Following on the success of our virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel in May, we are presenting Buzz Books Romance on July 22 at 6 pm EDT. The format will be slightly different: Select Buzz Books 2020: Romance authors will answer questions from their editors about what inspires them, what it’s like to write romance from…
People, Etc.: Canedy to Lead S&S Imprint
Dana Canedy will become senior vice president and publisher of the Simon & Schuster trade imprint, starting July 27. She has been the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes since 2017, and previously worked at the New York Times for 20 years. She was a lead writer and editor on the 2001 Pulitzer-winning series “How Race…
CJK Buys Quad’s Versailles Facility
After a long eight months of trying to sell their money-losing book printing business, Quad has finally sold just one of their plants to one of the most logical buyers. The assets of their 1 million square foot book printing facility in Versailles, KY have been sold to CJK Group, which will operate the plant…
Briefs
The July 8 virtual memorial for Carolyn Reidy will be streamed on You Tube (at 4 PM Eastern) at this open link. In advance, the community is invited to shared their memories at RememberingCarolynReidy.com. Author Rudolfo Anaya, 82, who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement, died Sunday from a long illness. Publisher of his…
More Picks: Apple Books July Picks, August Indie Next
Apple Books‘ Best of July includes: Sex and Vanity, by Kevin Kwan Friends and Strangers, by J. Courtney Sullivan Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, by Anonymous Action Park, by Andy Mulvihill and Jake Rossen The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue Utopia Avenue, by David Mitchell Dark August, by Kate Tallo…
For Now Appeals Court Lifts Publication Block Against Simon & Schuster, But Not Mary Trump
New York State Appeals Court Justice Alan Sheinkman has lifted the order blocking Simon & Schuster from distributing and publishing Mary Trump’s. But like that original order, the relief is temporary as well, lasting until the scheduled Dutchess County Court hearing on July 10. For now, Justice Scheinkman found that “S&S is not a party…