Imprints: High Line Publishing Studio
Literary agent Neil Blair has launched High Line Publishing Studio, “a new international publishing studio for independent voices and original thinking” that will feature Jewish and Israeli writers. Blair is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership, where he represents JK Rowling. UK publishing veteran Oliver Malcolm is ceo. The house will have two imprints at first, Odessa Editions, which will publish fiction and nonfiction, and Antidote Books, which will publish nonfiction only. Jacky Klein will serve as executive publisher of Odessa. Joel Simons will lead Antidote; he was previously publisher at Harper UK. Lindsay Gordon becomes senior vice president. […]
Judge Halts Wynn-Williams Lawsuit Over Memoir Gag Order, Arbitration to Continue
Last week, a US district court denied former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’ motions for a preliminary injunction that would allow her to promote her whistleblower account of working at Facebook, Careless People. Just after the book’s publication in March 2025, an arbitrator ruled that any publicity or appearances related to the book would violate the non-disclosure agreement she signed along with her severance agreement from Facebook in 2017. Wynn-Williams filed a lawsuit in June to overturn the gag order and asked to halt arbitration and vacate the order that keeps her from promoting the book. The Court says that Wynn-Williams […]
AAP Trade Sales Reached New High In June
Trade sales grew 13 percent in June to $703 million, a record high for the month, according to StatShot data from the Association of American Publishers. Adult books sold $518 million, gaining 14 percent versus last year, with $317 million in fiction (up 19 percent) and $201 million in nonfiction (up 7 percent). Hardcovers sold $146 million (up 18 percent), paperbacks sold $194 million (up 20 percent), digital audio sold $87 million (up 8 percent), and ebooks sold $74.7 million (up 1 percent). Children’s and YA books rose to $185 million, up 9 percent over last year, with $139 million […]
BNED Sales Are Just Above Flat, As Loss Decreases
Barnes & Noble Education reported sales for the fiscal first quarter ending August 1 on Tuesday. Sales were just above flat for the traditionally quiet summer quarter, at $290.6 million, up $2.4 million from a year ago. Same-store sales were up 3.7 percent, but they operated fewer stores due to closures, “including exits from certain less profitable locations.” The net loss for the period was $12.9 million, compared to a loss of $18.3 million a year ago. Total debt at the end of the quarter was $123.5 million, down from $170 million a year ago. The company still isn’t willing to […]