Short news items from the world of book publishing:
08/14/2018
Harper Acquires Dave Cullen's 'Parkland'
The new book by the author of 'Columbine' will be published in February 2019 and focus on the Parkland shooting and the March for Our Live movement.08/13/2018
National Book Awards Date Announced
The 69th National Book Awards ceremony and benefit dinner will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Wednesday, November 14, and will be live-streamed online as in years past.08/13/2018
Harvey Awards Unveil New Categories, 2018 Nominations
Marking its 30th anniversary, the Harvey Awards, an annual event honoring excellence in comics and graphic novels, announced the nominations for the 2018 awards and unveiled a streamlined slate of new award categories.08/10/2018
Como to Rep Orca in East, Southeast
Como Sales will represent and sell books published by Orca Book Publishers in the eastern and southeastern U.S., effective January 2019.08/10/2018
Harper Design Acquires Timberlake Title
The imprint will publish 'Hindsight & All the Things I Can’t See in Front of Me' on October 30.08/10/2018
McGarity Up at HBG
Todd McGarity has been named v-p of business development at Hachette Book Group.08/09/2018
B&N Picks Hank Green's Debut for Fall National Book Club
Barnes & Noble has chosen Hank Green’s 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' as its fall national book club selection.08/08/2018
Parable Group Under New Leadership
Parable Group's founder Steve Potratz has sold the marketing consortium to Greg Squires who is now president, effective Aug. 1.08/07/2018
Hubbard Up, Cozer In at HC
HarperCollins has promoted Peter Hubbard to v-p and executive editor at William Morrow, and has brought Raquel Cozer on board as editorial director of HC Brazil.08/07/2018
Ingram to Distribute Four Illustrated Publishers
AnthologyEditions, Trope Reader, Gestalten, and Gingko Press have all signed new contracts with Ingram.08/07/2018
Casemate to Distribute Bauhan, IPI
Bauhan Publishing and the International Polar Institute have signed global print and digital distribution arrangements with the Casemate Group.08/07/2018
2017 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction Shortlist Announced
The award comes with a $10,000 cash prize, and is given annually to a writer whose work is set in the South and exemplifies the tenets of Southern literature.08/07/2018
UMass Press Partners With Tagus Press
The University of Massachusetts Press and Tagus Press have announced a new distribution, sales, promotion, and exhibition partnership, effective July 1.08/07/2018
Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship Winners Announced
For the second year, nine booksellers from communities across the U.S. will attend independent booksellers’ association trade shows with scholarships supplied by Macmillan Publishers through Binc, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.08/02/2018
Prelude Acquires Duckworth
Prelude Books has acquired the majority of the publishing assets of Duckworth, which was owned by the late Peter Mayer since 2003.08/01/2018
2018 Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award Announced
Sisters in Crime has announced that the 2018 winner of the annual Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is Mia Manansala.07/31/2018
S&S Signs Woodward for Trump Book
Simon & Schuster will publish 'Fear: Trump in the White House,' by Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Washington Post' investigative journalist and bestselling author Bob Woodward, on September 11.07/31/2018
Angie Thomas Wins 2018 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award
'The Hate You Give' has been awarded the prize for young adult fiction, which is sponsored by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English.07/31/2018
MPIBA Adds Two New Staff
MPIBA has hired a new marketing and communications manager and an operations manager.07/30/2018
‘The Believer’ Lit Mag Redesigns, Relaunches its Website
'The Believer,' the bi-monthly arts and culture magazine, has relaunched its website with plans for direct to online publishing, free access to its extensive literary archive, and plans to increase and highlight comics storytelling online and in print.07/26/2018
HCCP Hires Spanish-Language V-P, Publisher
HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) appointed Cristopher Garrido as v-p and publisher for its Spanish publishing program, which includes the Grupo Nelson, Editorial Vida, and CLIE imprints.07/26/2018
S&S to Crash Omarosa Tell-All This August
As 'PW' reported in this week's magazine, former Trump administration staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman will publish a memoir on her time in the White House. 'Unhinged' will be released on August 14.07/25/2018
Christian Transhumanist Conference Announced
The Christian Transhumanist Association is hosting its first conference on faith, technology, and the future in Nashville, Tenn., on August 25, bringing together authors, editors, researchers, and more.07/25/2018
Viking to Publish Valerie Jarrett Memoir
'Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward' will be released on April 2, 2019.07/25/2018
Bookwitty Files for Bankruptcy in France
Keeward, the parent company of Bookwitty, has filed for bankruptcy protection in France.07/24/2018
Tobisman Wins Harper Lee Prize
C. E. Tobisman, author of 'Proof,' has been awarded the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.07/24/2018
2018 Man Booker Longlist Announced
A young list takes shape this year, as four debut novels make the longlist for the prize—as do four authors under the age of 30.07/23/2018
Algonquin Acquires Memoir by Ex-FBI Agent Campbell
'Crossfire Hurricane: Inside the War on the FBI,' by Josh Campbell, the CNN analyst and former supervisory special agent with the FBI who served as special assistant to FBI Director James Comey, is tentatively scheduled to be released next fall.07/20/2018
Macmillan Offices Remain Closed
Following the Thursday morning steam pipe explosion one block south of its New York headquarters, Macmillan’s offices were closed yesterday and will remain shut today.07/20/2018
RITA Award Winners Announced
The Romance Writers of America announced the winners of the 2018 RITA Awards last night at a ceremony at its 38th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.07/20/2018
Man Booker International Prize Judges Announced
Submissions for the 2019 prize are also now open.07/19/2018
S&S to Distribute Skyhorse
Simon & Schuster has entered into a distribution agreement with Skyhorse Publishing, effective January 1, 2019.07/19/2018
De Gruyter Acquires Düsseldorf University Press
The deal is retroactively effective January 1, 2018.07/19/2018
Inscribe Digital to Distribute Five New Presses
The IPG division has signed new distribution deals with five publishers: BOOM! Studios, ePublishing Works, Cricket Media, Hartwood Publishing, and Secant Publishing.07/18/2018
Hachette Books Acquires Memoir by Chris Christie
Executive editor Paul Whitlatch, who acquired North American rights in a deal with Mel Berger of William Morris Endeavor, will edit the book, which will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio editions in January 2019.07/18/2018
B&N Amends and Extends Credit Facility
Barnes & Noble has entered into an amendment to extend its existing $750 million credit facility through July 2023.07/18/2018
PEN Changes Bingham Prize to Award Short Story Collections Only
The $25,000 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, which previously recognized debut novels in addition to debut fiction collections, will be converted to a prize only for short fiction in 2019.07/17/2018
Penguin to Publish Kamala Harris's Memoir
Penguin Press will publish Senator Kamala Harris’s 'The Truths We Hold: An American Journey' on January 8, 2019.07/17/2018
Red Wheel/Weiser and Mutual UFO Network Launch Imprint
MUFON Books will publish its first two titles, on UFO abduction and the CIA, in fall 2019.07/17/2018
Casemate to Distribute Gremese Editore
Casemate Group will distribute Italian publisher Gremese Editore's print and digital books outside Italy.07/17/2018
RH To Publish Book of Affirmations by Lin-Manuel Miranda
'Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You' will be illustrated by Jonny Sun, and will be published in all formats on October 23.07/16/2018
Corcoran Acquired By Transatlantic
The Transatlantic Agency has acquired Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, with Corcoran joining Transatlantic as partner and senior agent.07/12/2018
Author Group Raises Funds to Reunify Families at Border
A group of more than 30 debut authors has launched Authors for Families, a fundraising initiative to fund organizations helping with border family reunification.07/12/2018
Hart, Rendon Win Pinckley Prizes
Ellen Hart and Marcie Rendon are the recipients of the 2018 Pinckley Prizes for Crime Fiction.07/12/2018
Zondervan’s Hudson to Retire
Bob Hudson, editor-in-chief at Zondervan for over 34 years, is retiring in September.07/12/2018
ACTA Sells 40 Titles to St. Mary’s
Catholic publishers ACTA Publications and Saint Mary’s Press struck a deal on 40 of ACTA’s backlist titles as the publisher moves toward a broader audience.07/12/2018
Brown Bows Out at Knopf YR
Jenny Brown will step down as v-p and publisher of Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.07/12/2018
Changes at the Quarto Board
Andy Cumming takes over as non-executive chairman of the Quarto Group, while Laurence Orbach steps down from his position as executive chairman. COO Ken Fund joins the board.07/11/2018
Eerdmans to Relocate
After closing its bookstore and emptying its warehouse, the corporate headquarters of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company will relocate within Grand Rapids, Mich. on August 1.07/11/2018
'The Art of Fielding' Cleared of Plagiarism Charges
A court dismissed a copyright claim over Chad Harbach’s novel.News Brief Archive
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