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'Becoming' Is Becoming 2018's Biggest Adult Book
Penguin Random House said that first-day sales for Michelle Obama's memoir "represent the largest single-day sales total for any book published in 2018" by the publisher, while Barnes & Noble said 'Becoming' had the biggest first week of sales at the chain so far this year.
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Kensington Brings U.K. Grip Lit to U.S. Readers
Britain's domestic and psychological suspense writers offer a dark, edgy take on this mesmerizing genre. (Sponsored)
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Portfolio to Launch New Imprint
Author Simon Sinek will launch a new imprint, Optimism Press, under the auspices of his longtime publisher, Portfolio.
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Lependorf Passes the Torch to Gannon at Annual CLMP Gala
After 17 years as executive director of CLMP, Jeffrey Lependorf turned over the leadership of the organization to Mary Gannon at its annual gala.
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PRH 'Sunsets' Two Consumer Web Verticals
Penguin Random House will migrate content from its 'Signature Reads' and 'Unbound Worlds' sites to its company website, which will feature an "enhanced sci-fi category section," and shutter the sites by year's end.
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In HBG's Reorg of Nashville Outposts and Flagship Imprint, Publisher DiPreta to Leave
HBG has moved Hachette Books into the Perseus Books Group and consolidated the publishing teams of FaithWords and Worthy in the company's Nashville division. The moves have resulted in an unspecified number or layoffs, including that of Hachette Books publisher Mauro DiPreta.
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Letterpress Publisher Arion Press for Sale
With the retirements of publisher Andrew Hoyem and senior editor Diana Ketcham, Arion Press announced it is looking for a buyer.
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Square One Stays True to Its Mission
Since the launch of Square One Publishers nearly 20 years ago, the house has released 206 health titles, most of which are still in print.
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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey, 2018
The industry made small improvements on such hot-button issues as pay disparity and workforce diversification in 2017—but sexual harassment remains an issue.
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Prima Games to Shutter Next Spring
The U.S.-based DK imprint, which publishes strategy guides to video games, will stop commissioning new titles immediately, and will be discontinued in spring 2019.
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F+W Creates Standalone Book Group
F+W Media has established a new standalone book group, naming Heidi Sachner as its chief. Sachner, in her new role, will be responsible for all book publishing in F+W's various communities.
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Amazon May Split Second Headquarters
Speculation swirled yesterday that Amazon intends to select two sites for its second headquarters, splitting the new HQ2 between Crystal City, Virginia, and the Long Island City section of Queens, New York.
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NatGeo Debuts an Almanac for Adults
On October 23, National Geographic Books published 'Almanac 2019,' a 400-page trade paperback aimed at adults that is modeled after its successful children’s almanac.
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Medallion Press Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Medallion Press, which was formed in 2003 as a mass market publisher before branching out into other media markets, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy October 18.
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Ferrari-Adler, Loehnen Launch New Imprint at S&S
Avid Reader Press, a new fiction and nonfiction imprint at Simon & Schuster to be overseen by current S&S editors Jofie Ferrari-Adler and Ben Loehnen, is set to unveil its first list in late 2019 or early 2020.
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Books Support Social Services at Goddard Riverside
The Goddard Riverside Book Fair, an annual fund-raising event organized by the New York City book publishing industry, helps support a wide range of social services. Here's how.
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What’s the Matter with Fiction Sales?
There are various theories why sales dropped 16% between 2013 and 2017. None quite provide a full answer.
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Szczerban to Helm New Imprint at Little, Brown
Michael Szczerban has been named v-p and editorial director of a new, as-yet-unnamed imprint at Little, Brown and Company dedicated to illustrated books.
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Spotlight on José Ignacio Valenzuela
Beloved by YA fantasy readers across the world, Valenzuela's 'To the End of the World' is now available in English. (Sponsored)
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The Random House and Crown Publishing Groups Merge
The Crown Publishing Group has joined the Random House Publishing Group in a newly-combined super group reporting to Gina Centrello, who has been named president and publisher. The imprints will retain their distinct editorial identities.



