SVP and publisher of Hachette Nashville Rolf Zettersten has decided to retire this fall and will depart after successor is “named shortly.” He joined HBG in 2000 to start a Christian publishing program, launching what became FaithWords. CEO Michael Pietsch writes, “I want to thank Rolf for leading the Nashville division to reach remarkable heights…
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Audible and Publishers Quibble Over Disagreement On Quick Path
Audible’s attorneys had told Judge Caproni they would respond this week to her suggestion for a “standstill” on any launch of Captions and an expedited trial instead of ruling on a preliminary injunction. Instead, they filed a letter Thursday afternoon saying, “We have not, as yet, been able to reach agreement on a proposed path…
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Edmund White will receive the National Book Foundation’s 2019 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Filmmaker John Waters will present the award at the National Book Awards ceremony on November 20.White’s best known work include A Boy’s Own Story and The Beautiful Room. NBF executive director Lisa Lucas said in a statement. “It’s only…
Woodson’s Red at the Bone Tops October Indie Next List
The ABA named Jacqueline Woodson’s novel Red at the Bone as its No. 1 pick for October. Also on the list are Stephen Chbosky’s Imaginary Friend, Jojo Moyes’ The Giver of Stars, and Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School, all excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2019 Fall/Winter. The rest of the picks:…
LSC Closes Plant in Torrance, Says More to Come
Troubled printer LSC Communications announced second quarter results on Thursday morning, with net sales of $869 million, down 7.8 percent from $943 million in the same period last year. As expected, they had a net loss of $24 million, which included after-tax charges of $26 million, “primarily due to the impairment of intangible assets in…
Remember June: How Did They Pick?
Since we dutifully cover many of the monthly retailer and book club picks, we thought it might be interesting to recap the previous month’s selections as well, and see how they sold. (Of course these statistics are only a partial view, of print sales only; we know from experience that Reese Witherspoon’s picks will overweight…