Astra Books for Young Readers is rebranding its children’s imprint mineditionUS to Minerva. New books published by editorial director Maria Russo will be under the Minerva name. Previously published mineditionUS titles and their reprints will keep that imprint name, and select picture books and board books imported from the European minedition publishing program, which is keeping its name, will be published as minedition in the US. “We looked for a name that was a nod to its forebear, honoring the distinguished minedition tradition that Michael Neugebauer and his team in Europe and Hong Kong built, and that also reflected the […]
Archives for January 2023
Meena Harris, HBG Launch Phenomenal Media Books
Hachette Book Group is launching Phenomenal Media Books, to be led by Phenomenal Media founder and ceo Meena Harris. The line will “develop and acquire works from underrepresented voices across multiple genres, fiction and nonfiction, and for audiences of all ages, from children to adults.” Titles will be published in collaboration with Grand Central and Little, Brown Children’s (the latter of which has published children’s books by Harris). Besides Harris, acquisitions and editorial decisions will be made by Phenomenal Media head of content & entertainment Juliet Liu; Little, Brown Children’s vp & editorial director Farrin Jacobs (for young adult/children’s projects); […]
People 1/24
At Scholastic, Katie Willkens has been promoted to assistant managing editor, licensing. Steve Alexandrov has been promoted to director of production, trade marketing. Vicki Tisch has been promoted to senior director of marketing operations.
Trump Lawyer Threatens To Pursue “All Legal Remedies” Against Pomerantz Book
Donald Trump’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina sent a letter to Mark Pomerantz, author of forthcoming PEOPLE VS. DONALD TRUMP, threatening to “aggressively pursue all legal remedies” against the author and publisher Simon & Schuster if the book is published. The book is due out on February 7. Tacopina’s letter claims Pomerantz has made defamatory statements about Trump, specifically referencing Pomerantz’s resignation letter submitted to the New York County District Attorney’s Office, which is reportedly reproduced in the book. Pomerantz, who was a prosecutor in the criminal investigation of Trump brought by former DA Cy Vance in 2021, wrote that Trump is […]
Booktopia to Cut Staff and Expenses
Australian retailer Booktopia announced that it would cut 30 to 40 jobs (or 10 to 15 percent of employees) and implement other cost-cutting plans, “to improve shareholder returns and in response to changing consumer sentiment, greater competition online and inflation.” A company spokesperson told the Brisbane Times that the layoffs are predominantly in “administrative roles.” Booktopia chairman Peter George said, “Letting some of our talented staff go as part of these cost-cutting initiatives is a disappointing but necessary step in these economic times.” He also noted, “Booktopia is focused on building a profitable, sustainable business in the interests of all […]
New Books Publishing January 24
Notable releases this week include new novels from Paul Harding, Aleksandar Hemon, and Brad Taylor, as well as nonfiction by David Graeber and Lisa Guerrero. Also out this week is new work from Iliana Regan, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter anthology, and Kate Clayborn’s Georgie, All Along, available in our Buzz Books 2022: Romance sampler. 15 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-24 12 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-24 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 […]