At Harper Children's, Kerry Saretsky has joined as vp, direct-to-consumer. She was previously senior director, strategy and innovation.
Pearson Recovers A Bit, Launches Textbook Subscription
Pearson announced six-month results for the period ended June 30, with sales of £1.597 billion, up £105 million or 7 percent from last year’s pandemic low. But those sales are still low compared to the £1.83 billion recorded in the same period in 2019. Global Online Learning was up 25 percent, “driven by strong growth in US Virtual Schools.” North American higher ed courseware sales were £346 million, down £29 million from a year ago (-8%) but up 2 percent on an “underlying” basis, excluding foreign exchange and portfolio changes, as increases in Canada outweighed the decline in US. Global […]
People 7/29
At Crown, Gwyneth Stansfield has been promoted to associate director of publicity. Christine Johnston has been promoted to senior publicist.
Forthcoming: Larson’s First Fiction
Penguin Random House Audio announced it will publish Erik Larson’s first novel, NO ONE GOES ALONE, as an audiobook original on September 28. According to PRH, the book is an audio exclusive; there are no plans to publish in other formats, though Larson indicates to the NYT he is “open to releasing [it] as a book. But, “Right now, it is what it is. I’m very pleased to call it a day with an audio original.” He says he “mentioned he had written a ghost story and might post it on his website for free” when the release of his […]
People 7/28
At PRH Audio, Nicole McArdle has joined as marketing director, working on Random House Publishing Group titles. She was previously assistant director of marketing at Portfolio. Alexis Patterson has been promoted to senior manager of strategic partnerships & special projects. Camille Copeland joins as associate marketing manager.
New Books Publishing July 27
John Oliver Killens, Ha Jin, Heather Graham, and Alix Ohlin lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes Leanna Wen and Georgina Pazcoguin. 17 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-27 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_July_/219632 4 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-27 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_July_/219633 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 submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub date.