New York Times Cuts Ties With Book Review Writer Over AI Use | Exclusive The New York Times has cut ties with a freelancer of his reliance on AI.

This is bad. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

The Nonfiction Conundrum Is Nonfiction in trouble?

My thoughts on the current nonfiction book market. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

Book Output Topped Four Million in 2025 The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 jumped 32.5% over 2024, according to statistics compiled by Bowker, led by a boom in self-published titles. The number of traditionally publishe...

This depresses me. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

BREAKING NEWS: The USA Today Bestseller List is a Joke If they can't get it right, they should stop publishing it.

I hate that I had to write this. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

Um, USA Today put the two new ACOTAR books on their bestseller list. Book 6 isn’t out until Oct 2026, and Book 7 isn’t out until Jan 2027. This is why bestseller lists are b.s.

Sarah Ferguson's $2M memoir dream hits publishing wall Sarah Ferguson had hoped to turn her life story into a lucrative publishing deal in the United States, but insiders claim the plan has hit a firm wall in the American book market.The 66-year-old forme...

I don't think anyone will acquire this for $2M. www.geo.tv/latest/65470...

Exclusive | Simon & Schuster Names Former Amazon Executive Greg Greeley as CEO The publisher is turning to an industry outsider as expanded entertainment options squeeze the book business.

People are DEFINITELY going to have feelings about this. Gift link: www.wsj.com/business/med...

AWP is so overwhelming the first time. I like it, though.

I want to watch both.

Insane.

If you’re going to AWP, and plan to stay at the Hyatt Inner Harbor, I have news: they oversold it. I’m in one half of a suite w a pullout couch. Some guy told me they tried to put him in a conference room.

Can someone please come over and pack my bag for AWP? I don’t know what to wear.

My tombstone will read: She could be guilted into attending events.

Oh good grief. But also: not surprising.

If you’re going to AWP this week, come say hi.

I’m cheap!

If you're heading to AWP in Baltimore next week--I'll be there, too. Here is my panel. Come say hi.

FYI, I will be on NPR’s All Things Considered at 5:40 PM or 7:40 PM EST tonight. I’m talking about the current media landscape as it pertains to books.

Why is Simon & Schuster Publishing a Guide to Prison? And what will Coach's book charms do for the industry?

The title is self-explanatory. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

And Now Taylor Sheridan Is an Author 'How to Not Die in Prison' will be published in June by Simon & Schuster, which used to be owned by Paramount.

Publishing, what are we doing here? A guidebook to prison?www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taylor-sherid...

What Happens to Book Publicity Now? Plus, an update about Publishing Confidential

Today's newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

The thing that stuck out to me was how much publishers will have to avoid the daytime/late-night talk shows when publishing a politician's book. The View has always been an important stop in those PR campaigns.

FCC Chair to Hollywood: Talk Shows Aren’t Legitimate News ABC's 'The View' is currently under investigation over an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico, after which it didn't meet FCC requirements that would've allowed his opponents equal time.

Publishers are going to have to consider this equal time nonsense/networks bowing down when they want to acquire books by politicians. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Are "Review-Driven" Books Still Feasible? The book review landscape has been diminishing for a decade. It's time to be realistic about what's truly possible for a book.

I wrote about the disappearing book review landscape. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

He loves this toy that he’s going to destroy.

You don't want to see what goes on on Threads. It is undefeated in spreading misinformation and opinions about trad publishing.

I have been listening to the audiobook of Virginia Guiffre's memoir. What happened to her and all the survivors is horrific. It cannot be ignored.

The Book Jackets Were Ready. Then Charlie Kirk Was Shot.

Not a single conservative publisher would have given a book a second thought if the tables were turned. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...

He’s happy because he just destroyed a stuffed toy.

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