Malcolm Edwards, former Gollancz chair and consultant publisher at Orion who left Hachette UK in May after 43 years at the company, will join Welbeck Publishing in September to serve as publisher of André Deutsch. He will “focus on resurrecting and reviving the Deutsch fiction backlist, alongside developing a new front list strategy which will…
Woodson’s Red at the Bone Tops September Library Reads
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is the top pick for September’s Library Reads. Also on the list is Evie Dunmore’s Bringing Down the Duke, excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2019: Romance sampler. The rest of the picks: Don’t You Forget About Me, by Mhairi McFarlane The Dutch House, by…
Delaware Court Rejects Move to Block Barnes & Noble Education’s Meeting
The Delaware Chancery Court rejected a dissident shareholder’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Barnes & Noble Education’s annual meeting. Sunil Suri at Bay Capital Finance has been trying to nominate four directors for election to the bookseller’s board, but he acquired stock too late to qualify. Vice Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick said, “Bay Capital…
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Debbie Engel, vp of subsidiary rights at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, will retire as of August 16. Candace Finn has been promoted to director of subsidiary rights. Rosanna Forte will move from Viking UK to Sphere as an editor on August 27, and Callum Kenny will join Sphere from Bloomsbury UK on September 10, with both working…
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At Beacon Press, editorial director Gayatri Patnaik will take on the additional role of associate director starting September 1. Amy Caldwell moves up to associate editorial director. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has hired Mike Evans for the new position of chief revenue officer, starting September 16. Most recently chief financial officer at McGraw Hill Education, Evans…
Sales Fall at Indigo On Cutback In Promotions
Canada’s Indigo reported fiscal first quarter sales Tuesday afternoon with sales falling $12.8 million (or 6.2 percent) to $192.6 million (CA). Superstore comp sales decreased 6.5 percent, small format stores fell 2.4 percent, and online sales were $5 million lower (or down 14.8 percent), at $28.8 million. But the company says the reductions were planned…