Hachette has joined Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins in withdrawing from Book Expo and Book Con. They wrote in a statement on Thursday, “With the impact of the coronavirus still an unknown, Hachette Book Group has decided to withdraw our participation in Book Expo and BookCon 2020 in the interest of the…
Status: Indiana Warehouses, Canadian Book Printers
Following Indiana’s stay-at-home order, HMH Books & Media has temporarily closed their distribution center in Indianapolis, IN until April 6, per the timeframe in the order. During this time, HMH will hold all orders in process. While that order does allow “fulfillment centers” to operate as “essential infrastructure,” the company says “our top priority is…
People, Etc.
Director, Canada sales, Macmillan Hank Cochrane is moving to Picador as vp and associate publisher as of April 6. He will oversee the Picador list, and report to publisher of FSG and Picador Mitzi Angel, with a dotted line to Holt president and publisher Amy Einhorn. Angel says in the announcement, “Many of us at…
Whiting Award Winners Named
The 2020 Whiting Award winners were announced online Wednesday evening. The ten winners of the $50,000 prize are: Fiction Andrea Lawlor (Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, Knopf) Ling Ma (Severance, Farrar, Straus) Genevieve Sly Crane (Sorority, Scout Press) Nonfiction Jaquira Díaz (Ordinary Girls, Algonquin) Jia Tolentino (Trick Mirror, Random House) Poetry Aria…
Barnes & Noble Education Adopts Poison Pill
In early December Barnes & Noble Education announced they would hire a financial advisor to “review strategic opportunities” — e.g. help try to sell the company — following yet another disappointing quarter, and claiming “a number of unsolicited inquiries” in rescuing the company from the management that has run it down. On Wednesday, with the stock…
Abrams Pledges At Least $50,000 In New Fundraiser to #HelpABookseller
Publisher Abrams launched a new #HELPABOOKSELLER fundraising challenge campaign to benefit BINC (Book Industry Charitable Foundation), looking to raise more than $100,ooo to help booksellers in need. Ceo Michael Jacobs says in the announcement, “As a company, we’ve been focused and committed to taking care of one another during this extraordinary time. We realized that…