The ABA named Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land as the No. 1 pick for October’s Indie Next List.
People 9/1
Sarah Elison has joined Amazon Publishing as publicity lead for Amazon Original Stories.
September Picks
The Amazon spotlight pick for the month is Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead and their featured debut is Snowflake by Louise Nealon.
Anthony Awards
Obituary: Erika Seyfried
Penguin Random House vp, director, digital strategy and consumer engagement Erika Seyfried, 36, died in Vermont on Sunday. She had been staying at a vacation home with her husband near the Saxtons River and was reported missing after leaving to walk her dog. Penguin Random House said Seyfried, “Established herself as a marketing leader through the innovative digital campaigns she developed for our books. Her reader-centric approach to consumers, her social-media prowess, and her tireless nurturing of our authors earned her reverence throughout our company and our industry. With her forward-looking, inclusive approach to every team and project she led, […]
Penguin Random House Helps to Drive Record First Half Results at Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann reported results for the first half of the year on Tuesday morning, recording their highest profits in 19 years, with Penguin Random House as one of the “strongest earnings pillars” in the company. After dipping in the first half of 2020, sales of €1.803 billion were up 10.8 percent so far in 2021, gaining €176 million. Operating EBITDA was €324 million, up 55 percent from €209 million a year ago. The company said, “Revenues at Penguin Random House rose in all territories, most of all in the United States.” Breakdowns show territorial sales in the UK and Germany basically […]