Paige Allen has joined Ingram Spark as director. She was most recently coo of the Horton Group, a web design and digital marketing agency in Nashville. Heather Drucker has been promoted to senior director of publicity for Harper Perennial and the Harper Paperbacks group. She will continue to work on Harper and Harper Business titles, as well. At Simon & Schuster, Amanda Mulholland, Paige Lytle, and Caroline Pallotta have each been promoted to managing editor. Annie Craig becomes associate managing editor. Katie Corcoran Lytle has been promoted to associate director of development at Adams Media. Kalen R. Landow has joined […]
Archives for October 2020
More Deal Stats: A Lot of Debuts, and A Rebound for Fiction
As noted in yesterday’s overview of US deal reports ahead of when the Frankfurt Book Fair would have convened, a notable strength this year has been a surge in debut fiction sales. As this chart makes clear, the 59 reports in the measured period are almost twice the average number of debut fiction sales from recent years. (On top of that, we logged another 5 debut fiction sales on Wednesday that are not included in this count.) In line with that increased volume, reported six-figure or better deals for debuts are also higher than ever, with 12 such transactions, including […]
Joyce’s Miss Benson’s Beetle Tops November Library Reads
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce is the top pick for the November Library Reads. Also on the list is Danielle Evans’ The Office of Historical Corrections, excerpted and available to sample now in our Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter. The rest of the list: Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Boy Toy, by Nicola March The Burning God, by R. F. Kuang Murder in Old Bombay, by Nev March The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany, by Lori Nelson Spielman This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing, by Jacqueline Winspear White Ivy, by Susie Yang Written in the Stars, […]
People, Etc.
Bryn Clark has been promoted to senior editor at Flatiron Books. At Simon & Schuster, Emily Graff and Carina Guiterman have each been promoted to senior editor. Emily Simonson has been promoted to associate editor and Lashanda Anakwah assistant editor. Elizabeth Gay has been promoted to assistant director of publicity, and Kirstin Berndt to senior publicist. At Harper Children’s Harper group, Maria Barbo has been promoted to executive editor; Stephanie Stein to senior editor; Elizabeth Lynch to editor; Megan Ilnitzki to editor; and Louisa Currigan and Clare Vaughn both to assistant editor. At others imprints, Courtney Stevenson moves up to associate […]
French Court Rejects Vivendi’s Request for an Early Lagardere Shareholder Meeting
A French commercial court has rejected the request of Lagardere shareholders Vivendi and Amber Capital to hold a special shareholder meeting, saying the two groups were acting in their own interest, not the corporate interest. “The plaintiffs do not demonstrate with the required evidence that they are pursuing a goal other than that of their own interests,” the court said in its October 14 decision. The decision is a win for Arnaud Lagardere, who is fighting Vivendi and Amber’s attempt to reseat the board and reduce his influence over Lagardere. Lagardère SCA released a statement saying that it welcomed the […]
NYT On the Struggles of Indie Booksellers
The NYT explains to general readers the challenging situation for many independent booksellers as they balance hopes for the critical holiday season against the challenges of shopping in a pandemic — exacerbated by limits on printing and reprints, and slower and more expensive shipping, and higher expenses regardless. The ABA surveyed members in July and among the approximately 400 respondents, a third said their sales were down 40 percent or more for the year. That 40 percent is in line with what Vroman’s in Los Angeles told customers when appealing for help to survive. Twenty-six percent indicated sales were flat, […]