Hallmark Publishing formally confirmed the forthcoming closure that we reported on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Hallmark Media wrote to PL, “We are exiting the Hallmark Publishing business to focus our resources on other areas of the company that we believe will drive our future growth.” The closure follows the departure of executive editor Stacey Donovan in late September, who founded the publishing division.
Archives for October 2022
MacArthur Fellowship
Yesterday, when we listed the writers who received 2022 MacArthur Fellowships, we omitted Joseph Drew Lanham, author of The Home Place, who is also an ornithologist and naturalist.
MacArthur Fellowship
2022 MacArthur fellowships were awarded to fiction and nonfiction writer Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy, and plant ecologist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass.
HarperCollins Institutes Layoffs, Hiring Freeze due to “Cost Pressures”
HarperCollins has eliminated positions and paused hiring due to financial pressures, the company confirmed to PL on Thursday. They shared the following statement: “The business is facing continued cost pressures, including price increases related to printing, production, freight and distribution, and we are taking decisive steps to operate as efficiently as possible. As part of this process, we have made some difficult decisions and a small number of positions have been eliminated as teams restructure.” In a memo to staff, ceo Brian Murray wrote, “For the past several years we have been operating in a state of constant change–shifting resources […]
People 10/13
PRH SVP, director of publishing operations Sue Malone-Barber, will retire at the end of the year, after 47 years with the company.
Bookselling: B&N Pikesville Moves
Barnes & Noble will open a new store in The Festival at Woodholme shopping center in Pikesville, MD on October 19, down the street from the retailer’s current much-larger location, which will close on October 18.