Sierra Stovall joins Zando as director of rights, leading subsidiary rights and assisting head of sales & retail content development Andrew Rein "in the development of [their] audio program as well as international edition sales through Ingram." She was previously at Sourcebooks.
Harper UK to Buy Pavilion Books
Harper Collins UK will acquire Pavilion Books, including six of its imprints: Collins & Brown, Pavilion, Portico, Robson, National Trust and Pavilion Children’s. Pavilion owner and publisher Polly Powell will keep two imprints, Batsford and Pitkin, and operate under the name BT Batsford. (That’s the previous name, under which Batsford operated until going into receivership in 1999, with Chrysalis Books buying their assets. Chrysalis became Anova, when then became Pavilion.) The deal is expected to close on November 30. Executive publisher Lisa Milton will oversee Pavilion’s adult non-fiction, which will become part of the HQ and Mills & Boon division. […]
Kirkus Prize Winners
Kirkus Reviews announced the winners of the 8th annual $50,000 Kirkus Prize.
HBG USA Sales Down in Q3 Due to “Unfavorable Comparison”
Lagardere reported third quarter results for the period ending September 30 on Thursday morning, with publishing division sales of €696 million, down 1.2 percent from last year. Company-wide revenues increased 23.1 percent to €1.46 billion in the quarter, with the travel division rebounding on the easing of travel restrictions. The $240 million acquisition of Workman Publishing was completed on September 23, right before the close of the quarter. “In the context of strong market consolidation, this acquisition is set to enable Hachette Livre to significantly boost Hachette Book Group’s US footprint, strengthen its positions in Youth Works and thereby create […]
People 10/28
Alison Forner has been promoted to senior art director at Avid Reader Press.
People 10/27
Horn Book editor in chief Roger Sutton will retire at the end of the year.