Archives for October 2006

Hodgmania The LAT goes looking for the real John Hodgman, now “an accidental celebrity” following his role as PC in a series of Apple TV commercials but always an “archly amusing nerd.” Though both stand in contrast to “the other Hodgman, by all accounts, a sweet man, devoid of enemies and pretense, a father of […]

Houghton Sale Pending Dublin-based educational software company Riverdeep is preparing to buy Houghton Mifflin from private equity owners Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital, even though the publishing company is thought to be almost four times larger in sales. Irish papers say the deal would be financed through a combination of equity and debt, and […]

Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time […]

Personnel News Marisa Bulzone will join Sterling in the new position of editorial director, Hearst Books next week, reporting to Sterling editorial director Patricia Gift. She was executive editor at Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Kathy Daneman is leaving her position as publicity director of Soho Press to become publicity manager at Farrar, Straus. Colleen Lindsay […]

Hosseini for Spring Riverhead has announced the release of Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, now called A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, for May 22, 2007. The house says they have shipped more than 4 million copies of the trade paperback of Kite Runner. A first printing has not been announced yet, but Hosseini will […]

Crowds for Obama People stood in line on a rainy Chicago street for up to three hours before the Borders bookstore even opened as Barack Obama began his book tour for THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. And in Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Co. sold 2,100 tickets at five dollars each […]