Here are the ABA’s May selections: 1. The Story of Beautiful Girl, by Rachel Simon Doc: A Novel, by Mary Doria Russell The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo, Don Bartlett (Trans.) The Year We Left Home: A Novel, by Jean Thompson Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission […]
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Associate Publisher of Knopf Canada Michael Schellenberg has decided to leave the company to consider new paths for his future career. ” I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with him and see his creative talent and commitment to authors, as well as his passion for books, both literary and commercial,” said […]
What Borders Paid Creditors Before Filing for Bankruptcy; 12 More Angus & Robertson Shops to Close; and More
A new filing in federal bankruptcy court yesterday indicated how much money Borders paid creditors in the 90 days leading up to its Chapter 11 filing on February 16, and how those payments were dispensed. Looking at the largest publishing houses, Random House and Penguin received approximately $24 million, but Penguin received two bulk payments […]
Briefs: Controversy over The Pale King On-Sale Date; Details on Stephenie Meyer’s Next Novel; and More
Little, Brown made much hay of publishing David Foster Wallace‘s unfinished novel The Pale King on April 15, since that day is tax day (except this year it’s not, thanks to a tardy Congress) and the book features the day-to-day thoughts and deeds of IRS agents. But the book’s actual on-sale date was March 22, […]
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Adam Rothberg has been promoted to Senior VP, Corporate Communications at Simon & Schuster. He joined the company in 1985 and has been VP, Corporate Communications since 1999. Penguin and BlogHer have partnered for an online book club and writer’s conference. Starting today BlogHer’s new book club section will feature two Penguin titles a month, […]
A Look at Borders’ Liquidation Process as More Leases Are Rejected
Bloomberg takes a closer look at the Borders liquidation process and how it’s being handled by Hilco, who agreed to pay Borders 85.75 percent of the “cost value” of all merchandise, somewhere between $180.6 million and $204 million. But one of Hilco’s competitors in the liquidation auction, Great American Group director Scott Carpenter, bowed out because […]