Colorado book chain Tattered Cover laid off 15 employees since its acquisition by Barnes & Noble this summer, retaining 51 staff people. Westword reports that staff sat for re-interviews during the transition process, resulting in the layoffs. The retailer’s June bankruptcy filing asserted that BN planned to offer employment to “substantially all” of Tattered Cover’s employees. Managing director Derek Holland said, “We now have 51 employees across all four of the Tattered Cover locations. We conducted a thorough rehiring process for all booksellers led entirely by me and all four store managers. Based on the results of those interviews, we let […]
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New Books Publishing December 3
This week Brandon Sanderson and Robin Cook release new novels, while new nonfiction includes work by Alex Cuadros and Michelle Obama’s OVERCOMING workbook. December’s children’s releases include a new Dog Man book by Dav Pilkey (with an announced 5-million-copy first printing, plus an upcoming world tour and the release of a Dog Man film on January 31). Also publishing this week are SISTER SNAKE by Amanda Lee Koe, available in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology, and RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler. 36 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-december-3 12 works of […]
Human Kinetics Acquires Lotus Publishing
Health and sports publisher Human Kinetics has acquired UK illustrated books publisher Lotus Publishing. Lotus’s list of about 50 health and anatomy titles will become an imprint at HK titled Lotus Books. Lotus founder Jon Hutchings “will continue to work with authors and develop new books for the imprint in 2025 to help ensure a smooth transition,” according to a release. Lotus’s existing co-publishing agreements with North Atlantic Books and Inner Traditions will continue for backlist titles, and new titles will be distributed solely by HK.