At Mira, April Osborn has been promoted to senior editor. Dina Davis has joined as associate editor. Leah Mol has joined as assistant editor.
Archives for April 2022
More Paper Problems: Big European Producer Looks to Sell Four Mills
Announced about a month ago (and flagged now by the Bookseller), Finland’s forestry and packaging giant Stora Enso announced plans for “a possible divestment” of four paper mills across Europe (in Finland, Sweden and Germany), retaining just one mill in Belgium that produces magazine paper as they focus on packaging and other products. The entire paper division had sales of 1.7 billion euros in 2021. The company said “paper is not a strategic growth area for the Group.” Despite strong demand and growing prices, Inderes analyst Antti Viljakainen told Reuters, “On the operating profit level, 2020 and 2021 have been […]
Obituary: Louisa Solano
Louisa Solano, 80, owner of Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, MA died of Parkinson’s Disease on April 20.
New Books Publishing April 26
Janelle Brown, Soon Wiley and Don Winslow lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Viola Davis and Tina Brown. Also out today are books by Adriana Trigiani, Terry Crews and Denny S. Bryce, all excerpted and available in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-26 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/222683 10 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-26 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/222684 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 […]
Yes, Maryland, Publishers Do Want A Permanent Injunction
After the state of Maryland’s law attempting to regulate the licensing of ebooks to libraries was quickly found unconstitutional by District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman, the plaintiff AAP is asking the judge to ensure the endurance of her ruling with a permanent injunction. Earlier in the month Maryland’s state attorney general had requested that Judge Boardman issue declaratory judgment for the AAP without issuing a permanent injunction, looking to avoid “having to invoke the Court’s ongoing jurisdiction over the State’s compliance” (and, perhaps, trying to leave some wiggle room for future legislation). Maryland had argued that it did not […]
Lagardere Publishing Gains On Acquisitions and Rising Dollar
Lagardere reported first quarter sales for the period ended March 31, with publishing sales of €554 million, up from €509 million, an 8.7 percent topline increase over the first quarter of 2021. Most of the gains came from acquisitions — adding €25 million in all, including €22 million from Workman, and €17 million in foreign exchange gains, with the euro steadily losing ground against the US dollar and British pound. The sale of Brainbow reduced sales by about €1 million. The company cited the pattern of increased pandemic sales as well, while noting that “March saw the emergence of less […]