Kimberla Lawson Roby and Banana Yoshimoto lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Jennette McCurdy, Elliot Ackerman and David Maraniss. Also out this week is Slenderman by Kathleen Hale, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 19 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_August_/224018 11 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_August_/224019 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 […]
Court Econ: “I Don’t Really Understand the Intricacies of These Models,” Plus More On Those Anticipated Top Sellers…
In the Monday afternoon session of the A3 antitrust trial, the government’s antitrust economics expert Dr. Nicholas Hill began his testimony — which resumes Tuesday, after the court hears from HarperCollins ceo Brian Murray. He walked everyone through the Herfindahl-Hirschman index, the hypothetical monopsonist test, diversion ratios, second-score auction models, GUPPI analysis and more. The day’s “I am Spartacus moment” came towards, when the ever-direct Judge Pan said: “So not being a Ph.D. in economics, I don’t really understand the intricacies of these models. And I’m wondering if the dispute between the experts is more about the inputs as opposed […]
People 8/8
At Scholastic, Taylor McBroom has joined as marketing manager, picture books, Cartwheel, Acorn & Branches. Previously she was senior marketing associate at Clarion Books.
Passion and Gut Feelings as Weisberg Takes the Stand
The A3 trial continued on Monday with Daniel Petrocelli for PRH requesting the possibility of additional time to argue their case. Closing arguments had been scheduled for August 19 and the government expects to rest at the end of the day Tuesday, running ahead of schedule. But if the trial is running late, Judge Pan will consider allowing testimony to continue through next week and hold closing arguments on Monday August 22. The morning featured another ceo on the stand, Don Weisberg at Macmillan, who continually described publishing as a “business of passion.” He said that the sales department is […]
People 8/4
Macmillan announced a number of promotions and new hires.
S&S Sales Rise 34% in Q2
Paramount reported second quarter earnings for the period ended June 30, with Simon & Schuster sales totaling $293 million, up 34 percent from $219 million last year. Operating income was $80 million, compared to $52 million in 2021, a 54 percent increase. According to a memo to staff from ceo Jonathan Karp, each of the company’s four divisions—adult, children’s, audio, and international—grew in the double digits. Sales of backlist titles popular on social media, predominantly “queen of TikTok” Colleen Hoover, drove results. “It Ends with Us, which we first published in 2016, was the bestselling novel in the trade paperback […]