Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that on June 1 they acquired Out of Print Clothing, a New York-based company that produces t-shirts as well as other clothing, accessories and home goods featuring book-cover art and literary-themed designs. In the announcement, PRH declares that the acquisition signals “its intent to greatly expand its author- and imprint-brand-based merchandising capabilities.” Out of Print Clothing co-founders Todd Lawton and Jeffrey LeBlanc — one spent four years as a brand manager at Nike, the other worked at hedge fund Greenlight Capital — will report to PRH vp, publishing innovation development Alison Rich, continuing to work out of their […]
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Workman has promoted Daniel Nayeri to the new position of publisher for Workman Children’s Group; with Nathalie Le Du moving up to executive editor; and Justin Krasner promoted to editor in the group. They also plan to expand with the addition of four new editorial and production positions. Workman publisher Suzie Bolotin will continue to oversee both the adult and children’s departments. Thames & Hudson has appointed Christopher Sweet as their first editor-at-large, focusing on editorial acquisitions. Elizabeth Keene has been promoted to associate editorial director and Sarah Thegeby moves up to publicity associate. At Trident Media Group, Nicola DeRobertis-Theye will now be responsible for licensing frontlist titles in the UK […]
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Kathy Schneider has joined the Jane Rotrosen Agency as agent after more than 25 years in publishing, most recently as svp and associate publisher at Harper Collins. Dorothy Vincent has joined Trident Media Group as director of foreign rights. Previously, she was director of foreign rights for Janklow & Nesbit, where she worked for 22 years. Mary Keeley has departed Books & Such Literary Management, where she was an agent since 2010. She plans to pursue opportunities outside of the publishing industry. Laura Antonacci joins Chronicle Children’s as marketing director. Previously, she was the senior marketing manager for Random House. Author/artist of over 40 books for children Geoffrey Hayes, 69, died unexpectedly […]
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The AP has their Book Expo round-up piece, recapping some of the politically-focused events and high-profile fall titles. But attendees “also speculated about Book Expo. Square footage for the show has shrunk noticeably in recent years and the large gaps on the convention floor at times gave Book Expo the look of an idled factory. Publishers have wondered for years whether the convention was necessary in the Internet Age, when deals once negotiated at BookExpo are now accomplished online.” Awards Karan Mahajan won the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award for The Association of Small Bombs. Obituaries Avie Bennett, 89, former […]
Next, The July Buzz Books Monthly
With the recent successful launch of our two Buzz Books 2017 Fall/Winter collections, we continue our monthly sampler program with the release of July Buzz Books Monthly, available for download on Amazon, iBooks, and NetGalley. Offering consumer-friendly excerpts, and including a comprehensive preview that highlights hundreds of notable forthcoming titles for the month listed by category and then week by week, positive reviews from readers have already begun: (“Once again an exceptional choice of extracts/previews! Everyone should download these each time they come out – it’s great to see everything that it is due for publication all in the same place. It […]
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Heide Kloth will join Harper Germany as executive editor as of July 1, reporting to Claudia Wuttke. Previously, she was senior editor for Ullstein. Awards The Audio Publishers Association presented their annual Audie Awards across multiple categories, with audiobook of the year honors going to the audio version of HAMILTON: The Revolution, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, narrated by Mariska Hargitay, with the authors, published by Hachette Audio. Initiatives A group of publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and National Geographic Kids are collaborating with YouTube Kids on a June initiative called #ReadAlong month. The program will feature an HMH-created […]