Continuing changes in the management team at Barnes & Noble include the departure of chief merchandising officer Tim Mantel — confirmed by his absence from the bookseller’s management team page. Mantel joined the company in early 2018, and had been part of the “leadership group” trio after Demos Parneros was fired. (In the ongoing legal battle between Parneros and the company, the judge recently reiterated that the parties to “be ready for trial on 48 hours’ notice on or after March 2, 2020,” estimating a 5 to 7-day trial. Ruoxi Chen has been promoted to associate editor at Tor.com. Junessa […]
Archives for September 2019
Government Sues Edward Snowden, Seeking to Collect Any Book and Speech Earnings
The US government filed suit again Edward Snowden in the Eastern District Court of Virginia, seeking any and all earnings from his just published book Permanent Record, as well as earnings from his speeches, alleging breach of contract and fiduciary duty. As a former employee of both the CIA and the NSA, Snowden had signed secrecy agreements requiring pre-publication review of any book, but he “did not, at any time, submit the manuscript for Permanent Record to either the CIA or NSA for prepublication review. Nor did Snowden obtain written approval from CIA or NSA prior to sharing manuscripts with […]
Endeavor IPO Is Back On, Aims to Raise About $600 Million
After a postponement in early August, entertainment hodgepodge Endeavor Group (the parent of talent agency William Morris Endeavor) filed revised paperwork with the SEC as they more forward with an IPO. The company plans to offer approximately 19.35 million shares of stock for sale, at an estimated price of $30 to $32 per share. (As usual, the underwriters have an option for additional shares.) The company estimates they will received net proceeds of between $547 million and $632 million after expenses. As noted earlier, public investors will own a piece of a money-losing company that carries $4.57 billion in long-term […]
National Book Award Longlists Continue With Translated Literature
The National Book Foundation announced the nominees for their Translated Literature prize, now in its second year. Finalists will be announced on October 8. When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back, by Naja Marie Aidt, translated by Denise Newman (Coffee House Press) The Collector of Leftover Souls, by Eliane Brum, translated by Diane Grosklaus Whitty (Graywolf) Space Invaders, by Nona Fernández, translated by Natasha Wimmer (Graywolf) Will and Testament, by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund (Verso Fiction) Death is Hard Work, by Khaled Khalifa, translated by Leri Price (FSG) Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, by László Krasznahorkai, translated by […]
People, Etc.
Publisher for Simon & Schuster Children’s, Atheneum, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Salaam Reads, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, and Denene Millner Books, Justin Chanda has been promoted to senior vice president. He has been at S&S for 14 years. Associate publisher at Jonathan Cape Dan Franklin, will retire at the end of October after 26 years at the house. Franklin has been working part-time since 2016, and will continue to oversee graphic novels on a freelance basis. “It has been a tremendous privilege to be Cape’s publisher, and the last 26 years have been wonderful fun, with marvelous authors and fantastic colleagues. […]
Kirkus Prize Finalists Named
The Kirkus Prize announced finalists in fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature, with the winners to be announced on October 24: Fiction Cantoras, by Carolina De Robertis (Knopf) The Other Americans, by Laila Lalami (Pantheon) Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli (Knopf) Territory of Light, by Yuko Tsushima, translated by Geraldine Harcourt (FSG) On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press) The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) Nonfiction Go Ahead in the Rain, by Hanif Abdurraqib (Univ. of Texas) When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back, by Naja Marie Aidt, translated by Denise Newman (Coffee House) How We Fight for Our Lives, by Saeed Jones (Simon & […]