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 […]
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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 […]
Penguin Adds Science Imprint
In July Penguin will debut their newest imprint, Current, focused on science books for general readers. Portfolio and Sentinel president and publisher Adrian Zackheim will have the same titles for Current as well, and the line will share editorial, marketing and publicity staff with Portfolio and Sentinel. They plan to publish five to eight new titles a year. Zackheim comments in the announcement, “Once Current gets ramped up, we aim to publish in every subcategory from genetics to quantum physics to neuroscience.” The first title is a July release by journalist David Stipp, THE YOUTH PILL: Scientists at the Brink […]
Anonymous Official Says Canada Is "Leaning" Towards Approving Amazon's Expansion Plan
The Canadian Booksellers’ Association has urged the country’s government to reject Amazon’s application to operate their own Canadian-based warehouse and fulfillment operation. But an article in the Globe and Mail quotes an unnamed senior official who indicates the Harper administration is “leaning towards” approving Amazon’s plan, believing there is a “net benefit” to Canadians. That person added, “If you look at the issue specifically, it’s Amazon setting up a warehouse to be able to distribute what they already distribute via the Internet. There’s no change in terms of Canadian content.” Part of the booksellers’ argument is that “individual Canadian booksellers […]