Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is withdrawing the inventory of Naomi Wolf’s OUTRAGES from accounts and has postponed the planned June 18 release. The book was revealed to have some foundational research errors in a BBC interview a couple of weeks ago. The publisher told the NYT, “As we have been working with Naomi Wolf to make…
Authors
Briefs: Realignments, Initiatives, and More
Realigning Two UK publishers announced internal realignments. Ebury is adding “self” and “lifestyle/BBC” publishing “hubs” to the smart and entertainment hubs they created earlier this year — and now publicity and marketing are being brought closer together. It seems publicity is now called “campaigns,” with Joanna Bennett promoted to head of campaigns for the Smart…
Briefs
After renewed controversy around prosector-turned-mystery novelist Linda Fairstein following the release of a Netflix series about the Central Park Five, When They See Us, her longtime publisher Dutton said Friday the two parties “decided to terminate their relationship.” A “person with knowledge of the situation” tells the NYT that Dutton is buying out her contract….
People, Etc.
Lauren Jackson has joined Saga Press as publicity and marketing manager. Dinah Dunn has partnered with Red Herring Design to form Indelible Editions, a book packager of illustrated nonfiction. She was most recently with Black Dog & Leventhal. John Hardy, senior director of distributor sales and retail marketing for Simon & Schuster, is retiring after…
Zhao’s Postponed Blood Heir to Publish in November
Amélie Wen Zhao’s debut YA novel Blood Heir, originally scheduled for publication June and postponed earlier this year, will be published on November 19 by Delacorte. In January, Delacorte postponed indefinitely their publication at the author’s request, after some online readers accused Zhao of racism and insensitivity to the history of American slavery. Though Zhao…
Candidates, Books, and Earnings
Senator Kamala Harris was the latest Democratic Presidential candidate — and author — to release her recent tax returns. She had gross earnings of $733,000 in 2018 for her book, published in early 2019, and declared significant “commissions and fees” of $412,000. (She collaborated with Vinca LaFleur and Dylan Loewe on the book.) Inspired by…