Following sweeping layoffs and announcement of an Article 9 sale at Scribe Media, some of the remaining employees have launched a “Petition for Financial Justice” demanding severance and other benefits for their 87 fired colleagues. Notably, the petitioners assert that, “There was no severance pay for the employees who were laid off, and all benefits and tech access were immediately cut.” They write, “As the remaining dedicated crew members of Scribe Media, we prioritize the welfare of our laid-off colleagues. Therefore, we firmly demand that all proceeds from the sale of Scribe Media be exclusively allocated to ensure financial justice […]
Archives for May 2023
Obituary: Bob Worth
Bob Worth, founder of Worth Publishers (now part of Macmillan Learning), has died at 92. He founded the company in 1966. Macmillan Learning CEO Susan Winslow writes, “Bob was one of the educational community greats. I have long been moved by his passion, empathy and deep commitment to advancing students’ learning that goes beyond words. As a young person entering this industry, he was an inspiration to me. He saw that things could be better and he set out to make a difference.”
People 5/31
Time for Romance
Following the recently-published Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter sampler, our Buzz Books 2023: Romance collection returns for its eighth year. Buzz Books 2023: Romance is available now, with 14 exclusive pre-publication excerpts. As usual, the “trade edition” is available from Edelweiss and NetGalley with additional publicity and marketing info, along with click-throughs to request full individual galleys. The consumer edition is also ready for download at your ebookstore of choice (Kindle, Nook, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo.) You can register here for the virtual Buzz Romance Editors Panel, on Wednesday, June 7 at 6 pm ET to hear four featured authors from the sampler in live conversation with their editors. And if […]
Daunt Aims to Improve B&N For Workers, But Unions Tell a Different Story
While it’s a common refrain that publishing is not a lucrative industry for workers, it is especially true for bookstore workers. Booksellers can make or break a book’s success, are knowledgeable about hundreds of individual products and the industry as a whole, and are a vital part of the publishing ecosystem. But they are often paid minimum wage or not much above, and even experienced booksellers often earn less than what entry-level colleagues in publishing offices make. There seems to be a disconnect between the career and the compensation—booksellers are paid like an hourly gig in what is, for many, […]
New Books Publishing May 30
This week, Luis Alberto Urrea, Megan Abbott, Siddhartha Deb, and James Comey publish new novels, while nonfiction includes new work by Seth Godin and Monica Potts. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-30 5 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-30 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 details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 […]