The London Book Fair will move the international rights center in the Olympia this year, the Bookseller reports. The move comes after a “chaotic” time in the rights center last year, according to WME head of international rights Tracy Fisher, when the center was split into two sections due to construction at the Olympia, and portions of the ceiling fell down. “Layout changes were made this year due to concerns around the 2025 show, leading to some exhibitors deciding not take tables this year, or attend at all,” the Bookseller notes. Canongate also decided not to exhibit at the Olympia […]
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Acquisitions: Ravensburger Buys NordSud
German toy company Ravensburger has acquired NordSüd, the Zurich-based parent company of US children’s publisher NorthSouth Books. NorthSouth is an English-language imprint best known for The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, Anuschka Albertz, group managing director books+ at Ravensburger, says, “NordSüd stands for extraordinary picture book art and stories that inspire generations. We look forward to setting new trends together and further strengthening the fascination with picture books worldwide. A cooperative and trusting partnership on equal footing is particularly important to us.”
Editis Owner Bids to Take Over France’s Biggest Bookseller
Czech investment firm EP Group, which owns a 28.5 stake in Fnac Darty, France’s biggest bookselling chain, has made an offer to fully take over the company. EP Group is owned by Daniel Kretinsky, who also owns French publisher Editis. Fnac Darty is valued at more than €1.1 billion. EP made a cash offer for Fnac at a price of €36 per share, about 25 percent more than the the retailer’s recent average share price. Fnac’s board of directors “unanimously welcomed the offer” the announced in a release, and the retailer’s stock climbed 18 percent at the news, Reuters reports. […]
The Edit: Featuring Poured Over Host Miwa Messer
Welcome back to The Edit, our column about the forthcoming releases everyone is talking about. In galley news, Riverhead’s ARC for Emma Straub’s new novel American Fantasy (Riverhead, 4/7) is wearing a jean jacket. Could this start a new trend of fun galleys? This month, we spoke to Miwa Messer, the host of Barnes & Noble’s Poured Over podcast about what she has lately been reading and loving. Messer recommends Natalie Adler’s Waiting on a Friend (Hogarth, 5/26) for a taste of bygone New York City: “I was trying to explain 90s New York City to a younger colleague the […]
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Forthcoming: Danny McBride’s Short Story Collection
Random House will publish actor, producer, and screenwriter Danny McBride‘s debut short story collection THRILLING TALES OF MODERN MEN on June 23. North American publishing rights were acquired by Ben Greenberg at Random House, from Anthony Mattero and Mollie Glick at CAA. McBride will narrate the audiobook. McBride says in a release, “Between seasons of writing The Righteous Gemstones, I wrote short fiction to shift gears and tell more stories, even if just for myself. This collection takes place in the spaces men build for themselves when the world moves on without asking their permission. These stories aren’t here to fix men. […]