Yesterday we listed the complete roster of adult authors and excerpts in our new free ebook Buzz Books 2018: Fall/Winter sampler. Today we’re excited to highlight all of the young adult authors and excerpts in Buzz Books 2018 Young Adult: Fall/Winter. Since we first launched YA as its own Buzz Books collection at BEA five years ago, these editions have been particularly popular with consumers, and this edition is perfectly suited for sharing with passionate YA fans at BookCon. You can find both versions in all major ebookstores (the “download” button here links to them all). To download the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, […]
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At Harper Collins, Jennifer Civiletto is moving to the Harper Group as senior publishing manager, reporting to Amy Baker. She was publishing manager, working with former president and publisher Michael Morrison. Following the elimination of Ben Ball’s job at Penguin Random House Australia, senior editor in the same Literary division Meredith Rose resigned “as a consequence” of Ball’s firing. Corporate The CBS board approved a dividend that would dilute the voting control of National Amusements by an 11 to 3 vote on Thursday: “If consummated, the dividend would enable the Company to operate as an independent, non-controlled company and more fully evaluate […]
Briefs: RT Book Reviews Closing, Macmillan’s 175th, and the CBS Lawsuit
Closing Romance book magazine RT Book Reviews, as well as the RT Booklovers Convention, are shutting down effective immediately. Founder Kathryn Falk announced at the latest convention in Reno that she and her husband, co-owner Kevin Rubin are retiring and the Reno convention would be the last. The magazine will not produce any more issues, but will remain available online for a year, at which point it will be removed. Falk writes in a message to readers, “After 38 years, I am retiring and ending my participation in publishing. It was a great privilege to have a lifetime experience in […]
The Complete Fall/Winter Buzz Books Titles
As we previewed Wednesday, our new free ebook Buzz Books 2018: Fall/Winter arrives packed with pre-publication excerpts from major authors and 16 exciting debut voices. Our sampler is the ultimate way to prepare for Book Expo, Book Con and the fall publishing season (capturing the best part of the convention even if you don’t attend — reading some of the hottest new books ahead of everyone else). For the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys, you can download through your platform of choice from NetGalley or Edelweiss. The consumer version is available on all the major ebookstore platforms (the “download” button here links to them […]
People, Etc.: Cochrane to Take Over at PRH Canada As Martin Retires
CEO of Penguin Random House Canada Brad Martin will retire as of June 30. He began his publishing career in 1981 as a sales representative at McClelland & Stewart, and became ceo of Random House Canada in 2007. President and publisher Kristin Cochrane will take over as ceo, and will join the PRH global executive committee. Cochrane joined the company in 2005 as associate publisher at Doubleday Canada. (With her appointment, both PRH US and PRH Canada will have female ceos.) PRH ceo Markus Dohle writes of Cochrane, “As a leader, Kristin has an impressive track record of mentoring and […]
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Penguin Random House Australia conducted “a review of our structure ” and found they “no longer require the role of publishing director-Penguin Random House Literary” (comprising Hamish Hamilton, Vintage, Knopf, Viking and Penguin). As a result, Penguin veteran Ben Ball has left the company. The team for the Literary division (created last year) will now report to group publishing director Nikki Christer. Fairfax Media reports that “the immediate departure of Ball has created shockwaves in the Australian literary community, with authors, colleagues, booksellers and agents left in disbelief.” Four-time Miles Franklin Award winner Tim Winton said he was “deeply wounded by […]