At Holt, VP, executive director of publicity Pat Eisemann is retiring from trade book publicity after 42 years, as of Friday, December 2. She began her publishing career at Random House in 1979, worked at Simon & Schuster for 27 years, followed by six years at the New York Times, before joining Holt in 2010. Caitlin O'Shaughnessy writes, "She has been an outstanding advocate for the books we have published over the years, and a wonderful advocate for her team."
Archives for September 2022
More on THE TRIAL
Our massive new ebook THE TRIAL: The DOJ’s Suit to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster has rocketed to the top 100 at Kobo (up from No. 275155) and is now available through Apple Books as well. (The former clocks us at 2,440 pages, while the latter calls it only 1,448 pages.) Either way, we’re delighted to have this important document out in the world and available to the community. The file will not be available in the Kindle store any time soon because, quite frankly, we can’t afford their margins — but the versions we are […]
Bookselling: Another B&N Move
After 20 years at the location, Barnes & Noble will relocate its Court Street bookstore in Brooklyn, NY to a former Barney’s location at 194 Atlantic Avenue. The bookseller’s lease on the current space expires at the end of the year, and the company “is ensuring a timely transition from Court Street to its new store.”
Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced on Tuesday, honoring five Canadian fiction writers.
People 9/27
Marc Resnick has been promoted to vp, editorial director at St. Martin's.
New Books Publishing September 27
Kate Atkinson, Fredrik Backman and Naomi Novik lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Annie Proulx, Kelly Ripa, and Rupi Kaur. Also out this week are new titles from Kamila Shamsie and Murray Lee, available to sample in our Buzz Books 2022 anthologies. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-27 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_September_/224540 12 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-27 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_September_/224541 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 […]