The GMA Book Club pick for August is The Husbands by Chandler Baker.
People 7/30
At Harper Children's, Kerry Saretsky has joined as vp, direct-to-consumer. She was previously senior director, strategy and innovation.
Booker Longlist
The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize announced its 2021 longlist.
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 […]