The bestselling author of 12 books and two-time winner of both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, David McCullough died on Sunday at 89, “surrounded by his five children in Hingham, MA.” His wife, Rosalee, died two months ago. Simon & Schuster ceo Jonathan Karp said in a statement: “David McCullough was a national treasure. His books brought history to life for millions of readers. Through his biographies, he dramatically illustrated the most ennobling parts of the American character. Simon & Schuster has been honored to be David’s publisher for 54 years. He was greatly admired and beloved throughout […]
Archives for August 2022
New Books Publishing August 9
Kimberla Lawson Roby and Banana Yoshimoto lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Jennette McCurdy, Elliot Ackerman and David Maraniss. Also out this week is Slenderman by Kathleen Hale, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 19 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_August_/224018 11 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_August_/224019 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 you can use this form to submit brief […]
People 8/9
Harper Has Modest Finish to Year, Looks Forward to Rings of Power
News Corp. reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year earnings on Monday afternoon, with HarperCollins recording sales for $513 million for the quarter ending June 30, $20 million higher than a year ago — though down a little on an underlying basis. Sales are $20 million higher due to an additional week in the quarter, plus the acquisition of HMH added $14 million in the quarter. As we have noted previously, Harper is penalized by the strong dollar (whereas European-based publishers benefit), so there was a $16 million “impact” from currency fluctuations as well. Digital sales rose 9 percent for […]
Court Econ: “I Don’t Really Understand the Intricacies of These Models,” Plus More On Those Anticipated Top Sellers…
In the Monday afternoon session of the A3 antitrust trial, the government’s antitrust economics expert Dr. Nicholas Hill began his testimony — which resumes Tuesday, after the court hears from HarperCollins ceo Brian Murray. He walked everyone through the Herfindahl-Hirschman index, the hypothetical monopsonist test, diversion ratios, second-score auction models, GUPPI analysis and more. The day’s “I am Spartacus moment” came towards, when the ever-direct Judge Pan said: “So not being a Ph.D. in economics, I don’t really understand the intricacies of these models. And I’m wondering if the dispute between the experts is more about the inputs as opposed […]
People 8/8
At Scholastic, Taylor McBroom has joined as marketing manager, picture books, Cartwheel, Acorn & Branches. Previously she was senior marketing associate at Clarion Books.