It’s the day to announce forthcoming fall books. Khaled Hosseini’s SEA PRAYER, a short, illustrated book written “in response to the current refugee crisis and the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed up on the beach in Turkey,” will be published September 18 by Riverhead (and August 30 by Bloomsbury UK). London-based artist Dan Williams will illustrate. Deneen Howell at Williams & Connolly represented Hosseini in the deals. Sea Prayer was first released as a Guardian virtual film on September 1, 2017 in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (and the text is posted here). […]
Archives for February 2018
People
At Princeton University Press, Alison Kalett has been promoted to editorial director for the sciences; Eric Crahan moves up to editorial director for the humanities; and Sarah Caro has been promoted to editorial director for the social sciences, with all three reporting to Al Bertrand. In addition, Amanda Peery has been promoted to associate editor, history, and Jessica Yao moves up to associate editor. Sports book publicity firm Press Box Publicity will become a division of Smith Publicity starting March 1. Smith Publicity ceo Dan Smith said, “This represents what I see as the perfect marriage of a top, genre-specific […]
Milo Withdraws Lawsuit Against Simon & Schuster
Milo Yiannopoulos’s unintentional comedy show/performance piece known as his breach of contract lawsuit against Simon & Schuster, seeking $10 million, has come to an end. Playing the final, brief role of lawyer, representing himself, Yiannopoulos discontinued his lawsuit with prejudice (meaning this is final) in a filing posted to the docket Tuesday, and dated February 15 by the parties. Simon & Schuster said in a brief statement: “We are pleased that Mr. Yiannopoulos’ lawsuit has been withdrawn, with prejudice, and with no payment from Simon & Schuster. We stand by our decision to terminate the publication of Mr. Yiannopoulos’ book.”
Book Expo Explains “Reimagining” to Enhance Bookseller Interactions, Author Showcases
Book Expo event director Brien McDonald sent a letter to convention exhibitors on Friday, explaining what organizers are calling a “reimagining” of the show, driven by a “listening tour” among booksellers, publishers and others. As ReedPOP svp Ed Several and McDonald explained to us in a phone interview, “We know that we have to make changes, and we’re excited about what they told us.” Previously, Book Expo “has seen itself as a place where booksellers could identify the latest titles and meet and network.” But as booksellers explained, their top priority is often “pitching their store to convince the publicists […]
People, Etc.
At Chronicle, Mirabelle Korn has been promoted to associate editor, art. Angela Craft has been promoted to marketing director for Avon and Harper Voyager. The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has hired board member (and treasurer) Larry Law as their executive director, starting March 1. He was director of e-commerce & marketing at Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, IL. Forthcoming Reportedly, James Comey‘s first television interview ahead of the April 17 publication of A HIGHER LOYALTY will be with George Stephanopoulos at ABC. Awards The Booker Prize Foundation announced a special Golden Man Booker Prize, a one time award given only this year […]
Dashner Says He’ll Seek Counseling; Random House Says It Will Not Publish His Future Books
Thursday afternoon, author James Dashner posted a message on Twitter reflecting on accusations made against him of sexual harassment, apologizing and saying, “I am taking any and all criticism and accusations very seriously, and I will seek counseling and guidance to address them.” Later in the day, after ignoring queries during the week, three separate Penguin Random House divisions said together they would “not be publishing any future books by Dashner,” including THE WAKING, his first planned novel for adults, which Ballantine announced acquiring last September. (PRH’s Delacorte has published Dashner’s books for young readers.) Thereafter, his UK children’s publisher […]