Hay literary festival founder and director Peter Florence has resigned after the board upheld an independent investigation over an internal allegation of bullying. Florence was suspended in October, and the board will now be looking for a new director. In a statement, Florence criticized the process, saying: “I consider that my role had become untenable due to the conduct of the board and its insistence on holding a disciplinary hearing in my absence whilst I was off sick following a breakdown.” The organization said, “This decision followed a thorough and extensive process, which considered substantial supporting evidence. As the board […]
People 8/2
At Astra Publishing House, Sarah Christensen Fu has joined as senior marketing manager. Jeanette Tran has joined as junior graphic designer. Deborah Ghim has joined as associate editor. She was previously at FSG.
August Picks
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 […]