The Publishing Times

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Who We Cover

People and organizations featured in The Publishing Times, each with every article about them.

Académie Goncourt

The French literary society that awards the Prix Goncourt. 1 article.

Aethon Books

Independent science fiction and fantasy publisher; acquired the WarGate Books catalog in October 2026. 1 article.

AK Blakemore

Poet and novelist, author of Doom Painting. 1 article.

Amazon Ads

Amazon's advertising business, including Sponsored Products ads for books. 58 articles.

Amazon KDP

Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's self-publishing platform for Kindle eBooks, paperbacks and hardcovers. 281 articles.

American Library Association

The largest library association in the United States; it tracks book challenges and organizes Banned Books Week. 2 articles.

Anna Madorsky

Author of the Gutted, Dissolved, Then Finished series. 1 article.

Anne Carson

Canadian poet, essayist and translator; winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. 1 article.

Anthropic

The AI company that makes the Claude models. 5 articles.

Apple Books

Apple's ebook and audiobook store and reading app. 43 articles.

Atticus

A book formatting and writing app for authors. 6 articles.

Audible

Amazon's audiobook service; ACX is its audiobook production and distribution marketplace. 38 articles.

Barack Obama

The 44th President of the United States and an author. 4 articles.

Barnes & Noble

America's largest bookstore chain, and the maker of Barnes & Noble Press, its self-publishing platform. 42 articles.

Book Bounty

A review-copy platform that matches authors' books with readers. 3 articles.

Book Soup

An independent bookstore on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. 3 articles.

BookBub

The ebook deals and book discovery service for readers, authors and publishers. 45 articles.

BookFunnel

A service for delivering ebooks and audiobooks to readers, used for reader magnets, review copies and direct sales. 35 articles.

BookNet Canada

The Canadian nonprofit for book-industry standards, data and research. 1 article.

BooksGoSocial

A book promotion and marketing service for authors (BooksGoSocial / BGS Authors). 3 articles.

Bookshop.org

An online bookstore that shares its profits with independent bookstores. 4 articles.

CHANEL

The fashion house presenting Originators with the Women's Prize Trust. 2 articles.

Charles Spencer

Historian and author of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. 2 articles.

Charlie Walker

Explorer and travel writer, author of On Thin Ice. 1 article.

Cherise Saywell

Edinburgh-based novelist and short-story writer; 2026 BBC National Short Story Award winner for "Ditto." 2 articles.

Colson Whitehead

Novelist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, author of the Harlem Trilogy. 4 articles.

Copyright Alliance

A nonprofit that represents the copyright interests of creators and rights holders. 1 article.

Cottage Door Press

An independent children's book publisher based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois (being acquired by Scholastic). 1 article.

CraveBooks

A book promotion service with reader deal newsletters and author tools. 5 articles.

Dale L. Roberts

Self-publishing advocate, author, and host of Self-Publishing with Dale. 3 articles.

Deckle

A writing app for authors, maker of the Chronicle writing-history feature. 2 articles.

Draft2Digital

An ebook and print distribution service for self-published authors; it merged with Smashwords in 2022. 29 articles.

Edelweiss+

The book trade's catalog and digital review-copy platform, from Above the Treeline. 9 articles.

Elizabeth Acevedo

Poet and novelist, author of The Poet X and Anger Is Only a Shadow; 2026 Kirkus Prize winner for young readers' literature. 1 article.

Eloise Barrett

Birmingham sixth-former; 2026 BBC Young Writers' Award winner for "Bloodshed in Rafah." 2 articles.

Emily Wilson

Classicist and translator of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. 13 articles.

Eoin Colfer

Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series. 1 article.

Firebrand Technologies

Publishing software company (Title Management, Eloquence) and part of the Firebrand Group with NetGalley and Supadu. 2 articles.

Fiverr

An online marketplace for freelance services. 1 article.

Gemsy

A review-copy platform that matches authors' books with readers. 2 articles.

George Gopen

Rhetoric scholar and author of The New Science of Scientific Writing. 1 article.

Goodreads

Book cataloging and reader-review site owned by Amazon. 27 articles.

Hachette

One of the Big Five publishers (Hachette Livre, parent of Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK). 37 articles.

Hane Selmani

Author of A Country Called Brooklyn: Blood Feuds, Family Honor & My Sister’s Murder. 1 article.

HarperCollins

One of the Big Five publishers, owned by News Corp. 24 articles.

Hoopla Digital

A digital library lending service for ebooks, audiobooks, comics and video, from Midwest Tape. 6 articles.

Hugh Howey

Author of Wool and the Silo series, and the creator of the NEO writing app. 3 articles.

Individuum

A Moscow publisher of nonfiction and fiction, founded in 2015. 1 article.

Informa

London-listed events and information group; parent of Taylor & Francis, which it announced plans to separate in October 2026. 1 article.

IngramSpark

Ingram Content Group's print-on-demand and distribution platform for independent publishers. 45 articles.

Jennifer Rich

Author of Paper Tombs, a study of Yizkor memorial books. 1 article.

Kindle

Amazon's e-reader product line (Kindle, Paperwhite, Colorsoft). 5 articles.

Kirkus Reviews

The book review magazine, which also offers paid Kirkus Indie reviews for self-published books. 22 articles.

Laura Doyle

Author of The Surrendered Wife. 1 article.

Libro.fm

An audiobook and ebook retailer that shares sales with independent bookstores. 13 articles.

Literature & Latte

The company that makes Scrivener, the long-form writing app. 9 articles.

Lulu

A print-on-demand self-publishing and distribution platform. 6 articles.

Madeline Miller

Novelist, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe. 2 articles.

MailerLite

An email marketing platform. 24 articles.

Maria Nazos

Poet, author of the collection Pulse. 1 article.

Marvel

Comics publisher and entertainment company, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. 1 article.

Matthew Quick

Novelist (The Silver Linings Playbook) and memoirist. 1 article.

Media Coalition

U.S. nonprofit that defends the First Amendment rights of media industries in legislatures and courts; first winner of the IPA Freedom of Expression Defenders Award. 1 article.

Media Control

German market researcher that tracks book sales and the #BookTok bestseller lists. 1 article.

Media Do

Tokyo-listed digital content distributor (MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.) that sold the Firebrand Group to Valsoft in 2026. 1 article.

Meta

The company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads. 4 articles.

NetGalley

A platform for sharing digital review copies with reviewers, librarians, booksellers and media. 19 articles.

NielsenIQ

Global consumer intelligence company that measures retail sales and media audiences. 2 articles.

OpenAI

The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT and the GPT family of models. 6 articles.

Otter-Barry Books

Independent UK children's publisher of diverse picture books and poetry, founded in 2015; acquired by Hachette UK in October 2026. 1 article.

OverDrive

The digital lending platform behind the Libby app for libraries and schools. 25 articles.

Oxford University Press

The world's largest university press, a department of the University of Oxford. 3 articles.

Pamela Colloff

Journalist and author of Catch the Devil; 2026 Kirkus Prize winner for nonfiction. 1 article.

Patreon

A membership platform for creators. 8 articles.

Patrick deWitt

Novelist, author of The Sisters Brothers and French Exit. 4 articles.

PEN America

Free-expression nonprofit that tracks U.S. school book bans. 4 articles.

Prolific Works

A reader-magnet and giveaway platform for authors, formerly Instafreebie. 4 articles.

Publisher Rocket

Keyword and category research software for Amazon authors, from Kindlepreneur. 22 articles.

Rebecca Yarros

Novelist, author of Fourth Wing and the Empyrean series. 1 article.

Reedsy

A marketplace connecting authors with editors, designers and marketers. 20 articles.

Roberta Gregory

Cartoonist and creator of Bitchy Bitch and the Bitchy! comics. 1 article.

ROSS Intelligence

Legal-research AI startup sued by Thomson Reuters over Westlaw headnotes. 1 article.

S.K. Snyder

Author of the historical romance Born for You. 1 article.

Scholastic

The children's book publisher and school book-fair operator. 2 articles.

Sean Hotchkiss

Writer and author of the memoir Hating Women. 1 article.

Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza

Zimbabwean writer; winner of the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for "The Blue Fighter." 1 article.

Spotify

The audio streaming service; Spotify for Authors (formerly Findaway Voices) distributes and creates audiobooks. 19 articles.

StoryOrigin

A platform for authors to grow mailing lists, run group promotions and manage review copies. 34 articles.

Storytel

Subscription audiobook and ebook service (Storytel Group); opened a Swedish physical-book store in Oct 2026. 1 article.

Substack

A platform where writers publish newsletters and offer paid subscriptions. 7 articles.

Supadu

UK-based maker of websites and e-commerce tools for publishers. 1 article.

Swedish Academy

The Svenska Akademien in Stockholm, which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature. 1 article.

T. S. Eliot Prize

The UK and Ireland's prize for the best new poetry collection, run by the T. S. Eliot Foundation. 1 article.

Tapas

Comics and novels platform (Tapas Entertainment); stopping new Ink sales Oct 1, 2026 and closing March 31, 2027. 2 articles.

Tara Lynn Masih

Author and editor of fiction and flash fiction. 1 article.

Tayari Jones

Novelist, author of An American Marriage and Kin; 2026 Kirkus Prize winner for fiction. 2 articles.

Taylor & Francis

Academic publisher behind Routledge and CRC Press. 1 article.

Teron Buford

Memoirist and founder of GRACE through SOUL. 1 article.

Tertulia

A book discovery app and bookstore; Tertulia for Authors builds author websites from an ISBN. 2 articles.

The Authors Guild

The oldest and largest professional organization for published writers in the United States. 16 articles.

The Booker Prizes

The Booker Prize and International Booker Prize for fiction. 17 articles.

The Giller Prize

Canada's $100,000 prize for the best Canadian novel or short story collection. 1 article.

The Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, letters and music, administered by Columbia University. 20 articles.

Thomson Reuters

Information company behind Westlaw; won a Third Circuit ruling in 2026 that ROSS Intelligence's AI training on Westlaw headnotes was not fair use. 1 article.

TikTok

The short-video platform, home of the BookTok reading community. 48 articles.

Tom Gauld

Scottish cartoonist and illustrator, known for his cartoons in The Guardian and New Scientist. 2 articles.

Tomi Adeyemi

Novelist, author of the Legacy of Orïsha series, which begins with Children of Blood and Bone. 1 article.

U.S. Copyright Office

Federal office that registers U.S. copyrights and sets disclosure rules for AI-generated material. 15 articles.

Union Square & Co.

A New York book publisher (formerly Sterling Publishing). 8 articles.

University of Cambridge

The university that partners with the BBC on the National Short Story Award and Young Writers' Award. 3 articles.

Valsoft

Montreal-based acquirer of vertical market software businesses; owner of Edelweiss and, since October 2026, the Firebrand Group. 1 article.

Vellum

Book formatting software for Mac, made by 180g. 8 articles.

Vic Amato

Author of Night Stream. 1 article.

Vroman's Bookstore

An independent bookstore in Pasadena, California, founded in 1894. 3 articles.

W. W. Norton & Company

Employee-owned independent U.S. publisher; launching the Norton Waverly imprint in spring 2027. 4 articles.

WarGate Books

Military science fiction publisher behind Galaxy's Edge; its catalog was sold to Aethon Books in October 2026. 1 article.

WEBTOON

Vertical-scroll digital comics platform run by WEBTOON Entertainment. 1 article.

Wendell Berry

Kentucky writer and farmer (1934-2026), author of The Unsettling of America. 10 articles.

Women's Prize Trust

The UK charity behind the Women's Prize for Fiction and related programmes including Originators. 3 articles.

Writer Beware

The watchdog blog on scams and schemes that target writers, sponsored by SFWA. 3 articles.