Barnes & Noble's 2023 Book of the Year is The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
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Best Of: NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Harper’s Rebound Begins
After what HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray had called “a tough quarter, and a tough year,” the publisher has begun a turnaround in results. Fiscal first quarter sales were $525 million, up $38 million from $487 million a year ago (but still behind the $546 million they recorded in 2021). Margins rebounded as well, with EBITDA of $65 million — similarly up from $39 million a year ago, but still behind $85 million in 2021. The company cited “lower manufacturing costs, primarily due to product mix, and lower freight and distribution costs as supply chain challenges and inventory and inflationary pressures […]
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Victoria Marini and Kimberly Perel formally celebrated the launch of the literary agency High Line Literary Collective, formed in July as part of the transition of senior agents who had worked at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
Cundhill History Prize
The winner of the 2023 Cundhill History Prize is Red Memory by Tania Branigan (Norton, Faber & Faber).