Editis has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire French comics publisher Groupe Delcourt. The deal would give strengthen Editis’ offerings in the comics and manga business, while Delcourt would benefit from the support of a major publishing group. Delcourt president Guy Delcourt would “remain at the head of the house he founded nearly 40 years ago, and whose identity and operational autonomy would be preserved,” a release states. Delcourt said, “The Delcourt Group is opening a new page in its history by entering into exclusive negotiations with the Editis Group. This new home port would be both reassuring in its scope and […]
Forthcoming: Cher: The Memoir, Part One
On November 19, Dey Street Books will publish Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the first memoir by the superstar. Harper Collins will also publish in the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, and Brazil. According to a release, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono—and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.” Part Two will be published in 2025 since, “It is a life too immense for only one book.” Dey Street acquired world rights from Alan Nevins at Renaissance Literary & Talent. VP and […]
People 7/24
Distribution: Perfect Bound Partners with S&S
Printing startup Perfect Bound has partnered with Simon & Schuster Client Services to offer distribution for independent publishers. S&S will provide sales, warehousing, fulfillment, and billing services beginning in early fall 2024, for distribution starting with the fall 2025 season. Perfect Bound clients can apply for distribution services on their website, which outlines the terms and fees of the deal. The company notes that “there are no size or revenue requirements to apply for distribution.” “We are thrilled to be partnering with Simon & Schuster to open up global distribution to more independent publishers of all sizes,” Perfect Bound and […]
People 7/23
New Books Publishing July 23
This week’s fiction releases include fantasies by Nalini Singh and Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, plus adult debuts from M. T. Anderson and Jennifer Mathieu. Mikita Brottman and Shalom Auslander publish new nonfiction. Also out this week is Nicholas Belardes’s THE DEADING, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 20 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-23 6 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-23 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out […]