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Archives for September 2020

People, Etc.

September 30, 2020
By Erin Somers

Jamia Wilson will join Random House as vice president and executive editor, starting January 4. She was most recently executive director and publisher of The Feminist Press. At Putnam, Nishtha Patel has been promoted to marketing coordinator; Nicole Biton to associate publicist; and Sydney Cohen to associate publicist. Awards The National Book Foundation announced the […]

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Fall Dealmaking Shows Strong Start

September 29, 2020
By Michael Cader

With the Frankfurt Book Fair cancelled, we are taking a preliminary look at the big fall “dealmaking season” a full three weeks after Labor Day. (Ordinarily, we chart pre-FBF deal trends according to the five-plus weeks between Labor Day and the Tuesday before the Fair.) So far, the market for new deals is looking strong […]

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People, Etc.

September 29, 2020
By Erin Somers

Katie McGuire has joined Tapas Media as novel acquisitions lead. She was previously editor at Pegasus Books. Updates The recently-announced increase in entry-level salaries for employees of Macmillan‘s US trade division does not apply to the separate education company, Macmillan Learning. Asked to comment, a spokesperson told PL, “We were not aware that our trade […]

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Bernard Arnault Buys Direct Lagardere Stake

September 29, 2020
By Sara Grace

Late last week, French billionaire Bernard Arnault bought a 5 percent stake in the publicly-traded shares of Lagardere, signaling the strength of his commitment to supporting ceo Arnaud Lagardere as a majority of shareholders seek to shake up the board and management of the company. Earlier this year Arnault helped shore up Mr. Lagardere financially, […]

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New Books Publishing September 29

September 29, 2020
By Michael Cader

Today’s new releases include fiction from Marilynne Robinson, Nick Hornby and Nicholas Sparks — and in nonfiction, Mariah Carey’s memoir, biographies of Jimmy Carter and James Baker, and more. As in previous weeks, our sample Bookshop and Aerbook store carousels provide easy displays of books publishing today in need of attention and support, featuring: 10 new works of […]

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People, Etc.

September 28, 2020
By Erin Somers

Lindsay Guzzardo joins Martin Literary & Media Management as literary manager of adult fiction. She was previously editor at Amazon Publishing before working independently. Aria Gmitter joins Whimsy Literary Agency as literary agent. She is an editor and freelance writer and was previously literary assistant to Peter Miller of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management. Former […]

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