Publishing

Once upon a time, running a publishing house was a prestige thing -- even if it was one with a challenging business model.

TV food shows are big, and cookbooks by show hosts like Emeril Lagasse do really well. Penguin Random House is trying to reverse that equation.

Bleacher Report co-founder finds out the hard way how to not launch a website targeted to women.

The magazine's decision to put the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on its cover has sparked rebukes from retail outlets and government officials.

Amazon is rolling out a new online platform for fan fiction, that is, original stories that use famous characters from TV and movies.

As the publishing industry comes together at BookExpo America in New York, e-books are all the rage. How are smaller stores hanging on so well?

The writers' group PEN is well known for its core mission: Supporting free speech around the world. Its members include Nobel and Pulitzer prize winners. But it needs to expand, as the traditional publishing world shrinks.

Though the publishing industry is struggling against the rise of e-readers, publishers of art books -- the big volumes that adorn coffee tables -- are doing well.

MAD Magazine editor-in-chief John Ficarra reflects on 60 years of parodying advertising.