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Simon & Schuster Canada is launching Scribner Canada, “dedicated to publishing the best literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada and around the world.” The imprint will launch in fall 2022, beginning with Iain Reid’s We Spread. The Long Road Homeby Debra Thompson will be the first title on the nonfiction list. Kevin Hanson, president and publisher, S&S Canada said, “I’ve long admired Scribner US and their venerable list of authors, and am excited to launch this new imprint that will complement and support our existing local publishing program, with its numerous bestsellers. The creation of Scribner Canada will broaden our […]

The owners of South Florida’s Murder on the Beach bookstore announced on Twitter that the store will close on April 15 after 25 years in business: “Although we have tried our best to keep the store alive, Covid and its aftermath have done us in,” they write. “Thank you to all our customers, friends and authors who have supported and helped us over the years. Twenty five years is a good run, and we have enjoyed every minute of it.”

Join Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link tomorrow, Wednesday, February 23 at noon Eastern for an AMA with Melville House founders on indie publishing, the state of book publishing today, why they don’t require agented submissions, and more. Dennis Johnson is, with his wife Valerie Merians, the founder and publisher of Melville House. Johnson is also the founder of the MobyLives blog. To participate in Discuss, just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Dennis and Valerie will post back.  

Join Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, February 23 at noon Eastern for an AMA with Melville House founders on indie publishing, the state of book publishing today, why they don’t require agented submissions, and more. Dennis Johnson is, with his wife Valerie Merians, the founder and publisher of Melville House. Johnson is also the founder of the MobyLives blog. Prior to becoming a publisher, Johnson graduated from the Iowa Writers Workshop and was a journalist and academic. Valerie Merians’ recent Melville House titles include How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell; The Mueller Report ; The Making […]

The Yale School of Management Executive Education announced that it will not host the week-long Yale Publishing Course, due to the pandemic. “Sadly, due to the shifting industry landscape and repercussions of the global pandemic, Yale Executive Education will not be hosting the Yale Publishing Course for the foreseeable future,” the announcement said. “We’re grateful you considered the Yale Publishing Course for your professional development and encourage you to seek possible alternatives.” Yale began the course in 2010 as a successor to the Stanford Publishing Course after it was closed, and last hosted it in 2019. Program director Tina Weiner […]

Two lengthy articles, first in the Denverite and now in The Denver Post, have documented significant complaints from employees at Denver Bookstore chain The Tattered Cover and continuing friction with new ceo Kwame Spearman. Staff have reportedly been voicing concerns about pay, increased responsibilities and burnout for months, as the store has expanded rapidly into new locations and pop-ups. Spearman took over in December 2020, when he and investor group Bended Page LLC bought the store from co-owners Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan. Last summer Tattered Cover’s former human resources director Sarah Heath “filed a complaint against Spearman accusing him […]