Next Tuesday Blue Rider Press publishes reporter Mike Leibovich’s exuberantly bridge-torching account of the Washington, DC “media industrial complex” THIS TOWN, and you have probably seen extracts sprinkled liberally across preview articles. But those “nuggets” have focused on the political and journalism players, while most book publishing people will likely hone in on Chapter 2, which includes a look at Bob Barnett, “a single superlawyer cash redemeption center” who “can legitimize a person’s earning power just by representing him or her. This service to his country includes a strenuous ability to promote his clients in the media and an equally […]
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Chief financial officer of Ingram Content Group Frank Kerrigan will retire next year after more than 17 years in the position. He will be replaced by Brian Dauphin, currently svp, Lightning Source, as of July 1, and will serve as svp for an unspecified transition period. In a statement, ceo John Ingram said: “Through all the challenges our industry has faced, Frank Kerrigan has been a steady constant in a swirl of change. He is well respected throughout our organization and throughout our industry, and he deserves it. We will miss him, but we are very fortunate to have Brian […]
USA Today’s Summer Reads
USA Today lists 30 “hot summer reads” and interviews three hot summer authors–Michael Paterniti, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Lily Koppel (whose ASTRONAUTS WIVES CLUB was featured in our Spring/Summer collection of Buzz Books excerpts earlier this year). The list: Joyland by Stephen King Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger Entwined With You by Sylvia Day American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms by Chris Kyle with William Doyle TransAtlantic by Colum McCann Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen The Tao of Martha by Jen Lancaster The Center Holds: Obama […]
Author News: Clinton Pre-Orders, Geithner Co-Author
Hillary Clinton‘s memoir will not be published until June 1, 2014, but Simon & Schuster made the book available for pre-order through major retailers. The 320-page hardcover is priced at $40, with the ebook version selling for anywhere from $19.99 to $16.99 at the moment. When announcing the deal, S&S said Clinton would share key decisions and experiences from her time as Secretary of State and her ideas for how the United States can address the challenges of a dramatically changing world in the 21st century. Another former member of President Obama’s cabinet turned author Timothy Geithner has selected a collaborator […]
Upcoming: Grisham’s Next Novel Announced for October; Grafton’s W Is For…; George RR Martin’s Christmastime Compilation
Doubleday will release John Grisham’s SYCAMORE ROW on October 22. The book is a sequel to his 1989 bestseller A Time To Kill. In the new installment, “Jake Brigance returns to the courtroom in a dramatic showdown as Ford County again confronts its tortured history.” Sue Grafton’s forthcoming Kinsey Millhone mystery, her 23rd, will be titled W IS FOR WASTED, which Putnam will publish on September 10. Grafton made the announcement after inviting readers to guess the title, which she explained to USA TODAY: “They enjoy trying to outwit me, so I thought, let’s just give them a chance to participate.” George RR Martin has […]
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Hannah Wood has moved to Harper as an associate editor. Isaac Fitzgerald will join McSweeney’s Publishing as publicity director on May 1. Previously he was managing editor of the literary website The Rumpus. Harper Christian has licensed exclusive rights to sell and distribute print editions of the entire catalog of titles from Spanish publishing house Editorial CLIE worldwide outside of Spain. The announcement underscores that the agreement includes the popular 1977 revised Reina-Valera Spanish Bible translation. CLIE books will be issued by Harper Christian as a separate imprint in their international roster, joining Grupo Nelson and Vida. As noted previously, it’s […]