Hachette Book Group’s sci-fi/fantasy division Orbit will launch the digital imprint Orbit Works. Titles will be published around the world in ebook and digital audio, which will be produced by Hachette Audio. The imprint will be led by Orbit executive editor Brit Hvide and editor Stephanie Clark, who was hired to acquire for Orbit Works. The imprint is open to both agented and unagented submissions. Orbit SVP and publisher Tim Holman, said in a release, “We are thrilled to be launching a new imprint that harnesses our team’s expertise in publishing science fiction and fantasy, the exciting opportunities presented by […]
French Publishing Professional Freed After London Arrest
Foreign rights manager at Éditions La Fabrique Ernest Moret, who was arrested ahead of the London Book Fair for his role in protesting the raised pension age in France, was released after about 24 hours of detainment. Verso editor Sebastian Budgen told PL that Moret’s phone and work computer remain confiscated, with no guarantee when he will get them back, and that he must return to London in mid-May at the request of England’s anti-terrorism unit. Budgen said Moret’s lawyer expects that date to be pushed back and potentially “abandoned, as there’s no real case.” (Moret was released on “police […]
People 4/19
Joey Ho has been promoted to publicist at Random House Children's Books.
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HBG US Falls in First Quarter, While Lagardere Publishing Sales Grow Around the World
Lagardere announced results for the first quarter of 2023, with publishing sales of €570 million, up 3 percent as reported and 1 percent on a like-for-like basis from last year. “In a less dynamic market, Lagardère Publishing maintained strong trading momentum. The difference between reported and like-for-like revenue is primarily attributable to a €12 million positive scope effect linked chiefly to the acquisition of Welbeck Publishing Group and Paperblanks,” the company said in a statement. US sales were less successful, down 11 percent due to “a lighter publication schedule compared to 2022 and in a sluggish book market.” Hachette Book […]
New Books Publishing April 18
David Baldacci, Ramona Ausubel, and Brendan Slocumb publish new novels this week, while nonfiction includes new work from David Grann, Peter Frankopan, and Hadley Freeman. Also out this week are Nick Medina’s SISTERS OF A LOST NATION, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer anthology, and Taj McCoy’s ZORA DIZON BOOKS HER HAPPY EVER AFTER, available in our Buzz Books 2023: Romance collection. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-18 8 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-18 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see […]