers is seeking new Production Editor (Princeton, NJ Hybrid)
Find out about these and other great jobs at Jobzone
Top 10 Bestsellers
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Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 20): Volume 20
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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
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The Things Gods Break
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To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower
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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation
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The Secret of Secrets
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