Sarah Jessica Parker will receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award, given to “a writer or advocate who has served the literary community through their words or work,” the AP reports. PEN co-ceo Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf said in a statement, “We are now at a crisis point with books by underrepresented writers being pulled from school libraries and classrooms. Sarah Jessica Parker is pushing back against these bans as an indispensable defender of the freedom to read and by shining a light on exceptional new voices of American contemporary literature through her publishing imprint SJP Lit.” Macmillan ceo Jon Yaged will […]
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Imprints: 12:01 Books; Mischief Books and Mayhem Books
Atria and Emily Bestler Books are launching a new horror imprint, 12:01 Books which aims to “develop and publish a carefully curated list of horror novels, working with emerging and established creators and authors to launch compelling books and films.” The imprint is a partnership with Scott Glassgold founder and producer of 12:01 Films and Emily Bestler, svp, editor-in-chief and publisher of Emily Bestler Books. Liz Parker, managing partner of Verve, negotiated the deal. Glassgold is currently producing film adaptations of two Emily Bestler Books titles, Marcus Kliewer’s WE USED TO LIVE HERE, and WILDERNESS REFORM by Matt Query and […]
Publisher Collective The Stable Book Group Launches
The Stable Book Group has launched as a collective of independent publishers, which share resources in editorial, marketing, publicity, production, and distribution. The company offers both traditional and hybrid publishing and comprises Ulysses Press, Trafalgar Square Books, VeloPress, and She Writes Press, which will all maintain their imprint identities. Books will be distributed worldwide by Simon & Schuster. According to their website, “Unlike traditional publishers, we offer a collaborative publishing model that combines the benefits of traditional publishing with the flexibility of hybrid publishing. Our goal is to empower independent publishers and authors with top-tier resources while maintaining creative and business […]
Hachette Book Group Grew 7 Percent in 2024
Lagardere announced results for the fourth quarter and full year, with quarterly publishing sales flat at €799 million. For the year, sales were €2.87 billion, up 2.2 percent as reported and 1.9 percent on a like-for-like basis. EBITDA grew 34.7 percent to €295 million and recurring EBIT gained 14 percent to €593 million. In the US, sales at Hachette Book Group for the year were up 7 percent, boosted by books including The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, and Eruption by James Patterson and Michael Crichton. In a statement, ceo David Shelley said that the […]
Grand Central Publishing Launches New Music Imprint, Da Capo
Grand Central Publishing has launched Da Capo, a new imprint dedicated to books about music. The publishers write that the imprint is “founded in the tradition of the former Da Capo Press” which published memoirs like I AM BRIAN WILSON, and rock narratives such as FIRE AND RAIN by Rolling Stone writer David Browne. Acquisitions will be overseen by editorial director, nonfiction, Brant Rumble and executive editor Ben Schafer, with additional acquisitions by editors across the GCP team. Da Capo will publish about 12 titles per year, with first titles launching in summer 2025 season, including Dennis McNally’s counterculture history, THE […]