Today at noon Eastern is the second of our weekly (usually on Wednesdays, except for this week) online discussions for writers at the new Discuss forum at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join editor of The Hot Sheet and expert author educator Jane Friedman as she addresses some of the key publishing paths. The online conversation happens at this link. It’s nothing fancy; it’s not a zoom, or a webinar, or a podcast, but rather a plain old typed forum or message board conversation. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Jane will post back. While all of these conversations […]
Bologna Book Fair Cancels Live Event
As everyone keeps saying, until people go back to the office they are certainly not attending book fairs and conferences. The Bologna Children’s Book Fair acknowledged reality on Thursday by officially canceling the physical events scheduled for June 14 through June 17. Unlike London Book Fair organizers, the Bologna fair stayed true to their pledge to give participants at least two months notice. In November, they had rescheduled the gathering from April to June — shortly before the rescheduled London Book Fair. BCBF Director Elena Pasoli says in the announcement, “It is with a very heavy heart that we cancel […]
Bookselling: Laid Off Powell’s Employees Need to Reapply for Work, and More
Powell’s Books is staffing up again — but union employees who were laid off last year will need to reapply and cannot just step back into their old jobs. The store and the ILWU Local 5 traded statements blaming each other for not handling the negotiations properly, but the impact on the former employees is the same regardless. Powell’s says it currently employs approximately 170 workers under its union contract, down from about 400 a year ago. The Tattered Cover plans a 1,400-square-foot children’s bookstore, set to open “early this summer,” at Stanley Marketplace in Aurura, CO. The ABA has […]
Same Home, New Flexibility
As you may have noticed, we recently rolled out a gentle evolution of the PublishersMarketplace.com home page. The primary purpose is to make the home page “responsive,” so that it works on screens and devices of all sizes. (Adjust the browser window size on your computer, or check it out on your cellphone to see what we mean.) All the content elements are the same. The big changes are the updated, simplified menu scheme that now sits at the top of a regular browser window (and within the “hamburger” on your cellphone) — and the login box, which moved from […]
Simon & Schuster to Publish Mike Pence
Former vice president Mike Pence’s autobiography will be published by Simon & Schuster. Publisher Dana Canedy made a two-book, world rights deal with Pence through David Vigliano and Thomas Flannery at Vigliano Associates. The first book is scheduled for publication in 2023. Canedy says in the announcement, “Vice President Pence’s life and work, his journey as a Christian, the challenges and triumphs he has faced, and the lessons he has learned, tells an American story of extraordinary public service during a time of unrivaled public interest in our government and politics. His revelatory autobiography will be the definitive book on […]
Tomorrow’s Discussion
A reminder to writers that tomorrow at 12 Eastern we’ll convene our first live discussion on our new Discuss user forum at PublishersMarketplace. To clear up any confusion, there’s no Zoom link or other media required: These are old-fashioned text-based AMA (ask me anything) sessions with trade publishing veterans. You can join us tomorrow for the live discussion, post your questions in advance, or check the forum after the fact, since we’ll preserve the whole session. Once again, here are the scheduled guests for our first month of discussions. (A reminder: If you’re interested in joining us a featured guest, […]