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Katy Hershberger

People 5/23

May 23, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

At Harper, Yelena Nesbit has been promoted to executive director, publicity. Kate D’Esmond has been promoted to senior director, publicity.

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Federal Government Warns GA Schools About Book Ban Discussions

May 23, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights intervened in a Georgia county, finding that the removal of books about BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people “violated federal laws against race and sex discrimination,” the AP reports. The government’s argument was not about the book removals themselves, but the way the books in question were discussed in school board meetings. “Communications at board meetings conveyed the impression that books were being screened to exclude diverse authors and characters, including people who are LGBTQI+ and authors who are not white, leading to increased fears and possibly harassment,” the DOE wrote. According to […]

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New Books Publishing May 23

May 23, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

Brandon Taylor, John Banville, and Stacey Abrams publish novels this week, while new nonfiction includes memoirs from Kwame Alexander and Rachel Louise Snyder. Also out this week is The Book of Charlie by David Von Drehle, which is sampled in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection. 12 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-23       13 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-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 three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure […]

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Forthcoming: Walter Isaacson’s ELON MUSK

May 19, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

Simon & Schuster will publish a biography of Elon Musk by bestselling author Walter Isaacson on September 12. It will be simultaneously published by S&S in the UK, Canada, Australia, and India. S&S vp, editor in chief Priscilla Painton acquired World English, audio, and first serial rights from Amanda Urban at Creative Artists Agency. A release states, “For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the […]

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Wilbur Smith’s IP For Sale

May 18, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

The estate of global bestselling novelist Wilbur Smith, who wrote more than 50 books that sold 140 million copies worldwide, is selling all non-literary media rights (e.g. TV, film, theme parks, theatrical, gaming, and merchandise) to Smith’s IP. ACF Investment Bank, which handled the sale of rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, will broker the deal, and “they have already started contacting the logical international buyers and expect a strong response to this huge library of IP.”

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People 5/17

May 17, 2023
By Katy Hershberger

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