Over a year after first announcing John Grisham’s intention to release his backlist in ebook editions, today Knopf Doubleday put on sale ebook versions of all twenty-three of Grisham’s titles. They are available in the US and Canada. The publisher also confirmed that Grisham’s new book, coming this October, will be another legal thriller. Separately, when David Baldacci’s new book DELIVER US FROM EVIL is released on April 20, Hachette Book Group’s editions will include an “enriched” electronic version they’re calling the Writer’s Cut eBook. In the release, HBG ceo David Young says, “For David Baldacci’s fans, this is a […]
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At Grand Central, Ben Greenberg has been promoted to senior editor. He currently has two books on the New York Times bestseller list: I AM OZZY, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN, VAMPIRE HUNTER. Editor of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and many other titles Jennifer Besser will join Putnam’s Children’s on April 12 as vp and publisher, reporting to Penguin Children’s president Don Weisberg. She was most recently Executive Editor at Disney Book Group. At Dutton, Jamie McDonald has been promoted to senior publicist. Unbridled jumped the ABA’s announcement of May’s Indie Next picks, celebrating the selection of Emily […]
Bookselling: BN's Matterhorn Push, More Online Rentals, Children's Store to Close
With strong buzz for Grove/Atlantic’s reissue of Karl Marlantes’ MATTERHORN later this month, Barnes & Noble celebrates the role of their Discover Great New Writers program in building attention for the book. Originally published last year by Berkeley’s El León Literary Arts, the book was submitted to BN’s Discover program, and “the Discover program shared their enthusiasm for the novel with the publisher of Grove/Atlantic.” Grove/Atlantic publisher Morgan Entrekin says in the release, “I’m grateful to the booksellers involved with the Discover Great New Writers program who are open to good works from any source. Without them, this amazing book […]
Mantel and Holmes Top NBCC Winners, and More Awards News
The National Book Critics Circle Awards went to: Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel (Fiction)The Age of Wonder, by Richard Holmes (General Nonfiction)Cheever: A Life, by Blake Bailey (Biography) [all of the above correspond to directly to our compilation Best of the Best of 2009 list] Somewhere Towards the End, by Diana Athill (Autobiography) Versed, by Rae Armantrout (Poetry)Notes from No Man’s Land, Eula Biss (Criticism) In other awards news, the NY Public Library named the finalists for their annual Young Lions Award for a fiction writer 35 or under: Jedediah Berry, The Manual of Detection Katie Kitamura, The LongshotPhilipp Meyer, […]
Wiley Rises In All Segments
Wiley reported third quarter sales of $427 million this morning, a 14 percent increase driven in large part by currency gains (up 5 percent excluding foreign exchange). Operating income of $68.3 million was up eight percent, while adjusted net income of 71 cents a share was up 25 percent. Though the results are strong, analysts were anticipating earnings of 74 cents a share. The professional/trade division grew 10 percent at $107 million for the quarter, up 7 percent on a currency neutral basis. The company says “sales growth was strong in all regions, especially the U.S., where the holiday season […]
People, Etc.
At St. Martin’s, Marc Resnick has been promoted to executive editor, after over thirteen years with the house. Peggy Hageman has joined the Overlook Press as an associate editor. She was previously at HarperCollins. Mark Levine has joined BookMasters Distribution Services as publisher relations manager, joining newly appointed vp of business development Tony Proe. Most recently Levine as an acquisitions editor for Barnes & Noble Publishing. powerHouse will use Random House Publisher Services for sales and distribution to the book and specialty trades. Gail Hareven‘s The Confessions of Noa Weber, translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu won the Best […]