At Macmillan, Diana Gee joins as senior director of production operations, overseeing paper procurement, reprints, and vendor capacity management. She was previously at Simon & Schuster. Carolyn Telesca is promoted to oversee all of adult trade production/manufacturing.
Archives for September 2021
Obituary: Gregory Henry
Melville House senior publicist Gregory Henry, 48, passed away unexpectedly on September 17. Before joining Melville House, Henry had worked at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Reagan Arts, and Harper Collins, as well as at Rare Bird, Apollo Publishers and Center Street. Melville House publisher Dennis Johnson wrote: “We’re still in a state of shock. We’d been trying to get Gregory to come work for us for years, and he finally joined us six months ago. I think the astonishing, industry-wide outpouring of grief and affection for him that we’re seeing on social media gives you some sense of how talented a […]
Our next Discuss AMA: Agent Johanna Castillo this Wednesday
Join literary agent Johanna Castillo at Publishers Marketplace’s online Discuss forum, this Wednesday, September 29 at noon Eastern – to ask questions about how to find the right agent, how best to work with your agent, or anything else that pertains to agents. No need to sign up in advance, simply log on to PM, then use this link to get to Discuss. Castillo is a senior agent at Writers House, formerly vp and executive editor at Atria and editorial director of Atria Español. In that role, she acquired and edited 41 New York Times bestsellers by multiple authors including […]
National Book Awards Cancels Plans for In-Person Ceremony, Returns to Virtual Event
After planning for an in-person event for vaccinated guests, the National Book Awards ceremony will be held virtually this year, “in light of public health concerns and ongoing uncertainty related to the coronavirus.” The ceremony will be streamed live on the National Book Foundation’s website, YouTube, and Facebook at 7 PM Eastern on November 17. NBF board chair David Steinberger said: “Although we were cautiously optimistic about the opportunity to gather, the National Book Foundation Board and staff have carefully considered the options for this year’s National Book Awards and closely monitored best health and safety practices associated with COVID-19. The […]
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Lilith Dorko has joined Oxford University Press as editorial manager for the Science and Medicine book program. She was previously at Springer International.
Scholastic Sales Rise on Trade and Education
Scholastic reported results for their first first quarter, ending August 31, traditionally their smallest reporting period, with sales rising measurably. They had revenues of $260 million, compared to $215 million a year ago. Trade sales rose almost 20 percent to $93 million (compared to $73.3 million a year ago), attributed to backlist and strong series sales, with their education solutions division gaining $26.5 million, at $80 million for the period. “Summer learning product offerings [were] bolstered by federal government funding for K-12 schools,” the company noted. The higher sales help to mitigate the seasonal loss: The pre-tax loss was $(33.3) […]