Former Small Press Distribution clients Grid Books, Marsh Hawk Press, Ronsdale Press, Roof Books, and Sinister Wisdom will be distributed worldwide by Independent Publishers Group beginning July 1. The deals happened after IPG’s virtual open house to publishers who were affected by SPD’s closure. IPG said in a release, “IPG will continue to provide publishers with information and guidance to help navigate the chaos and keep the community thriving. IPG intends to help these new signings offset some expenses by aiding with the consolidation and shipping of inventory from both Ingram and PSSC.”
New Books Publishing May 14
This week’s fiction releases include new books by Christina Lauren, Honor Levy, Hari Kunzru, Claire Messud, and Miranda July, while George Stephanopoulos, Kathleen Hanna, and Ghostface Killah publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE by Terah Shelton Harris and THE HUNTER’S DAUGHTER by Nicola Solvinic, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 29 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-14 19 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-14 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see […]
People 5/13
S&S SVP, corporate communications Adam Rothberg "has decided to end his 35-year tenure on a high note" and will retire at the end of July.
Forthcoming: Angela Merkel’s FREEDOM
On November 26, St. Martin’s will publish FREEDOM, a memoir by Angela Merkel, the first woman chancellor of Germany. They will publish simultaneously with sister companies Kiepenheuer & Witsch (Germany) and Pan Macmillan (UK), and the book will release in “many other countries around the world.” The book, in which she “reflects on her life in two German states—35 years in the German Democratic Republic, 35 years in reunited Germany,” is co-written with Beate Baumann, Merkel’s longtime advisor.
People 5/10
Stephanie Davis has been promoted to brand director at Crown.
Harper Collins Reports A Soft Quarter, As Physical Book Sales Fall
News Corp reported earnings for their fiscal third quarter ended March 31, with sales at Harper Collins of $506 million, down 2 percent from the record high $515 million in the same quarter last year. The decline was due to lower physical book sales, which were partially offset by higher digital sales and lower returns. Earnings improved 2 percent, with EBITDA of $62 million, attributed to “lower manufacturing, freight and distribution costs driven by product mix” and the absence of last year’s high supply chain costs, but offset by slower sales and increased employee costs. (Remember, the Harper union was […]