Archives for November 2007

Borders Awards Nominees Among those nominated for Borders’ Original Voices awards: Fiction Among Other Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking, by Aoibheann Sweeney An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England, by Brock Clarke The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss No One Belongs Here More Than You, by Miranda July The Raw Shark […]

Regulators Approve Harcourt Sale; Would You Like to Buy Some Debt? The Justice Department has signed off on the sale of Harcourt’s US education business to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep without requiring the spinoff of any assets, as some had expected. (They are still evaluating the proposed sale of Harcourt’s Assessment business to Pearson.) With approval, […]

Books-A-Million: Comps Up 2 Percent; Loss Widens The number three book chain reported same-store sales rose 2.1 percent in their fiscal third quarter, reaching $117.7 million overall. Their net loss rose, however, to $555,000, nearly three times the loss this time a year ago. CEO Sandra Cochran says in the release that “operating costs for […]

Kennedy: Over Eight from Twelve? Senator Ted Kennedy’s book sold to Jamie Raab at Grand Central and Jonathan Karp at Twelve (with Karp editing), for “more than $8 million” according to the NYT’s sources, “eclipsing the $8 million given to” Hillary Clinton according to sources at sister paper the Boston Globe. Attorney Bob Barnett tells […]

Congressman Self-Publishes Attack on Iraq Policy Former Indiana congressman and “maverick” John Hostettler plans to self-publish NOTHING FOR THE NATION: Who Got What Out of Iraq, promising to reveal “why political leaders and their subordinates sought to remove Saddam Hussein from power.” The book is set for publication next month through his Publius House, named […]

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 […]