Steven Tran has been promoted to sales associate at Soho Press. Jessica Tribble has been promoted to senior editor at Thomas & Mercer. Rachel Cass, head buyer for trade books at Harvard Book Store, will expand her role to also become buying & inventory manager, taking on responsibility for all merchandise buying for the company. Awards The Man Booker International Prize announced its shortlist, with the winner to be named on May 22: Vernon Subutex 1, by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne (MacLehose Press) The White Book, by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith (Portobello Books) The World Goes […]
Archives for April 2018
‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ Author Sues Tyndale
Alex Malarkey, the quadriplegic boy whose story comprised the 2010 bestseller The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, which was later determined to be a fabrication concocted by his father, has sued Tyndale House for defamation, appropriation of his likeness, and exploitation of a person with a disability, all stemming from the core complaint that the book, was allegedly “based on lies.” According to the 32-page complaint filed in DuPage County, Illinois circuit court (and obtained by Courthouse News) Tyndale House “has made millions of dollars off Alex’s identity and an alleged autobiographical story of his life” but in spite […]
Swedish Academy Secretary Sara Danius Resigns Over Harassment Scandal
Permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara Danius stepped down on Thursday after a three hour emergency meeting of academy members, reportedly forced out. The Academy has been embroiled in scandal since Jean-Claude Arnault was accused of multiple incidents of sexual assault and harassment last December, as well as leaking the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature in advance on multiple occasions. As we reported on Monday, three members of the Academy resigned recently after losing a vote to remove Katarina Frostenson, the Academy member married to Arnault. Danius is said to have been pushed out by critics who blamed her for weak leadership during […]
Legrand’s Furyborn Tops May’s Library Reads
Claire Legrand’s novel Furyborn tops May’s Library Reads list. You can read an excerpt now in our Buzz Books 2018 Young Adult Spring/Summer sampler. Also on the list are Araminta Hall’s Our Kind of Cruelty, Aimee Molloy’s The Perfect Mother, and Sarah Winman’s Tin Man, all of which are also available to sample now in Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer. The rest of the picks: The Other Lady Vanishes, by Amanda Quick The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware Love and Ruin, by Paula McLain Paper Ghosts, by Julia Heaberlin The Favorite Sister, by Jessica Knoll The Ensemble, by Aja Gabel
Springer Nature Formalizes Frankfurt IPO
In line with lengthy preparations, academic publisher Springer Nature formally announced plans to list shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, looking to raise approximately €1.2 billion in proceeds. Timing was not announced, but in Germany shares usually start trading four weeks after an IPO is announced. Holtzbrinck, currently a 53 percent owner, will retain all of their shares. Minority partner BC Partners, which owns 47 percent of the company, may “include a secondary placement” to sell some of their shares in the IPO, “depending on the market environment.” The proceeds from the offering will be used “to strengthen Springer Nature’s financial profile” — […]
People, Etc.
Lori Burke will move over to Clarkson Potter as executive director, licensing & strategic publishing partnerships, reporting to Doris Cooper. She was executive director, license acquisitions and media at Penguin Children’s. At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Liz Anderson has been promoted to senior marketing manager, Lisa McAuliffe moves up to marketing associate, and Alia Almeida is now marketing manager at HMH Children’s. Diana Ventimiglia has joined Sounds True as acquisitions editor. Previously she was editor at North Star Way. MJ Johnston has been promoted to assistant editor of Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark. Matt Carlini has joined Javelin as a literary agent/foreign rights […]