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06/13/2019
Neufeld, Haspiel Launch Harvey Pekar ‘American Splendor’ Podcast
Acclaimed cartoonists Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel have teamed up to launch 'Scene by Scene, a podcast devoted to the film American Splendor, the award-winning 2003 movie based on the life and work of the late autobiographical comics writer Harvey Pekar.06/12/2019
'Idaho' Wins 2019 Dublin Literary Award
Emily Ruskovich has won the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award, the world's largest prize for a single novel published in English, for her novel 'Idaho.'06/12/2019
NEA Announces 2019 Big Read Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced $1 million in grant funding to support community reading programs across the country.06/11/2019
Tager, Chang Up at Abrams
Steve Tager has been named to the newly created position of senior v-p for strategic development and business analytics, while Melanie Chang has been promoted to senior v-p of marketing and publicity, effective immediately.06/11/2019
S&S to Distribute Mrs Wordsmith
Simon & Schuster will handle sales and distribution of the U.K.-based vocabulary platform's books to the United States and Canada after September 1.06/11/2019
Russell In, Koncsol Up At LBYR
Marisa Russell will join the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers publicity department as executive director on June 24, and Siena Koncsol has been promoted to associate director of publicity.06/10/2019
S&S to Distribute Tanglewood
Tanglewood Publishing has entered into a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster, effective October 1.06/06/2019
Catapult to Publish 'Celestial Bodies' In U.S.
The independent publisher has bought the U.S. rights to the 2019 Booker International Prize–winning book by Jokha Alharthi, which will be published on October 15.06/06/2019
C4F Announces 2019 Emerging Writing Fellows
The Center for Fiction has named Coryn Brown, Bryna Peebles Cofrin-Shaw, Jonathan Durbin, Cally Fiedorek, Caroline K. Fulford, Nusrat Hossain, Alanna Schubach, Sara Wang, and Jeri Ziegler its 2019 recipients of its NYC Emerging Writers Fellowship.06/06/2019
Marvel, Dreamscape Media Partner to Produce Superhero Audiobooks
Marvel Entertainment has reached an agreement with the audio and video production firm Dreamscape Media to publish and distribute audiobook stories based on the iconic superhero characters of the Marvel universe.06/06/2019
Skyhorse to Relaunch Gruber Test Prep Guides
Skyhorse Publishing has acquired the publishing rights to the Gruber Test Prep Guides.06/04/2019
New Owner for Cloud and Leaf
Oregon coast bookstore Cloud and Leaf, will have a new owner on July 1: author Deborah Reed.06/04/2019
Wein To Head Avid Reader Editorial
Lauren Wein has joined Avid Reader Press as editorial director.06/04/2019
2019 Lambda Award Winners Announced
Celebrating the best in LGBTQ publishing, the Lambda Literary Foundation recognized winners in 24 categories at its annual awards ceremony on June 3 in New York City.06/04/2019
Berger Up At Scholastic
Erin Berger has been named senior v-p of marketing at Scholastic's trade publishing division, effective June 17.06/03/2019
Two Rivers Will Newly Distribute Five Publishers
The Ingram brand will distribute Justice Studios, Hamilcar Publications, Starry Forest, Reverte Management, and the Infatuation Inc./Zagat effective August 2019.05/31/2019
CLMP Names Firecracker Award Finalists, Lord Nose Award Winner
This year’s Lord Nose Award recipient is Tender Buttons, founded by poet Lee Ann Brown in 1989. Firecracker Award winners will be announced on June 5.05/28/2019
LB Illustrated Imprint Gets Name, Team
Voracious, the new imprint at Little, Brown dedicated to publishing visual books, has announced its staff and will launch its first list in fall 2019.05/24/2019
Ailen Lujo Named Humanoids’ Sales Director; Salbacka Promoted
French-owned L.A.-based graphic novel publisher Humanoids has hired Ailen Lujo, former DC Comics executive director of book trade marketing, as its new sales & marketing director as part of a reorganization of its sales and marketing dept.05/24/2019
Edwards to Depart Hachette UK
Malcolm Edwards, consultant publisher and chair of Gollancz, is stepping down from the business effective May 31, the Orion Publishing Group reports.05/23/2019
Nominations Open for Christian Indie Awards
Nominees for the 2020 Christian Indie Awards, sponsored by the Christian Indie Publishing Association, must be submitted by November 15.05/23/2019
S&S to Distribute Waterhouse Press
Effective November 1, Simon & Schuster will handle Waterhouse's sales and distribution to markets and territories worldwide.05/22/2019
Chooseco Offers Indies Direct Program
Another publisher has chosen to handle Baker & Taylor's departure from the retail market with a direct-to-booksellers sales program.05/22/2019
Lexham Press, 'Christianity Today' Partner on Series
Lexham Press is publishing a new series, The Best of Christianity Today, based on 'Christianity Today' articles written by influential evangelical theologians.05/22/2019
Green Tapped for IBPA's YPC Scholarship
Erin Green of Boys Town Press has won the Independent Book Publishers Association's 2019 Yale Publishing Course scholarship.05/22/2019
Claire McKinney Starts Plum Bay Publishing
After more than 20 years as a publicist and book marketer in New York, Claire McKinney, who owns her own public relations agency, is launching Plum Bay Publishing, a new independent publisher.05/22/2019
Berger, Bartelme Up at ReaderLink
Readerlink Distribution Services has promoted to senior Corey Berger v-p of marketing and procurement and Kristin Bartelme to v-p of publisher relations and marketing.05/21/2019
Alharthi, Booth Win Man Booker International
Author Jokha Alharthi and translator Marilyn Booth have won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for 'Celestial Bodies.' Alharthi is the first Arabic author to win the prize and the first Omani woman to have a novel translated into English.05/21/2019
NBF's Book Rich Environments Program Returns
In 39 sites across 22 states, the National Book Foundation program will ensure that the more than one million books donated by publishers over the past three years are distributed in public housing communities.05/21/2019
NEA Announces Second Round of Fiscal 2019 Grants
Of the more than $80 million in grants in the cycle, 60 grants totaling $1,355,000 will support literature projects.05/20/2019
James Gallant Wins 2019 Nicholas Schaffner Award
Independent publisher Schaffner Press announced James Gallant, author of 'La Leona and Other Suites for Guitar,' as the winner of its 2019 Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature.05/20/2019
Quarto, HBG Re-Up Distribution Deal
HBG has been providing North American distribution services to Quarto since 2014, and also provides European distribution through sister company Hachette UK.05/17/2019
PRHPS, Square Enix Press Agree
Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) signed a multi-year worldwide sales and distribution agreement with Square Enix, Inc. to introduce a new line of English-language manga, novels, and art books, effective this fall.05/15/2019
NBF Awards $10K Prize to WePAC
The National Book Foundation (NBF) named the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC) the winner of the 2019 Innovations in Reading Prize, which is valued at $10,000 and recognizes projects that create and sustain a love of reading.05/15/2019
Author Janice Peterson Dies
Janice Peterson, author of 'Becoming Gertrude' and the wife of the late writer Eugene Peterson, died on May 10. She was 83.05/14/2019
Longleaf Services Announces Terms Overhaul
The distributor has announced two major changes to its terms for U.S.‐based independent retailers, effective July 1.05/14/2019
R&L Partners With FCT On Thinker's Guides
The Foundation for Critical Thinking has named Rowman & Littlefield as its copublisher and exclusive distributor of the Thinker’s Guides series.05/14/2019
Indigenous Voices Awards Finalists Announced
The awards were established in 2017 to support and nurture the work of Indigenous writers in lands claimed by Canada.05/14/2019
Sally Rooney Wins British Book of the Year
The British Book Awards named Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ the Book of the Year on Monday, beating out Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming.’05/13/2019
Garth Stein to Lead Binc's Author Leadership Circle
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has named Garth Stein as campaign chair of its Author Leadership Circle, a new initiative to provide "a financial safety net for booksellers for years to come," according to a press release.05/09/2019
Scribner to Reissue 'Joy of Cooking'
A new edition of Irma S. Rombauer’s classic cookbook will be published by Scribner on November 12.05/09/2019
Gotham Ghostwriters Expands
Author and ghostwriter Jennifer Banash joins as director of creative writing and Jessica Zafarris has been named executive director of marketing and communications.05/09/2019
Pace University Starts Metadata for Book Publishing Course
The university's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences has announced a new course offering, Metadata for Books, as part of the Masters in Publishing program.05/08/2019
Jean Vanier, Author and Humanitarian, Dies at 90
Canadian author and founder of L’Arche—an international network of communities for those with and without intellectual disabilities to live and work—died on May 7. He was 90.05/08/2019
Wiley Acquires Knewton Courseware Assets
John Wiley & Sons has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Knewton, a New York City-based provider of adaptive learning technology and customizable courseware. The deal is expected to close by May 31.05/07/2019
Orange, Blight Among Society of American Historians Honorees
The Society of American Historians has announced the winners of three prizes honoring historical writing of exceptional literary merit.05/06/2019
Book & Journalism Award Winners Announced
In honor of World Press Freedom Day on Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has announced the 2019 recipients of its Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book & Journalism Awards.05/06/2019
Skull + Wind Press Launches
Poet Trevor Ketner has launched Skull + Wind Press, a poetry press based in Albuquerque, N.M.05/06/2019
Milkweed Launches Fellowship Program
The Milkweed Fellowship is a paid, 1-2 year immersion program designed to offer a comprehensive experience in book publishing for individuals who may not otherwise have access or means to pursue a career in the industry.05/02/2019
Khaled Lutfi Wins 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire
Imprisoned Egyptian publisher Khaled Lutfi has been selected for the International Publishers Association’s 2019 Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish.News Brief Archive
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