Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction have been acquired by Must Read Magazines, a division of a new publishing company, Must Read Books Publishing. All editorial staff from the magazines have been retained in the acquisitions. Jackie Sherbow has been promoted to editor of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. P.L. Stevens joins the ...Read More

Bloomsbury has announced a new SF/F imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, and plans for it to publish “across the constellation of speculative fiction – from fantasy and science fiction to crossover, speculative romance, and from horror to myth retellings.” The imprint’s name comes from the current Bloomsbury emblem of the Roman hunter goddess Diana, “referencing the imprint’s pursuit of the very best storytelling and new stars.”

Vicky Leech Mateos and Noa Wheeler ...Read More

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has announced the launch of New Adult imprint Requited.

The slate of initial projects includes fantasy and romantasy titles by Jordan Stephanie Gray, and its staff includes personnel experienced in genre fiction and fantasy. Senior editors are Alice Jerman, previously at Entangled, and Ruqayyah Daud. Lisa Yoskowitz, LBYR’s Executive Editorial Director, will serve as editorial lead.

Megan Tingley, president and publisher at LBYR, told ...Read More

Entangled Publishing has announced two new YA imprints, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books.

Mayhem Books is meant for teens 16 and older “who aren’t ready for New Adult fiction just yet, but are searching for a similar level of romance and action.” Their first titles, due later this year, will come from Elise Kova, Shannon J. Spann, and Nisha J. Tuli.

Mischief Books is coming in 2026, and is directed ...Read More

Atria and Emily Bestler Books have announced the launch of a new horror imprint, 12:01 Books, to “develop and publish a carefully curated list of horror novels, working with emerging and established creators and authors to launch compelling books and films.”

The imprint was created in partnership with producer Scott Glassgold of 12:01 films and Emily Bestler, publisher of Emily Bestler Books, with the deal facilitated by Liz Parker of ...Read More

Tachyon Publi­cations is celebrating 30 years of operation in 2025, with numerous events planned.

The San Francisco Public Library will host an exhibition of Tachyon books, historical photos, and documents. Tachyon will host an anniver­sary party, open to the public, at the library on October 5, 2025. Attendees will receive a limited-edition commemorative chapbook. Tachyon will also give away ebooks to news­letter subscribers. They plan a virtual salon with Tachyon ...Read More

Penguin Random House and United for Libraries have announced a partnership to provide grants of $500 and $1,000 to help libraries. They plan to donate a total of $25,000 to support Friends of the Library groups and other groups that raise fund for local libraries. PRH will also offer some $500 in-kind donations so libraries can purchase PRH books. Skip Dye, senior vice president of library sales and digital strategies ...Read More

Liz Pelletier, publisher of Entangled Publishing, is Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Person of the Year.

Entangled Publishing—which includes genre imprints Red Tower, Entangled Teen, and Amara—had a breakout year in 2023 with the publication of bestseller Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Other notable titles include Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer and the Crave series by Tracy Wolff.

Pelletier founded Entangled in 2010 “to bridge the gap in the ...Read More

Ruoxi Chen has joined Putnam as executive editor after seven years at Tor. She will report to editor-in-chief Lindsay Sagnette, who told Publishers Weekly,

Ruoxi will draw on her deep experience in the speculative fiction space to bring exceptional crossover fantasy, romantasy, and science fiction titles for the general reader to the Putnam list… I look forward to watching her bring a new generation of talented storytellers to Putnam.

Chen ...Read More

Sourcebooks has announced a new children’s and YA imprint, Stonefruit Studio, and plans to publish 16 to 24 “distinctively creative children’s books across all age categories and formats” annually, including middle grade, YA, graphic novelws, and non-fiction by “authors and illustrators [who] can showcase their bold narrative voices and distinct styles that bring the joy of reading to children of all ages.”

Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu will be editorial ...Read More

Hachette Book Group has announced its purchase of Sterling Publishing from Barnes & Noble.

Sterling Publishing includes the imprints Union Square & Co., Union Square Kids, Boxer Books, Puzzlewright Press, plus stationery brands. Sterling’s output includes various genre books and gift editions of classic works.

B&N CEO James Daunt cited Union Square’s recent expansion and its need for more resources as a publisher. “Union Square has [outgrown] the infrastructure of ...Read More

An annotated version of Terry Pratchett’s 29th Discworld novel, Night Watch, will be released in Spring of 2025. The title will be released under Penguin Random House as a Penguin Modern Classic, recognizing Pratchett’s immense influence in the literary world as a genre author.

The edition will have a foreword by Rob Wilkins, managing director of Pratchett’s literary estate, and annotations by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones ...Read More