Author Sally Rooney confirmed that she has “chosen not to sell” the translation rights to her latest novel, BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU “to an Israeli-based publishing house,” in support of the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) Palestinian-led boycott of Israeli companies and institutions. Rooney wrote in a statement shared by her agent, Tracy Bohan […]
International News
PRH US Has Record Level of Export Sales
In a session at the virtual Frankfurt Conference, Penguin Random House svp, international sales and marketing Cyrus Kheradi shared that in the past year and half, the company “reached a record level of export sales for Penguin Random House US in all of our history.” As in the US, lockdowns worldwide created increased demand for […]
Politikens Expands Into Norway With Acquisition
Danish publisher JP/Politikens has acquired a 70 percent stake in Norwegian nonfiction publishers Kagge and J.M. Stenersens, which together comprise Norway’s fifth largest publishing group. Politikens says the acquisition “fulfills its ambition to create a significant Scandinavian publishing group with strong, independent publishers in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.” They established Polaris in Sweden in 2017, and […]
Prior to Take Over As CEO of Pan Macmillan
Longtime managing director of Penguin General Books in the UK Joanna Prior has been named the new ceo of Pan Macmillan. Longtime ceo Anthony Forbes Watson “decided that the time has come for him to make room for a fresh pair of eyes and to give him time to pursue other interests” and will step […]
New French Legislation On Book Shipping Would Force Amazon to Make More Money
Book discounts in France are limited to no more than 5 percent by law and in 2014 they banned free shipping on discounted books. So instead Amazon and others have charged as little as one cent for shipping. Seven years later, the government has decided something must be done, so the National Assembly is considering […]
Planeta Hires Pera to Lead US Office in Miami
Grupo Planeta has hired Cristóbal Pera as vp and publisher, “to reinforce and revitalize the Group’s editorial presence in the US market,” leading an office in Miami that will reopen in January 2022. The company will “consolidate its operations in the United States and Puerto Rico” there and plans to “focus its editorial program on […]