UK business and finance publisher Harriman House is now distributed by Macmillan in the US and Canada.
Archives for February 2022
Donnelly Says Mystery Bidder Withdrew Bid; Admits Ransomware Attack
The drawn out battle to buy RR Donnelly appears to be over, as the company announced that the unidentified “strategic party” has withdrawn its higher bid of $11.50 a share. That leaves the company headed for shareholder approval of the $10.85 a share deal from Chatham Asset Management. The strategic party “did not provide specific reasons for its withdrawal.” Separately, the company noted in two recent SEC filings that its computer systems had been attacked. The first “intrusion” was disclosed December 27, when they shut down their servers and systems and began a forensic investigation. The update on January 18 […]
Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Reese Witherspoon chose The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont as her February book club pick.
Costa Book of the Year
Poetry collection The Kids by Hannah Lowe (Bloodaxe Books) won the Costa Book of the Year award.
PRH Realigns and Expands Sales Teams, Consolidating Children’s While Adding Dedicated Client Reps
Penguin Random House announced a “realignment and expansion” of portions of its sales force, focused on bolstering their independent bookstore selling teams in particular, bringing together sales across all their children’s lines into unified teams, and creating new rep groups dedicated to selling PRH Publisher Services client publishers to indie stores. The initiatives include “adding new field-rep positions, realigning publisher responsibilities, and building new programs to further deepen its partnership with bookstores, and strengthen their education and community outreach.” President, US Sales Jaci Updike says in the announcement, “The account sales call has changed dramatically in the last couple of […]
February Book Club Picks
Jenna Bush Hager chose Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson as the Today Show Read With Jenna February pick.