Up to 18 roles at Random House Children’s Publishers (RHCP) are at risk of redundancy,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the forty years since she founded the Wallace Literary Agency, she has represented authors like William F. Buckley, Joan Didion, and Don DeLillo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Late Friday afternoon, the Authors Guild filed its appeal in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The spirit of literary camaraderie makes itself known at the 19th L.A. Times Festival of Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion Books has bought world rights in a “major” deal for two cookbooks by “The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion imprint Indigo has acquired the first YA novel from US author Carl Hiaasen. Skink No... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the past year, Shelly Bond has been working almost nonstop as the newly appointed executive editor of Vertigo, DC Entertainment’s nonsuperhero comics and graphic novel imprint. Bond, who began her Vertigo tenure in 1995 as assistant editor, took over the direction of the imprint following... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tina McIntyre has been promoted to the newly created role of executive director, strategic planning and digital publisher for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has partnered with TED Conferences to co-publish a 12-book collection. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Margins remained solid in 2013 for the six large trade houses from which operating data is available, though at three of the six, margins fell compared to 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The winners will be revealed at on May 29 at the Audie Awards Gala at the New York Academy of Medicine, hosted by author Libba Bray. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The grand prize-winner receiving a pair of domestic travel airplane tickets to BEA in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert Dawson, author of "The Public Library: A Photographic Essay" (Princeton Architectural Press, 9781616892173), will appear on "Weekend Edition Saturday" on Saturday, April 12. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first annual PubSmart conference is set to run April 16-18 in Charleston, S.C. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Head of Zeus has pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights for a “positively Shakespearean... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first standalone American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute, held from April 6–7 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Antonio, Tex., looked like it would be a success even before it began. In the weeks leading up to the institute, ABA was forced to cap attendance after nearly twice... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Audible founder Don Katz launched the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) platform in May 2011, he said one of the main goals was to help increase the number of audiobooks released into the market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the April 10 edition of PW Daily, Harlan Coben's editor, Ben Sevier, was misidentified in the caption for the Picture of the Day. He is the editor in chief of Dutton, Coben's publisher, not Little, Brown. We regret the error. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, the town the American Dream forgot, the eye-opening effects of technology, and an evil nanny. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A film-to-book adaptation from Haifaa al Mansour and a new fantasy graphic novel series are among this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]