Show Business

It was a packed second day at PW’s sixth annual U.S. Book Show, beginning with a panel discussion with three of the industry’s most influential CEOs and continuing into the evening with sessions on data-driven publishing, page-to-screen adaptations, and more. HarperCollins has restructured its U.S. trade division into seven distinct publishing groups, marking the latest—and likely final—reorganization under recently appointed U.S. trade CEO Liate Stehlik. The newly launched Literary Arts Fund, backed by a coalition of philanthropic foundations, has announced the recipients of its inaugural round of grants, distributing $7.7 million to 40 literary nonprofits. And Dark Horse Comics has voluntarily recognized its employees’ union. In other news, revenue for the U.K. publishing industry hit a record-breaking £7.4 billion in 2025 thanks to strong audiobook, digital, and export sales, reports the Bookseller. Scandinavian audiobook streamer Storytel has been approved to publicly trade in Stockholm’s main Nasdaq market. Kimberly McCreight’s forthcoming novel Someone Else’s Husband has been optioned by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment for series development, per Deadline. For the Atlantic, author Ted Chiang debunks speculation about whether AI is conscious. Peter Wohlleben joins Katherine Stockett atop the IPC’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers list this week. And Gibbs Smith Education president and publisher Elizabeth Wallace and Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi have died at 46 and 56, respectively.