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.
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Kristina Moore has joined UTA as an agent in the Media Rights division. She was media rights manager at Anonymous Content since January 2019, after working at The Wylie Agency.
Pietsch is Optimistic for 2022 in Letter to Authors, Agents
Following his roundup to staff, Hachette Book Group ceo Michael Pietsch wrote to authors and agents as well and said the company is “heading into 2022 with optimism and excitement.” He notes, “While 2021 had many challenges, it was a better year for our industry than 2020, as virtually all bookstores and other retailers were open all year, and we saw a resurgence of sales at chain and independent booksellers and gift stores.” Still, supply chain challenges meant “like all publishers we had periods when we were unable to reprint and restock books with our accustomed speed.” The company has […]