Mystery Writers of America announced recipients for its 2022 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen awards.
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Lindsay Paterson has been promoted to editorial director at Appetite/Random House.
New Books Publishing January 11
Titles by Hanya Yanagihara and Alafair Burke lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Carl Bernstein and Kathryn Schulz. Also out today is a novel from Mahogany L. Browne, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler. 23 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-11 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_January_/221266 10 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-11 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_January_/221262 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 […]
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Kimberly Lau has joined Springer Nature as vp, consumer media and president of Scientific American. She was most recently evp, strategic partnerships and business development at The Atlantic.
Storytel Full-Year Revenues Up 20 Percent
Storytel reported fourth quarter results, with streaming revenues of 605 MSEK, up from 503 MSEK in the fourth quarter 2020. For the full year, revenues were 2,251 MSEK, up 20 percent from 2020, in line with it forecast. Paying subscribers grew 22 percent, to 1.81 million for the year. For the Nordic segment, the average number of paying subscribers was 1,047,900 in the quarter, with streaming revenues of 459 MSEK. Non-Nordic streaming revenues were up 41 percent in the quarter to 146 MSEK. The average number of paying subscribers was 736,700, up 43 percent from the same quarter last year. […]
Obituary: Chuck Verrill
Literary agent Charles “Chuck” Verrill died on January 9 after a long illness. After working as an editor at Viking, Verrill joined Liz Darhansoff’s agency and became a partner in 1991. Verrill was best known as Stephen King’s longtime agent and editor. King wrote on Twitter, “It leaves a huge hole. I loved the guy.” Darhansoff & Verrill will continue to carry his name, and a memorial service will be held later this year. “We’ll so miss his wise counsel and sardonic wit,” Liz Darhansoff said in a statement.