February 27, 2026
Ingram Launches New Digital Catalog, DRC, and Ordering PlatformCovered, a digital catalog and galley service for booksellers, librarians, media, and publishers, aims to be a cost-effective alternative to Edelweiss and to fill a gap left by the closure of Baker & Taylor. more
Edelweiss Announces Discount Tier for PublishersAs part of an effort to “provide a clear, affordable option for title visibility,” CEO John Rubin said Edelweiss has created a new tier with a more limited suite of features. The rollout comes amid criticism of the platform’s recent price hikes. more
How Book Bans Led to the Postponement of the Diversity Baseline SurveyLee & Low Books, the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the U.S., will delay its fourth Diversity Baseline Survey, and publisher and co-owner Jason Low is urging the industry to focus on fighting book bans. more
IMLS Promises Funding to HBCUsThe Institute of Museum and Library Services announced on February 20 that it would distribute more than $1.7 million in discretionary grant funding to historically Black colleges and universities. more
At ComicsPRO 2026, the Comics Industry Proves Its ResilienceDespite the chaos caused by Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy, sales to comics shops hit record highs last year thanks to an influx of new readers, enticing book publishers to find new ways to reach the direct market. more
Spotify Launches New Audiobook Charts in U.S., U.K.The new charts, accessible through Spotify’s Audiobook Hub, cover 11 genre categories in the U.S.—including romance, self-help, and SFF—and five in the U.K., as well as overall top audiobooks. more
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Five César Aira, trans. from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. New Directions, $23.95 (494p) ISBN 978-0-8112-3236-4
Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better David Epstein. Riverhead, $32 (304) ISBN 978-0-593-71571-0
The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos Emma Chapman. Basic, $32 (356p) ISBN 978-1-5416-0185-7
Children's Books
Lost in Peach Blossom Paradise (Little Yu and the Treelings #1) Xiong Liang, trans. from the Chinese by Chloe Garcia Roberts. Elsewhere, $24 (186p) ISBN 978-1-962770-49-1
Double Crossed: The WWII Spies Who Saved D-Day Rebecca E.F. Barone. Holt, $19.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-250-34556-1
Forgive-Me-Not Mari Costa. First Second, $26.99 hardcover (324p) ISBN 978-1-250-78416-2; $19.99 paper ISBN 978-1-250-78417-9
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
Writers Talking Writers: Michael Pollan on Henry David Thoreau and Elizabeth Kolbert on Rachel CarsonThe acclaimed journalists discuss the enduring power of classic works on civil disobedience and the environment. more
Álvaro Enrigue Will Not BendFor his latest, the Mexican novelist explores the Apache Wars and asserts that resistance is anything but futile. more
On the Spectrum and the Case: PW Talks with Tim SullivanIn The Politician, the screenwriter turned novelist’s latest DS George Cross mystery, the neurodivergent sleuth searches for the killer of a former mayor. more
Growing Businesses Get Creative to Bring Spanish Books StatesideFrom literary fiction to children’s books, Latin American entrepreneurs are working to make offerings for Spanish-language readers more varied and visible in the U.S. more
How María Dolores Águila Penned One of the Season’s Most Celebrated Children’s BooksMaría Dolores Águila’s historical middle grade novel in verse, A Sea of Lemon Trees, garnered a 2026 Newbery Honor, a Pura Belpré Honor, and a spot on the 2025 National Book Award longlist. We spoke with Águila about the school desegregation case that inspired her timely story. more
A New Day for Langston Hughes’s ‘The Weary Blues’ As Black History Month concludes, we spoke with the creative team behind Melodies of the Weary Blues, a poetry anthology revisiting Langston Hughes’s debut, edited by Shamar Knight-Justice and featuring the art of 23 Black illustrators. more
Reality Bytes: PW Talks with Kelsey DayAuthor and poet Kelsey Day makes their traditional publishing debut with the YA technological thriller The Spiral Key. We spoke with Day about friendship fallouts and the advice that shaped their writing career. more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
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Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic
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Theo of Golden
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29
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Heated Rivalry: Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max (First Time Trade)
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Wuthering Heights (Revised)
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