Celia Lee rejoins Scholastic’s trade division as senior editor, Cartwheel and Orchard, moving over from Scholastic Book Clubs’ We Need Diverse Books partnership. Lori Wieczorek also moves over from clubs, as editor, licensing, media, and brands. Michael Petranek has been promoted to executive editor and manager, AFK and Graphix Media. Sales News NPD Bookscan issued sales for the week ending May 30, with total print sales down from the previous week, but still running well ahead of the same week a year ago. The service tracked sales of 12.55 million units, compared to 13.27 million units a week ago (when sales […]
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Relief Simon & Schuster announced a new program to help indie bookstores impacted by COVID-19. The program includes “dating on open invoices (customers should contact their CFS credit representative to discuss options), extra discount and dating for a reopening order between now and the end of August, and enhanced terms for orders during the Fall bookselling season. Booksellers should contact their sales representatives for more information.” Events Helping to answer the question of how do you explain this to your children, a virtual #Kidlit Rally for Black Lives, organized by authors Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jason Reynolds, and hosted […]
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Charlie Schroder joins Scribd as head of domestic content acquisition and new verticals. She was previously vp/marketing, licensing & development of global at children’s publisher Candlewick Press. Liz Edelstein joins as director of original content strategy and operations. Previously, she created and ran romance fiction website Heroes & Heartbreakers at Macmillan. Former creative director at Abrams Children’s Chad W. Beckerman has joined The CAT Agency as an agent. Priya Nelson will join Princeton University Press as senior editor, history on June 22. She is currently editor, anthropology & history at the University of Chicago Press. At University of California Press, […]
People, Etc.: S&S and Macmillan Will Also Skip the Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair Simon & Schuster joined HarperCollins and others in announcing that it, too, will not attend the Frankfurt Book Fair this year: “After careful consideration, and with the health and safety of our employees and industry colleagues foremost in mind, Simon & Schuster has decided that it will not attend the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. We applaud the FBF’s efforts to develop digital programs, and while we will not have a physical presence, our publishers, rights and sales groups are very much looking forward to using other means to meet with their with their contacts in the […]
People: Karp Named CEO of Simon & Schuster
President and publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Jonathan Karp was named ceo and president of Simon & Schuster, following the death of Carolyn Reidy earlier this month. ViacomCBS ceo Bob Bakish says in the announcement, “Jon embodies the values that Carolyn instilled at Simon & Schuster, and he is well suited to guide the continued growth and evolution of this incredible global brand. Jon was a key member of the leadership team that consistently delivered strong results for Simon & Schuster, while expanding its readership across genres and formats. He is a highly skilled executive who is deeply […]
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John Donovan will join Norton’s UK subsidiary, W.W. Norton & Company as managing director, starting July 1. Donovan was most recently regional director, UK and Europe, for McGraw Hill Education. Current managing director Edward Crutchley will retire in July, though he will continue to serve on the governing board of W.W. Norton. Heidi Luedemann has been promoted to contracts director, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, succeeding the late Bill Shannon, effective immediately, and reporting to David Sanford, senior vp, executive director, contracts & permissions, Penguin Random House US. Awards The James Beard Foundation presented their book awards Wednesday afternoon, with The […]