On September 27, Gallery will publish A BILLION YEARS: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology by Mike Rinder. Editorial director Aimee Bell acquired North American rights from Steve Fisher at APA. “While other members have revealed some of Scientology’s inner workings, Mike Rinder’s A BILLION YEARS is the first account told from the perspective of a high-ranking, long-standing member who worked at the very top of Scientology’s hierarchy, in both L. Ron Hubbard’s and David Miscavige’s inner circle,” the publisher said in a statement.
Obituary: Bobby Byrd
Co-founder of Cinco Punto Press Bobby Byrd, 80, died on July 11 in El Paso, TX. Byrd was a poet and started Cinco Puntos with his wife, Lee Merrill Byrd, in 1985, and sold the independent publisher to Lee & Low last year.
New Books Publishing July 12
Becky Chambers, Blake Crouch and Monique Roffey lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Erika L. Sánchez, Ken Auletta, Mark Leibovich and The Carbon Almanac Network. Also out today are titles from Casey Sherman and Zain Khalid, all excerpted and available in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-12 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_July_/223342 14 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-12 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_July_/223343 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 your key titles are on […]
April Trade Sales Down 8.5 Percent
The Association of American Publishers announced StatShot data from participating publishers. After particularly robust results last year, trade sales were $637 million in April 2022, down 8.5 percent from $696 million in April 2021. Adult books were down (10.9) percent to $443 million. Hardcovers declined (21.6) percent to $141 million, paperbacks declined (3.9) percent to $151 million, and mass market sales were down (22.4) percent to $14 million. Overall children’s sales were $194 million, down (2.6) percent from 2021. Hardcover sales were $66 million, down (5) percent, and paperbacks stayed flat at $94 million. Ebook sales were $79 million, down […]
People 7/11
Tara Kennedy has joined Legacy Lit as publicity director. She was previously publicity director at Bloomsbury.
Disability in Publishing Launches With Virtual Event
Disability in Publishing, an organization founded by and for disabled publishing professionals that began on Twitter late last year, will officially launch with an event this month. The organization’s mission is “to create community, provide resources, and increase accessibility across the industry in order to increase disability visibility and retain the talent of disabled publishing professionals. We will support each other through advocacy, education, networking, and community,” their website says. In a virtual town hall on July 22, Disability in Publishing will discuss its goals and mission, introduce its founding members, and field questions.