In Year-End Note, HBG’s Pietsch Cites New Imprints, Revenue Growth

In a year end letter to Hachette Book Group staff, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch looked back on a year of growth. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Entangled Publishing Launches Red Tower Books, a New Adult Imprint

According to the publisher, the imprint will “champion feminist and empowered perspectives” in romantic fantasy and science fiction books. It plans to publish seven new books next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ Gets Joan Didion’s Intention Just Right

A play based on the writer’s memoir about the death of her husband, in its first New York revival, goes small to powerful effect. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-11-02 23:00:05 UTC ]
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Review: The biggest, most intricately ambitious little story you'll read this year

Irish author Claire Keegan is one of those U.S. 'discoveries' who have been known back home for years. With 'Foster,' she earns that acclaim and more. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-11-01 14:00:17 UTC ]
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Harlequin Renames HQN Romance Imprint Canary Street Press

Harlequin said the name change reflects an expansion into more inclusive love stories that will explore more sides of "happy ever after." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Sees Slow Growth in Fourth Quarter

Since the summer, many publishers have reported lower orders from Amazon compared to a year ago, and the release of the e-commerce giant’s third-quarter results gave no indication that things will markedly improve in the final period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tyndale Launches Apologetics Imprint, Elevate

Tyndale Elevate is a new imprint focusing on Christian worldview topics and apologetics—arguments and justifications for Christian beliefs—that expects to publish six titles a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Third Quarter Revenue Rose at Hachette Book Group

Helped by the popularity of Colleen Hoover's 'Verity,' revenue at Hachette Book Group rose 4.7% in the third quarter over 2021—a gain that does not include results from Workman Publishing, which HBG bought last September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Changes Kindle eBook Return Policy, Ends Lending Between Kindle Users, and More

What's going on with Kindle? See what changes are coming to return policies, file formats, and ebook lending at Amazon. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-10-19 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to publish memoir about her years in jail in Iran

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[ The Guardian | 2022-10-18 09:45:58 UTC ]
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Forbes’ Event Revenue Rises 60% as It Embraces Hybrid Formats

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[ AdWeek | 2022-10-17 11:14:16 UTC ]
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How Paul Newman's revealing new memoir came out years after his death

"The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man" draws on reams of interview transcripts rediscovered after Paul Newman's death. Here's how it came together. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-16 13:00:47 UTC ]
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She’s 80 Years Old, She’s Furious, and She Just Published Her First Book

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[ Slate | 2022-10-15 09:50:00 UTC ]
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Book Excerpt: ‘The Passenger,’ Cormac McCarthy’s First Novel in 16 Years

A passage from Cormac McCarthy’s first novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2006 book “The Road.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-10-14 12:10:42 UTC ]
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Newsweek Hires Kevin Gentzel as Global Chief Commercial and Growth Officer

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[ AdWeek | 2022-10-13 11:12:10 UTC ]
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Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards.

Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 15:50:31 UTC ]
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Star Trek: Picard’s latest trailer suggests the series will end with a bang

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[ Engadget | 2022-10-08 22:09:19 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Fell 9% at End of September

Deep declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile categories and only a small gain in adult fiction resulted in a 9.6% drop in print sales last week compared to a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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NYCC 2022: Comics Navigate Massive Growth, Supply Chain Disruptions

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty Years Later, Kids Still Love 'Stinky Cheese'

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex George Named 2022 Midwest Bookseller of the Year

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