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William Morrow Gives Lehane His Own Imprint
Dennis Lehane will oversee an eponymous line of books at HarperCollins that will publish a select number of fiction titles a year.
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Bedford Square Books Launches with Six Titles
Ed Victor confirmed that the company will publish its first original work, a novel by entrepreneur Louise Fennell, wife of jewellery designer, Theo, titled Dead Rich.
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Imagine Fitting in with Charlesbridge
One year after Charlesbridge acquired Imagine Publishing, founded in 2009 by former Sterling CEO Charles Nurnberg and his son Jeremy, Charlesbridge publisher Brent Farmer credits the purchase with growing the house’s sales “substantially.”
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History Press Marches On
In a time of change in the book industry, the History Press, an independent publisher in Charleston, S.C., is doing a brisk business in titles designed specifically for local markets. From 20 books in its inaugural year of 2004, History Press is on track to release 325 books in 2011. The company currently boasts 17 different series, including Hidden History, True Crime, American Legends, Food & Drink, plus a Civil War Sesquicentennial series, started in 2009. And its reach, in terms of regions covered, is expanding westward; this month and next, History Press releases its first two Oregon titles, Hidden History of Civil War Oregon (yes, the Civil War did reach Oregon) by Randol B. Fletcher and Stories from Jewish Portland (yes, there is a Jewish Portland) by Polina Olsen.
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New Directions For National Geographic Books
The appointment late last month of Hector Sierra as general manager and senior v-p for National Geographic Society’s books division completes the new management team that will now drive the book operation for one of America’s best-known brands. The change in the division began last October when Declan Moore, who began at NGS in 1995, was appointed executive v-p for the society and president of publishing. Shortly after his appointment, Moore asked Melina Bellows, chief creative officer of Kids and Families for NGS, who worked on children’s books, to oversee editorial for adult books as well.
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News Briefs: Week of October 10, 2011
Levy Home Entertainment Sold
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The 'PW' Podcast for the Week of October 10
In this week's edition of Publishers Weekly's new podcast series with the Copyright Clearance Center's Beyond the Book Preview, PW’s features editor Andrew Richard Albanese and reviews editor Rose Fox join host Chris Kenneally to run down the week that was, and offer a sneak peek at next week's Publishers Weekly. Listen here: http://beyondthebookcast.com/pw-100711.
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Tantor Introduces Audiobook Downloads, Promotion
Tantor Audio, the publisher of unabridged fiction and nonfiction audiobooks, has announced the introduction of digital downloads as an additional format for their catalogue of new, bestselling, and classic titles.
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S&S Bumps Up Steve Jobs Bio
After news broke last night that Apple founder Steve Jobs died, Simon & Schuster has bumped up the pub date of its forthcoming biography, Steve Jobs.
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Tor Highlights Best Indie Bookstores and Titles
Tor.com has announced “Independent Bookseller Picks”, celebrating the best independent bookstores and their recommended reading list of great genre fiction.
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Kate Walker & Company Rebrands as Ampersand Inc.
Canadian sales rep group Kate Walker & Company has rebranded as Ampersand Inc.
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Dutton Does Duran Duran Autobiography
Brian Tart, president and publisher of Dutton, announced today the acquisition of Duran Duran bassist and founding member John Taylor’s autobiography, to be released in the fall of 2012.
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Running Press Publishing 'Today' Book
Running Press is publishing From Yesterday to TODAY: Six Decades of America’s Favorite Morning Show, which tells the story of the show through photographs and personal recollections.
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Melville House Staffs Up, Overhauls Web Site
Brooklyn-based indie publisher Melville House is giving its Web site a face lift, and staffing up. The publisher will launch its new homepage on October 17.
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Distribution: Simon & Schuster Agree with Pokemon Company
Simon & Schuster, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with The Pokémon Company International to handle all sales, distribution and fulfillment of Pokémon titles from the company’s newly established publishing arm, Pikachu Press.
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News Briefs: Week of October 3, 2011
Rinaldi Leaves Rodale
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Hachette Looks to Broaden Reach For Gail Carriger
Fans of the Parasol Protectorate, Gail Carriger’s five-book sci-fi series, will likely feel a pang of loss when the last book of the series, Timeless, is released in March 2012 and the adventures of Alexia Tarabotti come to a close. But that feeling won’t be around for long because in fall 2013, Orbit, publisher of the Parasol Protectorate series, will be releasing Prudence, a book by Carriger starring none other than Prudence, Alexia’s daughter.
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Eerdmans at 100: Building on Tradition
Eerdmans Publishing Company has always flouted convention. The press, founded in Grand Rapids, Mich., on August 16, 1911, by Dutch emigrant William B. Eerdmans Sr., who led it for 52 years, remains family-owned: William “Bill” Eerdmans Jr., the son of its founder, has served as the company’s president and publisher since 1963. While three other presses headquartered in Grand Rapids—Zondervan, Baker Publishing Group, and Kregel Publications—explicitly identify themselves as Christian publishers, Eerdmans isn’t so easily characterized.
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Podcast: PW’s Week Ahead for Friday, September 30
Amazon launches its new Kindle Fire Tablet, while in San Francisco, the inaugural E-Readers 2011 Conference kicks off. In this week's edition of Publishers Weekly's new podcast series with the Copyright Clearance Center's Beyond the Book Preview, PW’s features editor Andrew Richard Albanese and reviews editor Rose Fox join host Chris Kenneally to run down the week that was, and offer a sneak peek at next week's Publishers Weekly.
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William Morrow to Publish Courtney Love Memoir
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced plans to publish the definitive memoir and tell-all by controversial rock star and actress, Courtney Love.
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