Short news items from the world of book publishing:
03/21/2019
Trafalgar Square Adds Four to Distribution Network
Independent Publishers Group's Trafalgar Square Publishing will begin distributing titles for four publishers: Pan Macmillan Australia, Koenemann, Ice House Books, and Muswell Press.03/21/2019
Holland Retires from Macmillan
Ken Holland, v-p and director of field sales at Macmillan, will retire on May 14 after 22 years with the company, marking the latest among many recent changes in the publisher's sales department.03/20/2019
Academy of American Poets Announces Inaugural Leadership Awards
On the occasion of its 85th anniversary, the Academy of American Poets will launch a new slate of Leadership Awards, which will honor one publisher, partner, patron, and poet per year.03/14/2019
Ingram Adds Two to Distribution Network
Ingram Publisher Services has added Perilous Worlds and Chiltern Publishing to its Canada and U.S. sales and distribution network.03/14/2019
S&S to Publish Stone's Next Amazon Book
Simon & Schuster will publish author and journalist Brad Stone’s 'Amazon Unbound' in fall 2021.03/13/2019
2019 Windham-Campbell Prize Winners Announced
Each writer will receive a $165,000 prize to support their writing.03/13/2019
Zondervan Launches New Imprints
Zondervan Reflective focuses on books by ministry leaders, with the first title slated for publication this fall, while Zondervan Academic will include textbooks, monographs, and reference books.03/13/2019
Laurence King to Distribute Chronicle in Asia
Effective July 1, Chronicle Books will be sold throughout Asia, except in Japan, by Laurence King Publishing.03/13/2019
National Book Awards Submissions Open for 2019
The 70th National Book Awards will be held on November 20 in New York, and the judges for the five categories have been announced.03/13/2019
2019 Man Booker International Longlist Announced
The longlist for the 2019 International Man Booker Prize, selected by a panel of five judges, includes 13 authors from around the world whose novels have been translated into English.03/13/2019
Ingram Launches Marketing Insights Service
The analytical tool, which was acquired as OptiQly in 2017, tracks publishers' books and authors across the web and alerts them to opportunities to improve discoverability and sales.03/12/2019
DC to Release New DC Super Hero Girls Graphic Novel
DC Comics announced plans to add more titles to its popular DC Super Hero Girls graphic novels series, starting with 'DC Super Hero Girls: At Metropolis High' by animation and comics writer Amy Wolfram and veteran artist Yancey Labat.03/12/2019
BIGNY Hosts Panel On Digital Book Marketing
The Book Industry Guild of New York is hosting “Data to Dollars,” a panel discussion focused on the effective use of consumer data and digital marketing by publishers, to be held March 14 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Manhattan.03/11/2019
Serial Box Attracts $4.5M in Investment Funding
Serial Box, a digital publishing venture that serializes original fiction in e-book and audiobook formats, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in seed financing from investors.03/08/2019
2018 B&N Discover Award Winners Announced
Paul Howarth and Kiese Laymon are the 2018 Discover Great New Writers Award Winners.03/07/2019
Lambda Announces Literary Awards Finalists
Lambda Literary, a LGBTQ literary organization, announced the finalists in 24 categories in the running for the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards, known as the "Lammys."03/07/2019
Olsewski to Join HarperOne
Paul Olsewski, previously in publicity at Atria Books, has joined the HarperOne Group as senior publicity director for Amistad, HarperEspañol and HarperVia, effective Mar. 18.03/07/2019
BookBub Enters Audiobook Space with Chirp
The new digital audiobook service will provide daily limited-time audiobook deals available for purchase through the service.03/07/2019
Fry Heads to RHCP
Sonali Fry, the former publisher at Bonnier Publishing USA, will join Random House Books for Young Readers as v-p and publishing director for classic brands and pre-school at the end of March.03/07/2019
B&N Names New V-P and General Manager
Barnes & Noble has appointed Sasha Quinton as v-p and general merchandise manager, bookstore, effective March 25.03/05/2019
Finalists for NYPL’s Helen Bernstein Book Award Announced
The New York Public Library released the top five titles in the running for its annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Award, including works that cover the Flint water crisis and more.03/04/2019
Sheldon, HBG Agree on Distribution
Sheldon Press is transferring sales and distribution of its titles from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) to Hachette Book Group (HBG), effective Sept. 2.03/04/2019
Karl Lagerfeld Bio Lands at Holt
Henry Holt and Company bought 'Lagerfeld,' a comprehensive biography of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld written by journalist Molly Young.03/04/2019
Smetanka Takes Over from Shoemaker at Counterpoint
Dan Smetanka is being promoted to editor-in-chief at Counterpoint Press, while Jack Shoemaker has been named senior v-p and founding editor.02/28/2019
The 'Cut' Expands Into Fiction
The Cut has expanded its scope to include a monthly work of fiction, and has published an original short story by Curtis Sittenfeld published this week.02/27/2019
S&S Names New Director of Speakers Bureau
Erin Simpson, previously agent director at the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, has been named director of the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau. S&S is also transitioning its speakers bureau into an in-house venture effective April 1.02/27/2019
Cengage Unlimited Hits One Million Subscriptions
The subscription program for college textbooks and course material hit the milestone in seven months of commercial availability.02/26/2019
Orca to Distribute Theytus
Theytus Books has signed a distribution agreement with Orca Book Publishers.02/26/2019
Denson Joins AAP
The Association of American Publishers has named Kelly L. Denson its senior director for education policy and programs.02/26/2019
Lukas Prizes Shortlists Announced
Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University have announced the 2019 shortlist for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Mark Lynton History Prize.02/25/2019
Atypon Acquires Authorea and Manuscripts Platforms
Atypon has acquired two authoring platforms, Authorea and Manuscripts, adding free HTML-first authoring and collaboration tools for researchers to its portfolio. It will combine the two platforms into an open-source tool.02/22/2019
The Soho Agency Launches
Lucas Alexander Whitley and Factual Management, having joined forces in 2017, will "bring together their current literary and talent management and provide the structure for future development."02/22/2019
MIT Press to Distribute No Place Press
The arts and culture publisher, located bicoastally in San Francisco and New York City, was founded in 2017.02/21/2019
Monnerat Up at HarperCollins Brasil
The publisher has appointed its financial director, Leonora Monnerat, to the role of managing director.02/21/2019
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Launches Sue Grafton Memorial Award
The inaugural award will be given at the Mystery Writers of America’s 73rd Annual Edgar Awards in New York City on April 25.02/21/2019
Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalists Named
The shortlist for the $35,000 annual award, given to a work of fiction that "illuminates vital contemporary issues," has been announced.02/21/2019
Hayek Book Prize Finalists Announced
The Manhattan Institute has announced the list of finalists for the 15th annual iteration of the prize.02/20/2019
Nebula Award Finalists Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 54th Annual Nebula Awards. The awards will be presented in Woodland Hills, Calif., at the Warner Center Marriott during a ceremony on the evening of May 18th.02/20/2019
L.A. Times Book Prizes Announce Finalists, Honorees
The Los Angeles Times has announced the finalists and honorees of its 39th annual Book Prizes.02/20/2019
MacDowell Names Philip Himberg New Executive Director
Himberg comes to MacDowell from the Sundance Institute, where he has served as the artistic director for Sundance Institute’s Theatre Program, and succeeds Cheryl Young effective June 1.02/19/2019
Torrey Sharp Now the Sole Owner of Faceout Studio
Sharp now owns all interest in the book design firm Faceout Studio after buying out his partner of 12 years Charles Brock.02/19/2019
DiPreta Comes Home to HC
Mauro DiPreta, the founder and former v-p and publisher of Hachette Books, will rejoin HarperCollins as senior v-p and executive editor of the William Morrow Group, effective March 4.02/14/2019
B&N Picks Books for Spring
Barnes & Noble announced its most anticipated spring books, including titles by Rachel Hollis, E.L. James, Oprah Winfrey, David Baldacci, and more.02/13/2019
2019 AJL Jewish Fiction Winners Announced
The Association of Jewish Libraries awarded Mark Sarvas its Jewish Fiction Award for his novel 'Memento Park,' while 'The Cloister' by James Carroll and 'The Fourth Corner of the World' by Scott Nadelson were also recognized.02/13/2019
B&T to Distribute Seven New Clients
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services group has signed sales representation and distribution agreements with seven new client publishers.02/12/2019
S&S, HCI Agree on Worldwide Distribution
Simon & Schuster signed a sales, distribution, and print and digital fulfillment agreement with Health Communications Inc., effective May 1.02/11/2019
BIGNY February Event to Focus On M&A
Part of BIGNY's monthly event series, the event will be an informative session on the merger and acquisition landscape of the publishing industry, which has seen dramatic changes in the last 12 months.02/11/2019
IBPA Names New Board of Directors Candidates
Candidates include Square One publisher Rudy Shur; Kristina Radke, v-p of business growth and engagement at NetGalley; and PW's own director of strategic development, Seth Dellon.02/06/2019
Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant Applications Open
Now in its fourth year, the $40,000 prize is newly available to a wider range of applicants with a signed publishing contract in hand.02/06/2019
Amazon Crossing to Publish Stieg Larsson True Crime Story
In 'The Man Who Played With Fire,' journalist and author Jan Stocklassa uncovers Larsson’s unknown research into the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.News Brief Archive
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