Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding is the Today Show's Read with Jenna pick for December.
Archives for December 2021
UTA Launches SPAC; SAGE to Be Controlled By Trust
Privately-owned talent agency UTA has entered public markets by launching a special purpose acquisition company. The IPO raised $230 million with a plan “targeting businesses in the gaming, digital media, creator economy, entertainment and technology industries.” That’s ahead of an initial plan to raise $200 million. It trades as UTAAU on Nasdaq. Former Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime serves as chair. UTA’s Clinton Foy is co-CEO alongside Jamie Sharp, with UTA’s Ophir Lupu as president. Elsewhere in finance, founder and owner of academic publisher SAGE Sara Miller McCune has transferred her voting shares and control of the company to a trust, […]
New Books Publishing December 7
Ken Liu and Lisa Harding lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel. Also out today are books by Juhea Kim and H.J. Nelson, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler. 18 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-december-7 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_December_/220760 14 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-december-7 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_December_/220761 9 new children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-december https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Childrens_Titles_Publishing_in_December/220759 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now […]
Chris Cuomo’s Forthcoming Book Removed From Amazon
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s untitled book, which was set to be published by Custom House in fall 2022, has been removed from Amazon, now showing up there only as an ebook and audiobook. The hardcover ISBN [9780062887719] does still display on other major online booksellers, however, and HarperCollins has an old version of the audio listing on their website. Cuomo’s book, originally titled DEEP DENIAL, was first announced for publication in October, 2021. The book was pitched as “a provocative analysis of the harsh truths that the pandemic and Trump years have exposed about America – about our strength and […]
Wiley Up in Q2, As Education Publishing Declines
Wiley reported fiscal second quarter results for the period ended October 31, with sales of $533 million, a 9 percent increase from $491 million last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $127.1 million, up from $120.3 million, or 7 percent. Education Publishing sales of $98.6 million were down from $102.4 million last year, “due to softer US enrollment and some easing of prior-year COVID-related tailwinds in content and courseware.” Professional Learning grew 15 percent after last year’s COVID lockdowns, offsetting the Education Publishing decline for a 3 percent lift in the Academic & Professional Learning division overall. The company’s research division grew […]
People 12/7
At Workman Publishing, Elizabeth Drooby has been promoted to assistant manager, online retail, catalogs, and specialty wholesale across all imprints.