Following the SEC’s charging biotech company Theranos and company founder Elizabeth Holmes with “massive fraud” earlier this month, Knopf is moving up publication of journalist John Carreyrou‘s BAD BLOOD: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup to May 21 (after originally planning an October release). The family of the late NYT fashion and society photographer Bill Cunningham was surprised to find a complete memoir in his estate. They sold it at auction to Penguin Press, which will publish FASHION CLIMBING on September 4. The book’s editor Christopher Richards tells the NYT, “It seems so unexpected,. He really didn’t divulge anything about […]
Archives for March 2018
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Ken Wright has been promoted to the newly created position of president and publisher, Viking Children’s and Philomel. Each imprint will retain its autonomous identity and editorial direction. Of Wright’s promotion, Penguin Young Readers president Jen Loja said in the announcement: “Viking and Philomel are home to some of our most beloved classics and dynamic new voices. Viking has flourished under Ken’s direction.” In addition, Jill Santopolo has been promoted to associate publisher, Philomel. Loja commented: “Jill’s editorial vision and commi tment to finding anddeveloping new talent, coupled with Ken’s seasoned leadership, will ensure Philomel continues to evolve and thrive as […]
Scholastic Raises Earnings Guidance on Tax Changes
Scholastic reported fiscal third quarter results on Wednesday afternoon, with sales of $345 million, an increase of 2.5 percent from $336 million a year ago. The seasonal operating loss from continuing operations was $23.7 million, a slight improvement over the previous year’s operating loss of $24.7. Trade publishing sales were $50.2 million, up $1 million from a year ago. Book club revenues declined by $2.6 million, while book fair sales increased by $2 million. Overall segment operating loss was $0.9 million, compared to operating profit of $6.3 million in the prior year period, which the Scholastic attributes to “a favorable […]
Whiting Award Winners
The Whiting Awards were announced in a ceremony Wednesday evening. The ten winners of the $50,000 prize are: Fiction Patty Yumi Cottrell (Sorry to Disrupt the Peace, McSweeney’s) Brontez Purnell (Since I Laid My Burden Down, Amethyst Editions) Weike Wang (Chemistry, Knopf) Nonfiction Esmé Weijun Wang (The Collected Schizophrenias, forthcoming from Graywolf Press) Anne Boyer (Garments Against Women, Ahsahta Press) Poetry Rickey Laurentiis (Boy with Thorn, University of Pittsburgh Press) Tommy Pico (Nature Poem, Tin House Books) Playwrights Nathan Alan Davis (Nat Turner in Jerusalem; Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea) Hansol Jung (Among the Dead, Cardboard Piano) Antoinette Nwandu (Pass Over, Breach)
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Trisha de Guzman has joined Farrar, Straus Children’s as associate editor. Previously she worked at Rodale. At Scholastic Trade, Emily Clement has been promoted to executive editor, Harry Potter, Wizarding World and special projects. Amanda Shih has joined as associate editor, nonfiction; she was previously at Tarcher Perigee. Rachel Weinert has moved over as rights and co-edition manager; she was with Scholastic International. Crystal McCoy has joined as publicity manager; she was previously at Little Bee/Sizzle Press. Stacey Kondla joined The Rights Factory as an associate agent for children’s books, based in Calgary. Previously she worked at Scholastic Canada Book Fairs and Indigo Kids. At Princeton University Press, Laurie Schlesinger […]
Gay Bundo Beats Comey, So Far
Donald Trump’s renewed attack on justice lifted pre-orders for James Comey’s April 17 release A HIGHER LOYALTY, still at No. 3 on the Kindle bestseller list and No. 2 on Amazon’s print bestseller list this morning. But the former FBI director is outranked on both lists by another prominent Republican, featured in the parody release from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MARLON BUNDO. It’s the story of Vice President Pence’s family rabbit, “a Very Special boy bunny, who falls in love with another boy bunny.” The picture book from Chronicle is out of stock […]