Abrams will separate their ComicsArts imprints into its own division, alongside its adult and children’s groups. It will continue to publish graphic novels for adults, and expand to publish manga and international titles. The first books from the new division will launch in fall 2024, and forthcoming titles include graphic adaptations of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology. Abrams’s parent company, Média-Participations (MPP), publishes comics, graphic novels, and manga in France, and the new division will allow Abrams to bring those properties to the US market. “Graphic novels, comics, and manga are an area of tremendous […]
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Anne Marie Tallberg has been promoted to senior vice president and publishing director at St. Martin's Paperbacks and Griffin. She will also continue to oversee Essentials as associate publisher.
Amazon to Close Book Depository After Years of Losses
Amazon will close its UK online bookselling arm Book Depository on April 26. The company told the Bookseller the decision was made “following a review across the company to prioritize what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our businesses.” In an email to publishers and vendors, head of vendor management Andy Chart said, “Over the coming weeks we will complete a winding down of the business, including discontinuing our listings as a marketplace seller and closing our website.” The company cited Amazon ceo Andy Jassy’s January announcement of continued cost-cutting and layoffs, totaling more than 18,000 eliminated […]
New Books Publishing April 4
Curtis Sittenfeld, Susanna Hoffs, and Alejandro Varela publish new fiction this week, while nonfiction includes new work from Timothy Egan and Joan Biskupic. Alexandra Bracken, Maurene Goo, and Jarrett Krosoczka all publish new YA titles this month. Our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection also has excerpts of many top titles publishing today: Monica Brashears’s House of Cotton, Nicole Chung’s A Living Remedy, Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty, Meagan Jennett’s You Know Her, Kate Morton’s Homecoming, and Mary Otis’s Burst. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-4 14 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-4 28 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-april […]
Audible Tests Audiobook Ads
Since October, Audible has been “conducting limited testing” on including ads in select audiobooks, podcasts, and original content for non-members. Listeners who don’t subscribe to Audible have “ad-supported access to a limited set of Audible titles” and will hear a total of eight ads in a 24-hour period. The ad-supported titles are meant to be discovered organically: If a consumer searches for an audiobook and comes upon the Audible listing, it may be available for free. A company spokesperson said that the goal of the program is to attract listeners and grow the audience for audiobooks. They could not offer […]
Scholastic to Combine Book Fairs and Clubs In New School Reading Events Group
Scholastic announced today that it would combine its Book Fairs and Book Clubs divisions into one “integrated school reading events business,” which will launch in June. President and ceo Peter Warwick said in a release: “Today, these highly differentiated, uniquely Scholastic businesses have significant overlap and synergies in their customers and operations. By integrating both Clubs and Fairs into a single, aligned organization, we’re excited about the multiple opportunities to expand Scholastic’s impact, serve our customers better and improve efficiencies.” Book Fairs president Sasha Quinton will lead the new division. Book Clubs president Judy Newman will transition to a new […]