It’s that time again. We leave behind the luminous, rapturous accounts of heated snapping up of a few projects in advance of an upbeat rights fair to give you a look at the actual data on the marketplace for new book projects over the past five weeks, starting March 5. As usual, today we provide…
Book Fairs
People, Etc.
Leslie Meredith has joined Mary Evans as a literary agent, representing memoirs and works on psychology, science, health, nature, animal behavior, spirituality, and mind-body-spirit. She was most recently an editor for 15 years at Simon & Schuster imprints Atria and Free Press. Flatiron Books publisher Amy Einhorn has been promoted to executive vice president, now…
Book Expo Explains “Reimagining” to Enhance Bookseller Interactions, Author Showcases
Book Expo event director Brien McDonald sent a letter to convention exhibitors on Friday, explaining what organizers are calling a “reimagining” of the show, driven by a “listening tour” among booksellers, publishers and others. As ReedPOP svp Ed Several and McDonald explained to us in a phone interview, “We know that we have to make…
Talk Isn’t Cheap, But At Least It’s A Little Easier at Frankfurt This Year
Press conferences, author guests, and planned events notwithstanding, the core of the Frankfurt Book Fair for trade visitors remains rights sales and renewing international relationships. For many people, Frankfurt is also very much about habit and tradition, essentially the same show every year, but with new titles: The same party schedule, the same dinner dates…
Frankfurt Deal Totals Are Flat, As Six-Figure Adult Buys Decline
With the final pre-Frankfurt deal reports counted, we can tell you that total US deal volume was about even with the past two years (still well off the peak in 2014). But reported six-figure or better deals for adult books declined measurably — regardless of the accounts you might read about a handful of books…
Reidy Looks Forward to An Open European Market After Brexit
Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy said out at a ceo q&a forum what many are thinking (and we suggested here early on) about a post-Brexit publishing world. : If and once Brexit actually happens, “To my mind the argument that the British have used to try to grab Europe as an exclusive market will…