Ask an Expert: Senior Publicist Kindall Gant
Kindall Gant is a senior publicist at Phaidon. Prior to her current role, Kindall held a variety of positions at Hachette Book Group, Oxford University Press, Poets & Writers, and Artbook D.A.P. In addition to her full-time roles with trade, academic, and independent publishers, she has volunteered at Ugly Duckling Presse as a contributing editor and as a reader at a literary organization called The Word Works. In her free time, she writes poetry and creative nonfiction. You can find more about her writing at kindallgant.com. Her newly acquired book THE HARLEM TABLE is forthcoming from Phaidon. Tell us a […]
‘Nobody’s Girl’ Sells 1 Million Copies
Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s NOBODY’S GIRL, her posthumous memoir of sexual abuse and trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, has sold 1 million copies around the world after its publication in October, the AP reports. According to Knopf, North American sales make up more than half of that number, and the book is in its tenth printing in the US. “This is a bittersweet moment for us,” Giuffre’s family said in a statement. “We are enormously proud of our sister, and the impact she continues to have on the world. We’re also filled with so much sorrow that she couldn’t be here to […]
No Disruptions Expected After Fire at Lakeside Book Company
A Lakeside Book Company book manufacturing facility in north Harrisonburg, VA caught fire on Monday, Rocktown Now reports. The fire started around 9:30 AM in an air-handler unit and extended to the roof. All employees were evacuated. Emergency personnel put out the fire and staff were able to return to the building by 11 AM. There were no injuries, and Lakeside said that the accident will not affect printing or distribution. “Thanks to the quick response by our associates and the local fire department, no one was injured, and damage to the facility is minimal,” a Lakeside spokesperson said. “We […]
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2025: The Year In Mergers
For the second year in a row, merger activity in book publishing was quite modest. Not only were there no blockbuster deals, there were very few acquisitions of any significant scale at all. Unfortunately, the year was more notable for business closures–particularly the winding down of Baker & Taylor and the bankruptcy sale of Diamond Comics, both of which had widespread impact. Authors were left with unpaid royalties from a series of publisher failures that included one-time fast growing companies such as Mango and Unbound. At least Baker & Taylor Publisher Services found a new home within Lakeside Book Company, […]