Dreamspinner Press Restructures as Authors Cry Foul
The Florida-based LGBTQ romance publisher retained a law firm in mid-December to help with a restructuring of the company following mounting complaints from authors about unpaid royalties. more...This Week's Bestsellers: January 27, 2020
Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink has the #1 book in the country with ‘Leadership Strategy and Tactics.’ Plus Bryan Stevenson’s ‘Just Mercy,’ recently adapted for film, jumps to #10 in the country, and the NYPL’s all-time most checked out title, ‘The Snowy Day’ by Ezra Jack Keats, has its best sales week in years. more...
Putting the Media in HMH Trade Group
Upping its efforts to become a multichannel publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media is throwing its energy behind big-name franchises and licensing. more...Authors Rally Around the ACLU in a New Anthology
Literary power couple Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman brought together dozens of the country's best writers to celebrate 100 years of the American Civil Liberties Union—and not a one of them took a dime. more...and more.
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Financial ReportingThe Weekly Scorecard: Mid-January 2020
Print Unit Sales Up 3% in Mid-January
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Bookselling
This Week's Bestsellers: January 27, 2020
Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink has the #1 book in the country with ‘Leadership Strategy and Tactics.’ Plus Bryan Stevenson’s ‘Just Mercy,’ recently adapted for film, jumps to #10 in the country, and the NYPL’s all-time most checked out title, ‘The Snowy Day’ by Ezra Jack Keats, has its best sales week in years.
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Shows & Events
WI15: Looking Back on a Wild Winter Institute
From controversy surrounding a book by a keynote speaker to new technology offerings, there was no shortage of topics at the ABA’s annual gathering.
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Publisher News
Marvel Trade Books: Going Big, Young, and Strong
Marvel Entertainment, which dominates comics periodicals and enjoys a gigantic media footprint for its IP, has not made the book business a priority—until now.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of January 27, 2020
Lee Child re-ups with Random House for a quartet of new Jack Reacher novels, to be written with his brother; a debut novel by a Columbia College Chicago MFA sells in the high six figures; and Maggie Nelson signs a two-book deal.
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Publisher News
Pondering the State of Digital Publishing
One of our Digital Perspectives columnists takes time to gain some insight on the last year in publishing.
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People
Custom House Gets New Leadership
Custom House founding editor Geoff Shandler has stepped down from that role and has been replaced by Peter Hubbard as v-p and editorial director and Kate Nintzel as executive editor.
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Publisher News
Flatiron Books Addresses 'American Dirt' Controversy
Flatiron addressed the controversy swirling about Jeanine Cummins and her novel, 'American Dirt,' declaring the novel is ultimately a tale of parental love.
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Libraries
ALA Midwinter 2020: In Stirring Keynote, Wes Moore Talks About the Scourge of Poverty in America
Moore, whose new book revolves around the 2015 death of Freddy Gray following his arrest in Baltimore, and the aftermath that roiled the city, told librarians why Gray's life was more tragic than his death.
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Libraries
The 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting Gets Underway in Philadelphia
Librarians gear up for what figures to be an eventful year with a slate of inspiring authors and speakers.
