Just one week after the publication date for Milo Yiannopoulos’s DANGEROUS was pushed back from March 14 to June 13 at the author’s request (while he appeared to admit he had yet to “submit the manuscript”), Simon & Schuster cancelled publication of the book. The company’s statement, issued Monday afternoon, reads in full: “After careful consideration, Simon & Schuster and its Threshold Editions imprint have cancelled publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos.” That decision came after the revelation over the weekend of comments from January 2016 in which Milo appeared to approve of men having sex with underage boys. Simon & Schuster’s announcement […]
Archives for February 2017
Forthcoming: Gaiman Sequel to Neverwhere; Millenium Novel Gets a Title
Twenty years after the publication of Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman has announced he is working on a sequel. Gaiman told the audience at an event in London that he is “a solid three chapters” into the project, titled THE SEVEN SISTERS. The Guardian reports that “Gaiman said that he had been prompted to write the sequel both by the changes in the world over the past 20 years and his work with the UN refugee agency.” The original book follows tribes of homeless people as they navigate a fantastical city called London Below. Of his inspiration to write the new book, Gaiman said, […]
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George Coe is being promoted to coo for Follett Corporation and Baker & Taylor, effective March 31. He has been Follett Group President, Baker & Taylor and Follett School Solutions since the acquisition of Baker & Taylor in April 2016 — prior to which was president and ceo of Baker & Taylor. Follett ceo Ray Griffith said in the announcement, “George brings an outstanding track record of business leadership to Follett at a time of incredible growth potential for the company.” Random House Children’s Books has promoted Allison Judd to senior publicist. At Crown, Will Wolfsau has been promoted to associate editor. In the UK, […]
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Rose Hilliard has joined Audible as executive editor in their Original Publishing division, bolstering their acquisitions of original audiobooks and audio-first projects. She was senior editor at St. Martin’s. Jessica Renheim has been promoted to senior editor at Dutton. Publisher Christine Ball said in the announcement, “As you all know she is one of the hardest workers around and she is part of the Dutton fabric.” At Viking Children’s, Kendra Levin was recently promoted to executive editor while Maggie Rosenthal was promoted to assistant editor. At University of North Carolina Press, Brandon Proia has been promoted to senior editor. Chris Wellbelove will move to […]
Simon & Schuster Finishes with Declining Sales But Rising Profits
Sales at Simon & Schuster fell to $209 million in the fourth quarter, down $24 million compared a year ago. (In 2014, the company had sales of $215 million in the quarter.) CBS said in their release the decline reflected “a difficult comparison with the fourth quarter of 2015, which included the release of a bestselling title by Stephen King. Profits remained strong, though, growing by $2 million to $36 million, as “lower production costs offset the decline in revenues.” CEO Carolyn Reidy confirmed that “the only real shortfall” during the quarter was in their adult division and not having […]
Briefs: Finally, A Paperback Edition for All The Light We Cannot See; ALA’s Book Club Central; and More
Just under 3 years after it was first published in hardcover, Scribner will release Anthony Doerr‘s All the Light We Cannot See in trade paperback, on April 4. The book has “more than 4 million copies in circulation across all formats in North America.” (Though it is worth nothing that Simon & Schuster Canada published a paperback edition in November 2014.) Doerr will tour for the paperback release, including visits to Phoenix, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Austin, Kansas City, Chicago, Portsmouth, N.H., Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Raleigh. Announcements The American Library Association a set of online resources called Book Club Central and has enlisted actor […]