At Chronicle, Heather Fisk has been hired as production developer, entertainment. Cynthia Shannon has been promoted to senior marketing manager, partnerships. Olivia Butze has been promoted to brand marketing and social media manager.
Costco Pick
The Costco Buyer's Pick for February is The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sullivan. Dutch publisher Ambo Anthos suspended printing of the book amidst questions about the accuracy of the research, but it is still available in the US.
People 2/8
Pippa White has joined Abrams as editorial director of Cameron Books.
Draft2Digital to Buy Smashwords; Media Do Acquires Supadu
Draft2Digital will purchase Smashwords, combining the two self-publishing platforms under the Draft2Digital name., and the deal is expected to close March 1. According to a release, both companies are profitable and debt-free. Draft2Digital ceo and co-founder Kris Austin will be ceo of the combined company. Smashwords founder and former ceo Mark Coker will join the board and management team as chief strategy officer. Headquarters will be in Oklahoma City, where Draft2Digital is currently located, and all employees of the two companies “are expected to join the combination.” Together, the combined company will manage more than 800,000 titles from more than […]
Oprah’s Book Club
New Books Publishing February 8
Gregg Hurwitz, Bethany C. Morrow and Sarah Manguso lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Chuck Klosterman and Laura Kipnis. 14 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-8 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/221803 8 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-8 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/221804 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 our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub date.