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People Round-Up, Mid-August 2022

August 16, 2022

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PEOPLE Janet Gervasio, CFO for HarperCollins, will retire next January after 28 years with the publisher. The company will conduct an executive search for her replacement this fall. Elizabeth Breeden, formerly marketing director at Simon & Schuster, has joined Simon Element as senior marketing director. Jen Rios has joined Greenleaf Book Group as director of…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abigail Burrus, Abrams, Abrams Press, Acorn, Aki Neumann, Aleah Gornbein, Allene Cassagnol, Allison Adler, Amanda Gutierrez, Amazon Publishing, Aurelina Joran, Barnes & Noble, Beacon Press, BenBella Books, BookSmart Literary Scouting, Caitlin Eck, carlos lozada, Cartwheel Books, Catapult Magazine, Chronicle Books, Chronicle Prism, City Asylum Bookstore, Clarion Books, Crown, Darcie Abbene, Delaney Heisterkamp, Diego Molano Rodriguez, Dotdash Meredith, Elizabeth Breeden, Ellie Schaffer, Emily Sulivan, Erin Hennicke, Eugenia Yoh, Fanita Hang, Frankie Johnson, Franklin & Siegal, Greenleaf Book Group, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, HCI Books, Henna Crowner, Holiday House, Holiday House/Pixel+Ink, Jamison Stoltz, Janet Gervasio, Janna Dokos, Jason Reigal, Jen Rios, Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, John Nora, John Williams, Kathryn Li, KT Literary Agency, Lesley Rains, Lia Ferrone, Liveright / W.W. Norton, Macmillan, Maggie Byrd, Mark Galarrita, Marlene Kwasnik, Matthew Miller, Michael D’Angelo, Molly Kong, Naomi Duttweiler, New York Times, Nicholas Iannacone, Nick Curley, Nicole-Anne Bales Keyton, Nina Frieman, Offauna Goodman, Olivia Kasdin, Open Road, Overlook Press, Peachtree, Penguin Random House, Pixel + Ink, Putnam, Robb Pearlman, Ross Yoon Literary Agency, Sam Raim, Sara DiSalvo, Savannah Brooks, Scholastic, Scholastic Branches, School Library Journal, Scribner, Simon and Schuster, Simon Element, Smart Pop, Sourcebooks, Summer Farah, Susan Carner, Taylor McBroom, That Random Agency, The Washington Post, Times Opinion, Tina Pohlman, Tracey Vega, University of Pittsburgh Press, Veena Vittal, Vera Institute of Justice, Vincent Stanley, Wynne Au-Yeung

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 8/8-8/12

August 12, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What does BookTok’s success reflect about our fractured media landscape? How do mergers affect industry diversity? Why is…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged bestseller list, bestsellers, BookTok, Colleen Hoover, diversity, diversity in publishing, independent publishers, mass-market, mass-market paperbacks, media consolidation, media ecosystem, merger, publishing mergers

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 8/1-8/5

August 5, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What makes a novel “trashy”? Is the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit about Amazon, too? When does a book count…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged academic publishing, Amazon, antitrust, antitrust lawsuit, banned books, book bans, BookTok, catharsis, Department of Justice, novels, supply chain, supply chain issues, trashy books, tropes

People Round Up, Early August 2022

August 2, 2022

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PEOPLE Two years after joining Simon & Schuster as publisher of the adult imprint, SVP Dana Canedy is stepping down to write a sequel to her memoir, A Journal for Jordan. Her sequel, which Simon & Schuster plans to publish in 2024, is currently untitled. Canedy was previously administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Diana Miller…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Abrams Children’s Books, Adriana Senior, Agency H5, Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz, Alexis Banyon, Algonquin Books, Alicia Samuel, Alisa Sakakura, Allison McGeehon, Amazon Publishing, Amelia Johnson, Amy Myer, Andrea Nelson, Artisan Books, Association of American Literary Agents, Bader Al-Awadi, Basic Books, Benita Flucker, Beth Pizio, Betsy Groban, Brad Richason, Brooke Horn, Caitlin Kleinschmidt, Candlewick Press, Cassandra Fernandez, Cindy Jerome, Cindy Kim, Colleen Murphy, Crown, Dana Canedy, Dewey Media Group, Diana Miller, Dorothy Boyajy, Eaglemoss, Ed Schlesinger, Emily King, Emily Taber, Erin Toller, Fortress Press, Gallery Books, Giselle Gonzalez, Grace Beehler, Guilford Press, Harlequin Trade Publishing, HarperCollins, Harvard Education Publishing Group, Harvard University Press, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, India Hunter, Ingram Content Group, Ingram's Lightning Source, Insight Editions, Interpop, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Jane Austen Society of North America, Janella Angeles, Janice Barcena, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Jenne Abramowitz, Jennifer Weltz, Jeremy Wrubel, Jill Hacking, Judy Pray, Julianna Lee Marino, Kaitlyn Kennedy, Kathleen Harris, Kaye Publicity, Keith Parent, Kerry Milliron, Knopf, Kristin Lunghamer, Kristine Anderson, Lerner Publishing Group, Lightning Source, Lindsay Matvick, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Little Simon, Liz Palumbo, Madeleine Shelton, Megan Manning, Megan Ruggiero, Michael Higgins, Mike Salisbury, MIT Press, Nadia Vertlib, Nicole Bit, Nicole Dewey, Oni Press, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House Children’s Books, Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Perla Kantarjian, Post Hill Press, Priscilla Painton, Pushkin, Putnam, Quarto, Rachel Gluckstern, Rachel Reiss, Saleena Nival, Scholastic, Scott Gould, Seal Press, Shelf Awareness, Simon & Schuster, Simon and Schuster Children's, Sonny Mehta Fellowships, Sonny Mehta Scholarships, Sophie James, Sourcebooks, Spiegel and Grau, Stephan Moore, Stephanie Mendoza, Stephen Fall, Tara Lehmann, Taryn Roeder, Teresa Devanzo, The National Book Foundation, TKO Studios, Tom Doherty Associates, University of East Anglia, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, University of Notre Dame Press, Veronique Sweet, Waseem Rashid, Whitley, William Morrow, William Morrow/HarperCollins, Workman, Workman Adult, Workman Books, Workman Publishing, Yates and Yates, Zach Ramsdell, Zachary Greenwald, ZCast, Zibby Books, Zui Kumar-Reddy

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/25-7/29

July 29, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Are ebook sales going back down? Have comics entered the “classic” canon? Do white male authors have a…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged academia, academic labor, academic publishing, banned books, book bans, book sales, comics, comics and graphic novels, ebook sales, ebooks, Literary canon, male authors, obscenity, scholarly publishing, white authors

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/18-7/22

July 22, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What are the stakes of the lawsuit against the Internet Archive? How should illustrators be credited and compensated…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged banned books, BIPOC writers, book bans, crypto, cryptocurrency, graphic novels, illustration, illustrators, Internet Archive, lawsuit, LGBTQ, queer literature, race, satire, writers of color

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/11-7/15

July 15, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why have diverse, independent bookstores thrived during the pandemic years? What does the Great Publishing Resignation reveal about…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged children's books, diverse books, diversity, diversity in publishing, independent bookstores, indie bookstores, LGBTQ, literary fiction, queer literature, Reading habits, speculative epic, speculative fiction, the Great Publishing Resignation, the Great Resignation

People Round-Up, Mid-July 2022

July 14, 2022

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PEOPLE With the previously announced retirement of long-time Graywolf Press director and publisher Fiona McCrae, the Press has announced that Carmen Giménez will be joining in the role of executive director and publisher, beginning August 8th. She had been publisher of Noemi Press, which she and Evan Lavendar-Smith founded in 2002. At Simon & Schuster,…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Aaron Chang, Abbie Phelps, Abby Muller, Abrams, Abrams Press, Agnes Carlowicz, Akashic Books, Aleah Gornbein, Alessandra Birch, Algonquin Books, Alice Jerman, Aliya King Neil, Allison Adler, Allison Renzulli, Allyssa Price, Amanda Livingston, Amanda Marie Schlesier, Amazon Publishing, Amber Cortes, American Association of University Presses, Amistad, Angela Jun, Angie Venezia, Annabelle Oh, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Arc Literary Management, Atria, Avid Reader Press, Barbara Fillon, Barnes & Noble, Barnes and Noble Education, Beacon Press, Ben Liang, Bess Press, Bloomsbury, Blue Stoop, BookEnds Literary Agency, Bora Kim, Brandon Taylor, Brian King, Callisto Media, Carisa Hays, Carmen Gimenez, Carmen Johnson, Carol Mann Agency, Cary Baggett, Cassidy Leyendecker, Catherine O’Mara, Charles Watkinson, Charlesbridge Publishing, Chronicle Books, Chronicle Prism, Claire Beyette, Clarkson Potter, Coffee House Press, Colleen Bennett, Courtney Carbone, Crown and Currency, Dafina Books, Danielle Cantarella, Danielle Kolodkin, David Zimmer, Deborah Kenmore, Debra Linn, DeFiore and Company, Derek Elmer, Dey Street Books, Diana Secker Tesdell, Disney Publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Doubleday, Drew Kilman, Dutton/Plume, EEP Universe, Emer Flounders, Emma West, Erica Magrin, Erika Stevens, Ewan Turner, Fiona McCrae, Gallery Books, Grace Doyle, Grand Central Publishing, Graywolf Press, Grove Atlantic, Hachette, Hachette Book Group, Hannah Long, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Harper Collins Children’s, Harper Muse, Harper Paperbacks, Harper Perennial, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Español, HarperVia, Heather Vieiro, Hogarth, Holiday House, Hyperion Avenue, Independent Publishing Group, Inkyard Press, Insight Editions, INSP, Iris Blasi, Isabel Ngo, James Meader, Jay Sacher, Jeff Wilson, John R. Ryan, Jordan Moblo, Jordan Standridge, Joseph Earl Thomas, Jules Kelley, Julie Cepler, Kaley Baron, Kate Boggs, Kensington Publishing Corp., Kevin Utecht, Kimberly Carlton, Kokila, Kristen Bledsoe, Kristen Namba Reed, Kristie Raycroft, Landscape Books, Laura Gianino, Lauren Acciari, Lauren Levite, Lauren Morrow, Lauren Sheehan-Clark, Legacy Lit, Leticia Gomez, Leticia Vila-Sanjuan, Levine Querido, Lisa Erickson, Lizzie Davis, Lourdes López, Macmillan, Macmillan Audio, Maddison Rhoa, Maile Beal, Mandy Chahal, Mara Winke, Margo Shickmanter, Maria B. Campbell Associates, Maria Snelling, Mark Chase, Mary Duke, Matt Girard, Matthew Friberg, Maudee Genao, Maya Lewis, Megan Logan, Megan Mitchell, Megan Wordsworth, Meghan Maria McCullough, Melissa Hurt, Michael Caiati, Michele Campbell, Michelle Hilario-Ruiz, Mikaela Luke, Mike Huseby, Miriam Gordis, Moe Ferrara, Molly Crawford, Molly Pieper, Molly Woolbright, Monica Maestas, Moody Publishers, Myrsini Stephanides, Namrata Tripathi, Neal Porter Books, Netflix, Nick Collins, Nicole-Anee Bales Keyton, North-South, Olivia Valcarce, Overlook Press, Oxford University Press, Parallax Press, Patrick Bird, Paula Baver, Peachtree Books, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Random House Children’s Books, Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, Permanent Press, Philip Turner Book Productions, Pixel + Ink, Plum Village, Poisoned Pen Press, Princeton Architectural Press, Putnam, Rachel Brooks, Randi Beck Ocena, Readerlink Distribution Services, Reggie Hui, Routledge, Ryan Hayes, S&S, Sam Glatt, Sara Vitale, Sarabande Books, Sarah Boecher, Sarah Gotham, Sasquatch Books, Savvy Literary, Scholastic, Shannon Barr, Shivangi Sangwan, Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster Children's, Simon and Schuster Element, Siobhan O'Hare, Sourcebooks, Stasia Whalen, Stuart Roberts, Susan Smith, Susannah Lawrence, Tamara Kawar, Tara Kennedy, Taylor McBroom, Taylor Norman, Ten Speed Press, Terri Ruffino, Theresa Brown, Thomas Nelson, Tim Hanson, Tiny Reparations Books, Toi Crockett, Union Square and Co, Universal Studio Group, University of Michigan Press, Unnamed Press, Valerie Garfield, Vintage Anchor, Will Plunkett, Windy Dorresteyn, Wise Ink Creative Publishing, Workman, Workman Calendars, Workman Kids, Workman Publishing, Writers House, WW Norton, Zoë Koenig

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/4-7/8

July 8, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Is the next romance trend the “apron-tugger”? Do we have room for diverse stories that aren’t about trauma?…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged backlist titles, banned books, book bans, diverse books, diversity, genre, genre fiction, librarians, libraries, religious publishing, Roe v. Wade, romance, trauma, writers of color

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/27-7/1

July 1, 2022

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. When did books become high fashion? What is the value of Goodreads to Amazon? How are publishers and…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged abortion, Amazon, booksellers, ebook return policy, ebooks, fashion, Goodreads, literature in diaspora, publishers, Roe, Roe v. Wade, style, Translated literature

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