Publishers Lunch

New Novel from Marquez; Rayo Expands We first learned from blog The Millions that Argentinean newspaper Clarin reported the upcoming release next month of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s first new work of fiction in over ten years, Memorias de Mis Putas Tristes (Memories of My Sad Whores). It’s described as “a history of love narrated in […]

Please Note Honey and laptops are a dangerous mix; thus there will be no Lunch tomorrow in observance of the Jewish New Year. Frankfurt Fireworks Apparently efforts by Frankfurt Book Fair head Volker Neumann to secure an early extension of his contract, which runs through the end of next year, have backfired. Supervisory board chairman […]

Major Reduction in Earnings Forecast at AMS Advanced Marketing Services continues to suffer from “substantial fees and expenses” related to government investigations of some its accounting practices, plus the company has “changed its sales approach regarding how it handles the disposition of excess inventory.” The latter has resulted in “an increase in reserves taken on […]

In Denial Seymour M. Hersh’s book-length version of his Abu Ghraib investigations CHAIN OF COMMAND releases today, though the NY Times got an early copy. They say the book indicates that “senior military and national security officials in the Bush administration were repeatedly warned by subordinates in 2002 and 2003 that prisoners in military custody […]

WordsWorth in Bankruptcy Filing Cambridge’s renowned independent store WordsWorth Books filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday. Owners Hillel Stavis and his wife Donna Friedman tell the Boston Globe that revenues have plunged, and the store has been losing money for two years. Court filings indicate the store has $1.5 million in debts, and $1 […]

Sterling Makes the List Yesterday at about noon, a press release hit the wire from Barnes & Noble celebrating the appearance of Barry Miles’ HIPPIE on the NYT bestseller list at No. 12. Though Sterling has many titles that have sold huge quantities over time (from many hundreds of thousands to millions), this is their […]