This Week in Publishing (October 19-26, 2026)

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Issue 29 covers the book world from October 19 to 26, 2026. It tracks the Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, including Jacob Tierney’s I’ll Believe in Anything at number two, and the October 20 new releases. The lead story is Hollywood paying seven figures for short stories, with a Rightscenter study on translated fiction. Industry briefs span Brazil, Poland, France, Korea and Japan’s manga push. It also lists festivals in Iowa City, Houston, Baku, London and West Virginia, five reading picks a