WorldNetDaily has fallen on hard times, and the sufferers include authors with their WND imprint, as well as people who paid to publish through their World Ahead Press. The Washington Post reports that, “Many authors who signed on with the site’s publishing arm, including former Republican senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, are fuming about allegedly not receiving royalties owed to them.” Coburn says he had a “very frank and disturbing” conversation with ceo Joseph Farah last year about unpaid royalties for his book, Smashing the D.C. Monopoly. “I accused him of not being honest,” Coburn said. “He doesn’t keep his […]
Archives for April 2019
Indies Choice Finalists
The American Booksellers Association announced the finalists for the 2019 Indies Choice Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, with the winners to be announced May 1. The nominees include: Adult Fiction An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books) Circe, by Madeline Miller (Lee Boudreaux Books) Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Trans.) (Grove Press) The Overstory, by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton & Company) Tin Man, by Sarah Winman (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Waiting for Eden, by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf) Adult Nonfiction All You Can Ever Know, by Nicole Chung (Catapult) Educated, by Tara Westover (Random House) Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh (Scribner) Heavy, by Kiese […]
People, Etc.
Scholastic Trade announced a number of promotions and new hires. Dan Moser has been promoted to director of field sales & special markets; Jarad Waxman to director of library sales, direct & wholesale; Rachel Matson to assistant editor, Cartwheel & Orchard Books; and Jeremy West to coordinator, global licensing, media & brands. In new hires, Hannah Frank has joined Scholastic as assistant manager, social media. She was previously at Penguin Children’s. Meghan Templehof has joined as designer for Klutz. She was previously a freelance designer at Big Duck and Mudpuppy. Abha Dasgupta has joined as designer for Klutz. Previously, she […]
Former Intelligence Agency Employees Sue Over Prepublication Review
Five former employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Defense, have sued their former employers to contest the government’s prepublication approval requirements. Former intelligence employees are required to submit manuscripts for review and obtain government approval before they can publish, which the plaintiffs call an “unconstitutional censorship regime” that “cannot be squared with the First Amendment,” according to the complaint, filed in Federal District Court in Maryland. The suit declares itself “a challenge to a far-reaching system of prior restraints that suppresses a broad swath of constitutionally protected speech, […]
Digital: Scribd Adds Originals, Microsoft Withdraws Again
Subscription service Scribd is launching Scribd Originals, a “content program that will enable authors to connect with new readers through experimental works published exclusively” on the site. The program launches today with political reporter Garrett Graff’s piece, Mueller’s War. Other participating authors include Roxane Gay, Hilton Als, Paul Theroux, Peter Heller, and Mark Seal. A spokesperson declined to explain the business terms offered to authors, but said the company is focused on “a market opportunity for works that are less than 50,000 words.” Authors and agents can direct submissions or proposals to Scribd’s existing content team. While the work is […]
People, Etc.
Pilar Queen has joined the publishing department at United Talent Agency, after more than a decade at McCormick Literary. Maureen Moretti has joined P.S. Literary Agency as associate agent based in New York. At Trident Media Group, Adrienne Santamaria will expand her responsibilities to represent foreign rights for a broad range of adult titles, as well as all children’s and YA projects, and all Asian co-agented markets. Jennifer Helinek has been promoted to foreign rights agent, overseeing other co-agented markets, backlist, and e-book originals. Sasha Henriques joined Random House Children’s as an associate editor. (She was at Jimmy Patterson.) Anthony […]