Publishers Lunch

Erdrich Wins Fiction Pulitzer

Erin Somers — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:38:19 +0000

The Pulitzer Prizes were announced Friday afternoon, with Louise Erdrich winning the fiction prize for The Night Watchman. The rest of the winners and finalists: Fiction The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich (Harper) Finalists A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth, by Daniel Mason (Little, Brown) Telephone, by Percival Everett (Graywolf) History Franchise, Marcia...

The post Erdrich Wins Fiction Pulitzer appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

People, Etc.

Erin Somers — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:47:32 +0000

Bev Rivero has joined Beacon Press as senior publicist. She was most recently communications and marketing manager at The National Book Foundation. At Penguin Random House Canada, Talia Abramson has joined the design team as full-time junior designer. She was previously with the team on contract. Joy Bean has joined Arctis Books USA as lead...

The post People, Etc. appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Bookselling

Erin Somers — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:47:19 +0000

The Tattered Cover’s new downtown Denver store in the McGregor Square development will have its grand opening on Saturday. Later this summer, owners will open a dedicated children’s store in Aurora, CO.

The post Bookselling appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Controversies: More Accusations Against Blake Bailey

Erin Somers — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:46:07 +0000

More accusations have surfaced against Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey, this time from four women at Old Dominion University, who say Bailey sexually harassed them when he was a teacher there. The Virginian-Pilot reports that over a dozen people at the university have spoken out about the accusations, and that the university administration was aware...

The post Controversies: More Accusations Against Blake Bailey appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Post-Brexit, UK Considers Change to Copyright Laws

Katy Hershberger — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:25:21 +0000

Now that the UK has left the European Union, the UK government must decide on its own rules for copyright exhaustion on physical books and other intellectual property. On Monday, the government opened a consultation on whether to institute parallel trade—common in pharmaceuticals and other consumer goods—which would allow for the resale of printed books...

The post Post-Brexit, UK Considers Change to Copyright Laws appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Obituaries

Erin Somers — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:52:08 +0000

James Hornfischer, 55, Austin-based literary agent and president of Hornfischer Literary Management, died on June 2.

The post Obituaries appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Bookselling

Michael Cader — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:50:59 +0000

Once again, Barnes & Noble is replacing a lost location with a much smaller nearby store. In Ulster, NY, where the chain closed a 24,636-square-foot space in April, they have been given a permit for a new 7,656-square-foot space in the same area.

The post Bookselling appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Wiley Reports a Strong Fourth Quarter, with a Favorable Outlook

Sara Grace — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:47:05 +0000

Wiley reported fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended April 30, with sales of $536 million, up from $474.6 million, a 13 percent increase, including $14.8 million in foreign exchange variance and acquisitions. Operating income was $51.2 million, improved from a loss of ($170.7) million a year ago, and adjusted EBITDA was...

The post Wiley Reports a Strong Fourth Quarter, with a Favorable Outlook appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

Corporate: OverDrive to Acquire Kanopy

Michael Cader — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:30:44 +0000

Building on their initiative to provide a broader catalog of digital content to libraries, OverDrive announced that it is acquiring video streaming service Kanopy from private equity investor L Squared Capital Partners. The streamer provides 2,300 academic institutions and public libraries with a catalog of over 30,000 films. Kanopy is used by millions of students...

The post Corporate: OverDrive to Acquire Kanopy appeared first on Publishers Lunch.

People, Etc.

Erin Somers — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:25:34 +0000

At Avery and Tarcher Perigee, Nina Shield has been promoted to executive editor; Lauren Appleton to senior editor; and Hannah Steigmeyer to associate editor. Brady Emerson has joined Penguin Random House Audio as producer. Iris McElroy has joined as producer; she was most recently a producer at Harper Audio. Nithya Rajendran has joined as producer;...

The post People, Etc. appeared first on Publishers Lunch.