In an expansion of their current agreement, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will sell and distribute Dark Horse Comics‘ front- and backlist comic books, graphic novels, and manga to the Direct Market comic shops worldwide starting June 1, 2023. PRHPS currently sells and distributes Dark Horse’s trade books to bookstores. Simon & Schuster will take over distribution of Callisto Media as of March 1, 2023, moving from Ingram Publisher Services. Callisto will be one of the first client publishers to be distributed out of S&S’s new distribution facility in Jackson, TN. Simon & Schuster says it is already operating in […]
Judge Florence Pan Elevated to Higher Court
As expected, the Senate confirmed the elevation of Judge Florence Pan — who is currently deciding the PRH-SS antitrust trial — to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. It has not yet been announced when Judge Pan will assume her new role, or what effect the news will have on the timing of her antitrust trial ruling. The DC appeals court is considered the second most important court in the country because of its decisions on government cases, and this marks the second time she has taken a seat vacated by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown […]
People 9/20
Jonathan M. Walker has been named to the new position of vp, diversity, equity and inclusion at the AAP, reporting to president and ceo Maria A. Pallante. He was previously a dean at George Washington University.
New Books Publishing September 20
Andrew Sean Greer and Elizabeth Strout lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan, Lionel Shriver, and Neil Degrasse Tyson. Also out this week are new titles from Yiyun Li, Bobby Finger, and Jasmine Guillory, available to sample in our Buzz Books 2022 anthologies. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-20 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_September_/224257 19 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-20 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_September_/224258 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 […]
People 9/16
At HBG, Mackenzie Bronk will become national account manager in the chains department, effective October 3. She will sell Workman adult titles, as well as some HBG and client imprints, to Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
Trade Sales Grew to $10 Billion, According to AAP Stats
The AAP released their StatShot Annual Report for 2021 on Friday, for the second year in a row providing a substantial collection of actual, directly-reported data, received from a modestly expanded pool of reporting publishers. Trade sales (starting with their default measure, which includes religious presses alongside trade) increased more than 13 percent to $10.14 billion — gaining almost $1.2 billion — with 1.412 billion trade units sold in 2021, up 11.1 percent from 1.271 billion in 2020. In keeping with our longstanding practice, we will report on the actual reported data only; not the magically-modeled estimates that nearly double […]