Here’s a hot take. Publishing beautiful books has never mattered more than now. Gorgeous covers, gilded edges, swirly endpapers and sharp illustrations have long been ways to give the words inside ...

Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance. By Alexandra Alter A few years ago, ...

For the past few months, publishing has been consumed with debate over that ever-divisive topic: blurbs, those breathless ...

Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University In the past year or so, three Australian publishing mergers happened within a few short months. Text ...