Bloomsbury reported full-year results for the period ending February 28, 2019, beating analysts expectations on profit. Earnings before taxation and one-off charges was £14.4 million, up from £13.2 million the year before. Charges included legal and other fees and restructuring costs related to the acquisition of I.B. Tauris in May 2018. Sales for the year were £162.7 million, up £1.2 million from the prior year, slightly below expectations. But in the trade books division, sales of £99.3 million were down £2.9 million, and EBITDA before charges was £11.5, down from £12.1 in the prior year. The results were weighed down […]
Archives for May 2019
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Stuart Roberts has been promoted to senior editor at Simon & Schuster. Lauren Clauss joins Random House Children’s as associate editor (she was assistant editor at Disney Press); and Rachel Chlebowski has been promoted to associate editor. Mariam Quraishi has joined Chronicle as a designer, children’s. Previously she was junior designer at Viking Children’s. At Shambhala Publications, Claire Kelley has been promoted to marketing and publicity director, Roost Books; Katelin Ross has been promoted to publicist; and Adria Batt has been promoted to marketing associate. WH Smith group chief executive Stephen Clarke “has decided to step down” on October 31 […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Literary & Debut Fiction
Our Buzz Books 2019 Fall/Winter sampler excerpts an array of great forthcoming literary and debut fiction from authors including and more. Did you download your copy yet? Get the “trade edition” from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. As usual, we begin our free ebook with a broad overview of the upcoming publishing season, featuring hundreds of notable titles on the way. We’ll be presenting extracts from that season preview in the coming days. And if you’re attending Book Expo, be on the lookout for Buzz Books authors Megan Angelo, Nefertiti Austin, Susannah Cahalan, Clay McLeod […]
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Lynn Grady left her position as publisher of Dey Street Books on Friday. Also at Harper Collins, Jace Molan has been promoted to senior director video, group executive producer, overseeing all video production across the general books and children’s groups, reporting to both Morrow Group president and publisher Liate Stehlik and children’s marketing & publicity vp Nellie Kurtzman. As a part of Picador’s restructuring, editor Elizabeth Bruce‘s position will be eliminated as of June 1. Awards Richard Ford won the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, to be presented on August 31. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said, “He […]
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Longtime Knopf editor-at-large Gary Fisketjon “was dismissed for a breach of company policy,” a spokesperson confirmed to PL. Fisketjon was initially suspended, and then dismissed following an investigation. The publisher is in the process of informing his authors and their agents. Knopf staff say they were notified earlier this week. BuzzFeed published the results of an “extensive, yearlong” investigation of author and speaker Tony Robbins that “reveals how Robbins has berated abuse victims and subjected his followers to unorthodox and potentially dangerous techniques. And former female fans and staffers have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances.” The story includes accounts […]
Our Buzz Books Young Adult Titles
Yesterday we listed the complete roster of adult authors and excerpts in our new free Buzz Books 2019: Spring/Summer sampler. Today we’re excited to highlight the young adult authors and excerpts in Buzz Books 2019: Young Adult Fall/Winter. Prepare for Book Expo and the fall publishing season by downloading our free Buzz Books collections in major ebookstores (the “download” button here links to them all). To download the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys, go to NetGalley. Join the viral buzzmaking on social media via #BuzzBooks2019 and help bring the excitement of the fall season to readers everywhere. Here […]