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Archives for August 2017

People, Etc.

August 31, 2017
By Erin Somers

At Random House Children’s, Stephanie McKinley has been promoted to senior digital developer; Kelly Mcgauley is now senior marketing manager, trade marketing; Mallory Matney moves up to associate manager, marketing operations and consumer show; and Alissa Nigro has been promoted to marketing associate, trade marketing. At Chronicle Books, Taylor Norman has been promoted to editor for children’s. Jamie Real has joined […]

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Penguin Random House Has Flat Sales, Better Profits

August 31, 2017
By Michael Cader

Bertelsmann reported results for the first half of the year, with sales at Penguin Random House (inclusive of the separate RH Germany, which they only break out in the annual report) just above flat, at €1.532 billion (€16 million higher than a year ago). Operating EBITDA of €206 million was €21 million higher than a year ago. But […]

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PEN Center USA Withdraws Smelcer’s Stealing Indians Amidst Claims of Fraud

August 30, 2017
By Erin Somers

PEN Center USA withdrew John Smelcer’s Stealing Indians from the shortlist for their 2017 young adult award, after The Stranger and the LA Times reported longstanding disputes to the author’s claim of Native heritage. (The organization did not issue a statement beyond noting the withdrawal of the title on Twitter.) The Stranger first reported on […]

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S&S Sharpens Reply to Milo

August 30, 2017
By Michael Cader

Attorneys for Simon & Schuster updated their motion to dismiss Milo Yiannopoulos’s breach of contract lawsuit, while noting that Milo’s own revision of his complaint was “filed on the eve of the Preliminary Conference.” In their new filing, the publisher more closely binds the $80,000 first advance that Yiannopoulos did not repay along with his acceptance […]

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Handbook for Gaming Sales

August 30, 2017
By Michael Cader

The ABA has admitted belatedly that Lani Sarem’s Handbook for Mortals “should not have made it onto the Indie Bestsellers list” last week (where it was listed as the No. 2 young adult fiction hardcover) and “it isn’t appearing this week.” The organization added, “We’re always reviewing our procedures to improve them, and, following this, we […]

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People, Etc.

August 30, 2017
By Erin Somers

Susan Wadsworth-Booth will join Kent State University Press as director starting September 11. Previously she was director of the Duquesne University Press in Pittsburgh. Elina Vaysbeyn has been promoted to associate director of marketing for Dutton. Concepción de León explains to readers the new Newsbook column she is writing for the NYT, providing “timely reading lists to […]

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