Porscha Burke has been appointed to the newly created position of director, strategic projects at Random House, where she will lead DEI priorities, spearhead onboarding and training new staff, and coordinate office reopening. She was previously at Clarkson Potter, where she will continue as contributing senior editor-at-large.
Archives for August 2021
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Denne Michele Norris joins as editor-in-chief of Electric Literature.
Acquisitions: Canelo Acquires Hera Books
UK-based Canelo has acquired Hera Books and will operate it as a subsidiary. Canelo previously provided publishing support and services to Hera. As a result, co-founder and managing director Lindsey Mooney will leave Hera. Canelo md Iain Millar will become Hera’s md, and Keshini Naidoo will stay on as publishing director. In a release, Millar said, “We were thrilled to work with this fantastic team as it launched and then took off. This next phase should mean both Hera and Canelo have even more impact.” Keshini Naidoo noted, “Building Hera alongside one of my oldest friends has been one of […]
ABA Follows Up With Members After Offensive Incidents
ABA ceo Allison Hill sent a follow-up letter to members on Aug 5, explaining how recent incidents happened and detailing plans for the future. On the inclusion of the “anti-trans book” in the July white box mailing, the letter explains that up until now there has been no oversight into what is included in the boxes. While publishers do pay for white box inclusion, the ABA reports that they still lose money on it, which they “consider a service to members….” “Until now, no one has ever reviewed or screened the titles submitted by publishers. It has been a pay-to-play […]
A Summer Sale
I’m not sure we have ever done this before, but it has been a long time since we have offered any kind of discount at PublishersMarketplace. So we are trying a little summer sale this week. Use the promo code summer21 in the provided box when you enroll and get $10 off the first month’s membership fee (a 40 percent reduction). The code will work through lucky Friday the 13th. Also note, for another value approach to our deep resources at PM, earlier this year we introduced a Quick Pass option — providing short-term use of the site for a […]
Books-A-Million President’s Pick
Books-A-Million's latest president's pick is Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney.