Distribution: Grupo Anaya, IT Revolution Press
Spanish publisher Grupo Anaya, part of Hachette Livre, will be sold and distributed by Hachette Book Group in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico beginning this spring. Starting April 1, business book publisher IT Revolution Press will be distributed worldwide by Simon & Schuster.
Obituaries: John Casey, Joe Wambaugh
Novelist John Casey, 86, died on February 22 of complications from dementia. Casey was the author of Spartina, which won the National Book Award in 1989. He taught creative writing at the University of Virginia from 1972 to 2018, when he retired after the school recommended his dismissal based on student complaints of sexual harassment. Author Joe Wambaugh, 88, died on February 28 of esophageal cancer. He wrote 16 novels and five nonfiction books inspired by his own police work, including 1973’s The Onion Field. Wambaugh was part of the Los Angeles Police Department for 14 years and published his […]
March Picks
Higher Ed Inches Up at Pearson
Pearson released a preliminary report of their full year 2024 results, with sales of £3.55 billion, compared to £3.67 billion in 2023, down due to currency fluctuations. Excluding businesses under strategic review, the company reports sales up 3 percent, due to growth in all segments except virtual schools. Operating profit was £541 million, up 9 percent from the previous year, “driven by increased trading profits, a reduction in property and intangible amortization charges, a lower year on year net loss from acquisitions and disposals, partially offset by one off UK discretionary pension charges,” according to a release. Adjusted operating profit […]
The Edit: Looking Toward Spring
Welcome back to our new monthly column about upcoming releases. This month we spoke to Lexie Smyth, Barnes & Noble’s campaign manager for fiction, who told us what the chain’s “highly engaged booksellers” are excited about. She mentioned Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley’s debut novel (Crown), which published this week. “It’s being called the great indie sleaze novel around these parts,” she said. Smyth called the upcoming season “an embarrassment of riches.” The galley she’s having the hardest time keeping stocked at her desk is the new Ocean Vuong novel, The Emperor of Gladness (Penguin Press, 5/13). “When they’re enthusiastic about […]