Archives for July 2024
Lagardere Publishing Has Strong Second Quarter, Record First-Half Earnings
Lagardere Publishing reported a strong second quarter on Tuesday afternoon, with sales of €733 million, up €56 million from a year ago, or 8.3 percent higher. For the first half of the year, sales were €1.309 billion (up €62 million), with recurring EBIT of €113 million, up a significant €48 million from the same period a year ago, a new high for the first half of the year — though traditionally they record most of their profits in the second half. Earnings were “driven by growth in the United Kingdom and the United States, a favorable sales mix in physical […]
New Books Publishing July 23
This week’s fiction releases include fantasies by Nalini Singh and Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, plus adult debuts from M. T. Anderson and Jennifer Mathieu. Mikita Brottman and Shalom Auslander publish new nonfiction. Also out this week is Nicholas Belardes’s THE DEADING, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 20 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-23 6 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-23 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out […]
Harper Alley to Publish Adult Graphic Novels
Harper Alley will expand to offer adult graphic novels, plus manga and manhwa for all ages, after launching as a children’s graphic novel imprint in 2020. Andrew Arnold has been promoted to vp, publisher, Rose Pleuler has been promoted to senior editor, and Sophie Schmidt has been promoted to assistant editor. Maddy Price has been promoted to designer.
Obituary: George A. Young
George A. Young, 88, editor of bestselling career guide What Color Is Your Parachute? died on June 15. Young began his career in the late 1960s when he was recruited by Ian Ballantine and went on to become editor-in-chief of Ballantine Books. He went on to serve as vice president and editor-in-chief of Ten Speed Press. Young spent his later career years as a consulting publisher for independent presses, including Heyday Books, Crisp Publications, Shelter Publications, and Bull Publishing. Ten Speed Press writes, “Well known for his wide-ranging and sophisticated interests, canny street smarts, and support of independent presses and […]
Expanded Matcher Includes Editors, Too
Over the weekend we went live with our newest update of Matcher, our AI-powered feature that searches and analyzes deals, dealmakers and related data. using natural language descriptions of your work. The new Editor Matcher will help you find editors that “match” your submissions, just as Agent Matcher helps find agents that “match” your manuscript. Editor Matcher works the same way as Agent Matcher, producing a list of the most likely editors who have acquired similar projects and follows with a second list of possible matches to investigate. But with his update, we have significantly upgraded the matching itself — […]