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University of Wisconsin Press Names New Director
The University of Wisconsin Press has named Dennis Lloyd its new director. He will assume his new position in May Lloyd currently is deputy director for sales, marketing, and acquisitions at the University of Florida Press.
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S&S Heads Back to Press on Carr's 'Night of the Gun'
Simon & Schuster will be reprinting 10,000 copies of revered 'New York Times' critic and columnist David Carr's 2008 memoir following his death last week.
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News Briefs: Week of Febraury 16, 2015
Sales, earnings dropped at S&S in 2014 and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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'Mockingbird' Sales Soar
Following news that Harper Lee's second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman' will pub in July, sales for Lee's landmark first book, 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' nearly tripled.
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News Briefs: Week of Febraury 9, 2015
Harper Lee to publish second novel and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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West Coast Port Dispute Could Sink Book Sales
A work slowdown by longshoremen at West Coast ports, which has been going on since the summer, is reaching a critical point.
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Spanish Publishing: The Latina Sexual Revolution
When many Latinas were growing up, their parents talked to them about everything—except sex.
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Getting Serious about Spanish-Language Publishing
This column marks the start of PW’s monthly coverage of the Spanish-language book market in the U.S.
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NF Debut a Breakout Hit at Vanderbilt U Press
After becoming one of the press' s biggest sellers to date, Andrew Maraniss’s 'Strong Inside' has become the first title from the press to hit two 'New York Times' bestseller lists.
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Harper Lee to Publish Sophomore Novel
Harper Lee, whose single work of fiction, 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' earned her the National Medal of Freedom and the distinction of having written one of the bestselling novels ever published, is going to be releasing a second book.
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Founders of Electric Lit, Black Balloon Launch New Publishing Venture
Catapult will launch in fall 2015, with Padgett Powell's story collection, 'Cries for Help, Various.'
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Chicago Blizzard Snarls Plans for Publishers Attending ALA
A blizzard that dumped 19 inches of snow on Chicago on Sunday disrupted the travel plans of publishers in town for the library conference.
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News Briefs: Week of Febraury 2, 2015
The Andersons make bid for BAM and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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North Carolina Indies Build Lists, Community
North Carolina is home to a growing number of independent presses that publish in diverse subjects and categories.
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S&S Launching Platform-Building Imprint
North Star Way will offer workshops, apps, and original videos and audiobooks, among other services.
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'American Sniper' Rules Bestseller List
As the cultural debate over the film American Sniper continues to swirl, the book on which it is based held the top three spots on the print bestseller list last week, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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Harlequin Partners with Professional Bull Riders on New Line
Harlequin Pro Bull Riders, debuting in May 2015, will feature PBR riders on the cover.
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Blizzard Causes NY Publishers to Close Offices
Although the blizzard bearing down on the Northeast was not as intense as meteorologists had predicted, the Big Five are taking the tack of many companies: shutting down offices and encouraging employees to work from home.
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S&S Unveils New Imprint with Clegg Novel
Simon & Schuster has launched a new literary fiction imprint called Scout Press, debuting it with the first novel by literary agent Bill Clegg.
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Blue Rider Pushes Up Stuart Scott Memoir
'Every Day I Fight,' originally slated for a May publication, will now go on sale March 10.
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