Imprints: Bite Books
Harper Influence and Fox Entertainment’s Studio Ramsay Global have created Bite Books, an extension of Fox’s food brand Bite. The first title will be IDIOT SANDWICH: 100+ Recipes to Elevate Your Sandwich Game, “the official cookbook companion to Gordon Ramsay’s epic viral meme, comedy sketch and hit competition series,” publishing on September 30. According to a release, Bite Books “will include a mix of author-led titles, broadcast and digital series tie-ins, and all-new publishing originals developed in collaboration with talent from the Bite community.” “What started as Gordon’s runaway viral meme is now a must-own for food fans around the […]
Obituary: Sophie Stabile
Lagardere chief financial officer Sophie Stabile, 55, has died. The company expressed “their deep sadness” at her passing and “offer their condolences to her family and loved ones.” CEO Arnaud Lagardère said in a statement: “Having joined Lagardère in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, Sophie Stabile did remarkable work to help the Group bounce back. She also knew how to rally her teams around ambitious projects to optimize financial and operational performance. For several years, she fought courageously against her illness with the same energy. My thoughts and those of the Group’s employees are with her family and loved […]
Obituary: Paulette Jiles
Poet and author Paulette Jiles, 82, died on July 8 in San Antonio. She recently posted on her blog that she was diagnosed with “some kind of non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.” Jiles’s literary output included poetry, memoirs, Westerns, and science fiction. She was the first American to receive Canada’s Governor General’s Award for her poetry collection Celestial Navigation and her 2016 novel, News of the World, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Distribution: IPG, Penzler
Starting August 1, Apex Book Company, SHP, Sam and Mi, and Measure Publishing will be distributed worldwide by Independent Publishers Group. IPG will distribute One Peace Books starting January 1. Penzler Publishers will be sold and distributed in the US and Canada by Simon & Schuster, starting February 1, moving from Norton.
New Books Publishing July 15
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Lisa Scottoline, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Stacey Abrams, while new nonfiction includes work from Michael M. Grynbaum and Tim Weiner. 32 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-15 16 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-15 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out July‘s 151 fiction releases, 46 works of nonfiction, and 34 children’s titles; August‘s 50 fiction releases, 26 works of nonfiction, and 16 children‘s titles; and September‘s 91 fiction releases, 81 works of nonfiction, […]