Michelle Brower has been named a partner at Aevitas Creative Management. Dean Smith will join Duke University Press as director starting July 1. He has been director of Cornell University Press since 2015 (and for the record is no relation to the late legendary UNC basketball coach of the same name). Smith succeeds Steve Cohn, who is retiring…
People, Etc.
Kathleen Doherty, vp and publisher, Tor Teen & Starscape will retire on June 14, after 34 years with Tor/Forge. Doherty joined the company in 1985 to start the special sales department, eventually launching Tor Classics, Tor Kids, and more. After she leaves, senior editors Susan Chang and Melissa Frain and editor Ali Fisher will report…
Penguin Random House Starts Frequent Reader Rewards Program
Penguin Random House has launched a Reader Rewards Loyalty Program, a free promotional initiative that lets readers earn one free book for every 12 PRH titles they purchase. EVP, director, marketing strategy & consumer engagement Sanyu Dillon says in the announcement that their research “shows that today’s consumer expects to be rewarded by the brands…
The New AAP Reporting Pool Looks to be Smaller, But February Statistics Show A Gain
The AAP continues with their program of much more timely release of the monthly StatShot statistics, publishing the February 2019 report. Unfortunately, as we suggested in reporting on the January data, asserting any meaningful comparisons has become more dubious still — particularly for adult books — given the large changes in the pool of reporting…
May 16 Deadline Set for Bids to Buy F+W Books
F+W Media’s bankruptcy proceedings this week included a milestone of note: The bid schedules for the sale of F+W Media’s Books and Communities business lines were approved by the court. For Books, the deadline to submit a bid is May 16; if an auction is required, it will be held the morning of May 20…
Simon & Schuster to Launch Nonfiction Imprint Tiller Press; Wattpad Pairs with Sony Television
Simon & Schuster will launch Tiller Press, “a trend driven imprint focused on publishing timely, culturally relevant books,” this June. With 19 titles planned for 2019, Tiller Press will publish “practical nonfiction, serving readers clamoring for information to solve real-world problems,” including books on wellness, self-expression, empathy, food and cooking, diet, parenting, home, and more….