In a memo to New York staff on Monday, HarperCollins announced that employees and visitors must be vaccinated to use the New York office. This is in accordance with governor Kathy Hochul’s new requirement that people must wear masks inside any public place without a vaccine mandate. Still, Harper encourages mask wearing in common areas. New York will reassess the measure on January 15, and Harper will reassess it’s guidelines then as well. Harper had been the outlier among the Big Five publishers in not requiring vaccination to use the office, which remains voluntary.
FEC Allows Random House to Rent Campaign Email List
The Daily Beast reports that the Federal Election Commission has allowed Random House to rent Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) campaign email list to promote his October book, Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could. Significantly, the decision opens up the possibility of the same for other politicians. The FEC decided that it would allow the rental as long as Random House pays fair market value for the list, and “no Committee resources or personnel would be used to promote the book.” Schiff petitioned the FEC for the use of the list after his book came […]
Ace Atkins Retires From Spenser Series
Ace Atkins announced that he is finished writing Robert B. Parker’s Spenser books to focus on other projects. His tenth book in the series, ROBERT B. PARKER’S BYE BYE BABY, comes out from Putnam in January. Putnam tells PL that Mike Lupica will take over writing the Spenser books and continue writing Parker’s Jesse Stone series. Allison Gaylin will take over the Sunny Randall titles from Lupica, whose last book in that series, ROBERT B. PARKER’S REVENGE TOUR, publishes in May.
Obituary: Anne Rice
Author of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Anne Rice, 80, died on December 11 from complications from a stroke, her son Christopher announced on social media. “As my mother, she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity, and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt,” he wrote. “As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. He said that a public celebration of Rice’s life will take place in New Orleans next year. “This event…will invite the participation of her friends, readers and fans who brought her such joy and inspiration throughout […]
Imprints: Zando Adds John Legend’s Get Lifted Books
Get Lifted Film Co., led by John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, will partner with Zando to create an imprint that “will leverage their significant reach to identify, develop, and promote new voices and storytellers.” Get Lifted Books joins Hillman Grad Books, helmed by Lena Waithe, and Gillian Flynn Books, as the publisher’s third collaborative imprint led by an influential figure. The partner imprints are slated to publish four to six books each over a three-year period. As with the other partners, Get Lifted Film Co. “will be heavily involved in the publishing process, from initial acquisition to a […]
Best Of: LibraryReads, Boston Globe
LibraryReads announced their 2021 Favorites, as voted on by library staff across the US, topped by The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.