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Archives for June 2020

Judge Blocks Mary Trump’s Book Until July 10 Hearing, But It Has Printed and Shipped

June 30, 2020
By Michael Cader

New York State Judge Hal B. Greenwald of Dutchess County ordered Mary Trump and her publisher Simon & Schuster to temporarily refrain from “publishing, printing or distributing” her book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man or “any portions thereof.” The order lasts until a full hearing on […]

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McGraw Hill Reports Declining Sales for 2020, with Heavier COVID Impact in the Current Quarter

June 30, 2020
By Sara Grace

McGraw Hill issued its first annual report under its new fiscal calendar, with the year ending March 31, 2020, along with its fourth quarter results. Fourth quarter billings were flat, at $241 million, and net sales were $279 million with no comparison figure available. COVID-19 had clear negative impact on the quarter: International billings were […]

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People, Etc.

June 30, 2020
By Erin Somers

After the recent restructure of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon Pulse senior editors Jen Ung and Nicole Ellul will join Simon & Schuster Children’s, reporting to Kendra Levin; and editor Sarah McCabe will join Margaret K. McElderry Books, reporting to Karen Wojtyla. At Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Shannon Spisak has been promoted to senior director […]

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People, Etc.

June 29, 2020
By Erin Somers

Sandy Lu has founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency, focusing on commercial fiction and nonfiction, bringing over her clients from the L. Perkins Agency, where she has been for almost 12 years. Chelene Knight has joined Transatlantic Agency as associate agent. She was previously managing editor at Room magazine and festival director for the Growing Room Literary Festival in […]

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Barnes & Noble Education Investor Nominates New Directors, While Hoping for An Outright Sale

June 29, 2020
By Michael Cader

Outerbridge Capital Management, with a 13.5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble Education that’s deeply underwater, said in an SEC filing it would nominate four alternate directors to the board of the company “to unlock its immense potential.” Outerbridge paid approximately $22.2 million to acquire their shares, now worth less than half that. They say […]

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Agent and A Publisher Part Ways with Author Myke Cole

June 26, 2020
By Michael Cader

Author Myke Cole’s literary agent Joshua Bilmes at Jabberwocky and one of his publishers, Angry Robot, parted ways with the author after new allegations of abuse were made against him. Cole apologized for his behavior, and reiterated an apology from 2018 — and then said he was “exiting…the public square…for the foreseeable future.” Bilmes posted: […]

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