Doubleday announced two books to be published later this year by John Grisham: His thirtieth novel CAMINO ISLAND, “a caper of the highest form,” for publication on June 6 — to be followed by a new legal thriller on October 24. The house says they will print 1.5 million copies of each titles. The first book features, “Priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts stolen in a daring heist; a young woman recruited to recover them; [and] a beach resort bookseller who gets more than he bargained for, all in one long summer on Camino Island.” Separately, Random House announced the September 2017 publication of Salman […]
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At Disney-Hyperion, Rotem Moscovich has been promoted to executive editor, Laura Schreiber has been promoted to senior editor, and Hannah Allaman moves up to assistant editor. Seattle Times book editor Mary Ann Gwinn is leaving after 34 years at the newspaper (18 as book editor). In this column, “she looks back at notable adventures and thanks you, the readers and writers who built our city of literature.” Distribution IPG will handle North American sales and distribution for Albert Whitman, beginning with the publisher’s digital frontlist as of February 1, and adding print titles as of April 1. Whitman has been […]
Forthcoming: Hillary Clinton’s Personal Essays, Plus Illustrated IT TAKES A VILLAGE; El Chapo Book to Harper; and More
Hillary Clinton will continuing her longstanding publishing relationship with Simon & Schuster, which announced two books for publication this fall. (Actual pub dates were not released, but the S&S website says the books “ship on or around September 26.”) A book of personal essays will “tell stories from her life, up to and including her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign” along with “reflections on the future,” inspired by hundreds of quotations she has been collecting for decades. “These are the words I live by,” Secretary Clinton says in the release. CEO Carolyn Reidy notes, “We first began talking about this […]
Women’s March Signs to Comprise Planned Parenthood Benefit Book
Artisan announced Tuesday that they will collect 300 of the “most inspiring, humorous, and provocative” signs from the Women’s March on Washington and the related hundreds of “sister marches” in an illustrated trade paperback for publication on March 21. All royalties from WHY WE MARCH: Signs of Protest and Hope—Voices from the Women’s March will be donated to Planned Parenthood. The full-color images capture signs proclaiming “Make America Think Again”; “Build Bridges, Not Walls”; “Girls Just Wanna Have Fundamental Rights”; “Love Trumps Hate”; “A Woman’s Place Is in the Resistance,” and more. Publisher Lia Ronnen says in the announcement, “We at Artisan […]
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At Picador USA, Anna DeVries has been promoted to executive editor. Susan Hawk will move to Upstart Crow Literary as an agent on February 1. She has been at The Bent Agency. Christina Jeffries has been promoted to vp, director, national accounts, mass merchandise sales at Random House Children’s. Former HarperCollins India publisher V.K. Karthika has joined Westland as publisher. Amazon bought control of the company last October. A spokesperson told HuffPost India she will “head a newly-formed division at Westland, focusing on literary and mainstream fiction and non-fiction.” Oprah Winfrey is returning to network television — as a special contributor to […]
Reidy Pledges Yiannopoulos Book Will Not “Incite Hatred, Discrimination, or Bullying”
Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy sent a letter to authors on Monday responding to the “many comments…from authors and readers expressing concern and displeasure” about the house’s forthcoming publication of Milo Yiannopoulos’ book DANGEROUS in March by Threshold Editions. Reidy pledges that “neither Threshold Editions nor any other of our imprints will publish books that we think will incite hatred, discrimination or bullying.” In the letter, first obtained by BuzzFeed, Reidy states: “I want to make clear that we do not support or condone, nor will we publish, hate speech. Not from our authors. Not in our books. Not […]