The award-winning journalist has been named VP and executive editor at the S&S flagship imprint, effective May 12, and will focus on acquiring titles in the fast-growing religion publishing category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
One of London's most prominent women CEOs, Perminder Mann, succeeds Ian Chapman as CEO of Simon & Schuster International. The post Perminder Mann To Be S&S UK’s New International CEO appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-18 15:14:12 UTC ]
Publisher says expecting authors, agents and editors to secure blurbs can create ‘an incestuous and unmeritocratic literary ecosystem that often rewards connections over talent’When you buy a new book, you can usually expect to see praise from other authors emblazoned on its cover. A writer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-01-31 17:27:59 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has announced a new audio-first imprint, Simon Maverick, focused on self-published authors. Former Polis Books publisher Jason Pinter is the imprint’s VP and editorial director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will distribute all titles published by Boom! Studios, which it acquired this August, starting next July, taking over distribution to the bookstore trade from Simon & Schuster and to the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Veen Bosch & Keuning, the largest publisher in the Netherlands, has confirmed plans to trial the use of artificial intelligence to assist in translation of commercial fictionA major Dutch publisher plans to trial translating books into English using artificial intelligence.Veen Bosch &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-04 17:43:58 UTC ]
Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner in 2025, per Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, with S&S slated to begin an "open and thorough search for the next publisher." Graham will remain with the imprint in an as-yet-unnamed editorial role. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’The Middle East and Ukraine are ablaze, the US mired in turmoil. An octogenarian president recedes from view. The threat of a second Trump term hangs like the sword of Damocles.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-20 15:39:32 UTC ]
Rockefeller Center is close to refinancing its mortgage in a massive $3.5 billion transaction.The deal is expected to close Friday and would be a triumph for the owners of the 7 million square-foot office and retail complex, Tishman Speyer and Henry Crown & Co. It comes at a moment when... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-10-16 16:04:15 UTC ]
In her new role at the top of Simon & Schuster Canada, Nicole Winstanley wants to create a culture of inclusion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Urban Resource Institute, which says it is the country’s largest provider of shelter services for domestic violence survivors and their families, has contracted with the city since the organization’s inception in 1980.But two recent policy changes have transformed the group into a growing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-09-16 10:03:16 UTC ]
O’Connell comes to Saga from the flagship Simon & Schuster imprint, for which he will continue to acquire literary fiction and select nonfiction. Joe Monti, who founded Saga in 2015, has been promoted to VP, associate publisher, and editorial director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
FSG takes National Book Award winner Susan Choi’s new novel, Simon & Schuster lands a #1 French bestseller, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Manning joined S&S's flagship imprint in 2016 and was named VP and executive editor in 2022. He succeeds S&S CEO Jonathan Karp, who has held down the role since the 2022 departure of Dana Canedy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Continuing its international expansion, Simon & Schuster's Australian arm acquires Affirm Press, a 14-year-old independent publisher. The post Simon & Schuster Australia Acquires Affirm Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-26 15:00:02 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster will publish Bob Woodward’s latest White House tell-all, Hachette takes women’s health advocate Tamsen Fadal’s Menopause guide, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Shannon comes to Simon & Schuster from Penguin Random House’s the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. She succeeds the late Gary Urda, who died suddenly on June 24. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
Wibke Grutjen moves from Hachette Book Group to Simon & Schuster in early August to lead S&S' marketing and communications teams. The post S&S Names Wibke Grutjen Global Chief of Marketing and Communications appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-26 21:24:22 UTC ]
More than 800 attendees joined PW and the AALA at this year's U.S. Book Show, where executives from Abrams, Baker & Taylor, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster kicked off programming with insights on the state of the industry, AI, nurturing talent, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
'Our shared goal is to expand the audience for our authors and their books,' says S&S CEO Jonathan Karp in announcing the VBK acquisition. The post Simon & Schuster To Acquire the Netherlands’ VBK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-06 21:39:31 UTC ]