Archives for January 2023
Mystery Writers of America Special Awards
The Mystery Writers of America announced their special awards, to be presented at at the 77th Annual Edgar Awards Ceremony, which will be held April 27 in New York City.
Open Road Targets Ad Initiative, Flips Process
Open Road has revamped their Activation service, an advertising program for frontlist books introduced last summer, reflecting the insights of new chief marketing officer Pete McCarthy. The initiative now harnesses granular consumer data from the company’s core Ignition service that markets and distributes ebooks for client publishers, providing a broad spectrum of very specific audience targeting. Consumer segments they can market to range from, as the release says, cyberpunk and military history to vegan cooking, and “hyper-specific targets include such segments as neuroscience, birds of prey, ancient greek history, mixed martial arts, and parisian enthusiast.” As McCarthy says in the […]
Atria Cancels Colleen Hoover Coloring Book After Backlash
On Tuesday, Colleen Hoover announced on her Instagram that Atria would publish an adult coloring book based on her novel It Ends With Us, the plot of which deals with domestic violence. Hoover’s post sparked criticism, with commenters calling the decision to publish a lighthearted coloring book based on a story about abuse “tone deaf” and “gross.” Yesterday, Hoover posted on Instagram that she asked Atria to cancel the book. “The coloring book was developed with Lily’s strength in mind, but I can absolutely see how this was tone-deaf,” she wrote. “I hear you guys and I agree with you. No […]
People: Gina Centrello to Retire from Random House Group
Longtime president and publisher of the Random House Publishing Group Gina Centrello has decided to retire from her position. She will take the new role of strategic advisor to the US Board going forward, and “will continue to participate actively in the industry through her work supporting Literacy Partners.” PRH US ceo Madeline McIntosh writes, “I’ve valued Gina as a friend and colleague for more than two decades, so I’m having a hard time imagining this place without her–and I know I’m not alone in that.” One of the company’s longest serving top executives, Centrello has led the Random House Group […]
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Ed Spade has been appointed president of sales at Harper Collins, reporting to CEO Brian Murray and joining the company’s global executive committee.