Short news items from the world of book publishing:
11/20/2019
Canadian Book Buyers Double Book Club Membership in 2019
A new report on book clubs in Canada looks at demographics and how picks are chosen, and found that the percentage of Canadian book buyers who belong to a book club or reading group jumped from 7% to 14%.11/20/2019
Six Seats Open On IBPA Board
IBPA members in good standing are welcome to apply or nominate other IBPA members in good standing. The application deadline is December 31, 2019.11/18/2019
Consortium to Distribute for Six New Clients
Black Dog Press and sister publisher Artifice Press, Bloodaxe Books, Blue Dot Kids Press, Buño Books, Inhabit Education Books, and Street Noise Books have all signed agreements with the distributor.11/15/2019
Scholastic Adds More Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels
Graphix executive editor Cassandra Pelham Fulton and Scholastic editorial director David Levithan have acquired six new graphic novel adaptations of Ann M. Martin’s bestselling middle grade prose series, The Baby-Sitters Club.11/15/2019
2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist Announced
Laila Lalami, Valeria Luiselli, Ocean Vuong, Colson Whitehead, and Jacqueline Woodson are among the authors in the running for the $35,000 prize.11/15/2019
Julia Lovell Wins 2019 Cundill History Prize
China expert and translator of Chinese literature Julia Lovell has been named the winner of the $75,000 award for 'Maoism: A Global History.'11/13/2019
Washington Wins Gaines Award
Houston writer Bryan Washington’s debut book, 'Lot,' a collection of short stories, has been named winner of the 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.11/13/2019
Memorial Service for Toni Morrison Announced
A celebration of the life of the Nobel Prize–winning author will be held Thursday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. It is open to the public.11/12/2019
NTA in Prose Award Winner Announced
'What’s Left of the Night' by Ersi Sotiropoulos and translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich (New Vessel Press) has won the 21st National Translation Award in Prose.11/12/2019
Susan Kamil Memorial Announced
Random House will host a memorial in honor of the late Random House publisher on Thursday, December 5, at the Times Center in Manhattan, at 4:00 p.m.11/11/2019
DSC Shortlist Has Three Americans
The shortlist for the US $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature contains three authors who live in the U.S.11/11/2019
B&T to Sell, Fulfill for Tachyon
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services and Tachyon Publications have entered a full-service, worldwide agreement for sales and fulfillment, effective January 1, 2020.11/09/2019
S&S Offers Relief to California Booksellers
Simon & Schuster will offer relief assistance to independent bookselling retailers that have been adversely affected by the ongoing wildfires in California.11/08/2019
HSG Literary Renamed Hannigan Getzler Literary
Carrie Hannigan and Josh Getzler have renamed their company following the departure of Jesseca Salky from the firm in September to launch Salky Literary Management.11/06/2019
Cokesbury Acquires Christian Retailer Bibles by the Case
Cokesbury bought California-based retailer Bibles by the Case and will operate the business as an independent sales channel with the same employees, systems, and vendor partners.11/06/2019
IPG Signs 11 New Distribution Clients
Independent Publishers Group has added 11 more publishers across its distribution programs.11/06/2019
Galassi Retires, Callaway Promoted at Avalon
Donna Galassi will retire from her position as v-p and associate publisher of Avalon Travel at the end of this year. Avalon’s next v-p and associate publisher, effective January 2, is Jaimee Callaway.11/05/2019
Lit Mag Fundraises via Author Postcards
Whiting Award–winning literary magazine the 'Common' will open its sixth annual Author Postcard Auction this month, inviting readers to bid on handwritten, personalized postcards from writers.11/05/2019
B&N Picks New Jewell for Book Club
Barnes & Noble has named 'The Family Upstairs' by Lisa Jewell as its November 2019 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club.11/05/2019
Malaviya, Danek Up at PRH
Penguin Random House U.S. COO Nihar Malaviya has been named president, and Annette Danek has been promoted from senior v-p to executive v-p of supply chain.11/05/2019
Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2019
The American Library Association has announced the six books shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.11/04/2019
BISG Names New Board Officers
Kathleen Reid, of Elsevier, has been named vice-chair of the Book Industry Study Group board of directors, with Dennis Abboud, of ReaderLink, named treasurer and David Hetherington, of Knk Software, named secretary.11/04/2019
Reese Picks New Moyes for Book Club
Reese Witherspoon has chosen 'The Giver of Stars' by Jojo Moyes as her November Book Club pick.11/04/2019
Sourcebooks to Deliver ASAP to Indies During Holidays
Sourcebooks will implement a rapid replenishment program for independent bookstores again for the 2019 holiday season.10/31/2019
B&T, Ampersand Sign Sales Deal
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services has signed an agreement with the Canadian sales rep group Ampersand, under which Ampersand will represent BTPS clients in Canada.10/30/2019
Aconyte to Produce Novels Based on Marvel Heroes
Marvel Entertainment has reached a multi-year agreement with Aconyte, a new fiction imprint at Asmodee Entertainment, to create prose works based on Marvel’s iconic cast of superhero characters.10/29/2019
Anchor to Partner with Canadian Distributor
The Canadian company Foundation Distributing Inc. is moving all of its operations to Anchor Distributors in New Kensington, Penn., effective Dec. 1.10/29/2019
Binc Offers Aid to Booksellers Caught in California Wildfires
The Binc Foundation is offering to try to help store owners and employees with expenses related to the recent wildfires and power outages.10/28/2019
New Ferrante Due June 9
Europa Editions will publish 'The Lying Life of Adults' next year.10/25/2019
S&S Acquires Memoir by Val Kilmer
Simon & Schuster will publish 'I'm Your Huckleberry' by actor Val Kilmer on April 21, 2020.10/25/2019
Yen Press to Publish the ‘Weathering With You’ Novel
Yen Press announced plans to publish an English translation of 'Weathering With You', a novel written by Makoto Shinkai, who is also director of the 2019 hit romantic fantasy anime that the forthcoming novel is based on.10/24/2019
ALA Graphic Novel Roundtable To Debut Adult Reading List
ALA’s newly formed Graphic Novel and Comic Roundtable, which will focus on collection development, programming and advocacy for graphic novels in libraries, announced plans to launch a Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List slated to debut in 2021.10/23/2019
Patagonia to Stop Printing Galleys
Patagonia Books will no longer print advance reading copies of books, citing the environmental impact of the paper waste. The publisher will rely on advance digital reader copies instead.10/22/2019
Street Noise Books Inks Distribution Deal with Ingram’s Consortium
Street Noise Books, a newly launched publishing house specializing in graphic novels and nonfiction, and heavily illustrated books for young adults, has reached a distribution deal with Consortium Book Sales & distribution, effective January 1, 2020.10/22/2019
Two Rivers to Distribute David and Charles
Two Rivers Distribution will distribute David and Charles Ltd in North America. The distribution deal was effective September 2019, and covers both print and e-book titles.10/22/2019
S&S to Distribute Oneworld in North America
S&S will handle sales and distribution to markets and territories in North America for the U.K. independent publisher effective November 1.10/18/2019
Consortium to Distribute for Six New Clients
Consortium Book Sales & Distribution has newly entered into distribution agreements with Black Dog Press and Artifice Press, Bloodaxe Books, Blue Dot Kids Press, Buño Books, Inhabit Education Books, and Street Noise Books.10/18/2019
‘Upgrade Soul’ to Release New Graphic Novel App, Vinyl Soundtrack
'Upgrade Soul', Ezra Clayton Daniels’s acclaimed 2018 sci-fi graphic novel, will be re-released this month as an upgraded multimedia app alongside a new vinyl release of the work’s soundtrack, which was composed by Alexis Gideon.10/18/2019
Netflix to Make Animated Series of Jeff Smith’s BONE Graphic Novels
Netflix has reached an agreement with cartoonist Jeff Smith and his wife and business partner Vijaya Iger to secure rights to develop an animated series out of BONE, Smith’s bestselling graphic novel series.10/17/2019
Saks to Join HC Children's
Annabelle Saks, formerly senior scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates, will join HarperCollins Children’s Books on November 4 th as director of media.10/17/2019
Cundill History Prize Finalists Announced
Mary Fulbrook, Jill Lepore, and Julia Lovell are the three finalists for the Cundill History Prize, which comes with a $75,000 purse.10/17/2019
Webtoon, Crunchyroll Team To Create New Animated Content
Webtoon, a webcomics publishing platform, and the anime and manga streaming service Crunchyroll have entered a strategic partnership to develop and coproduce new animated series based on Webtoon content.10/16/2019
Aevitas Expands to the U.K.
Aevitas Creative Management (ACM) will expand its operations to the U.K., joining with Toby Mundy Associates to form ACM UK Limited, with Mundy serving as chairman and CEO.10/16/2019
Sayar Named Kanopy CEO
Kanopy, the video streaming platform for films and documentaries used by a number of library systems across the U.S., has named Kevin Sayar its new CEO, effective October 21.10/16/2019
Eurospan Acquires Transatlantic Publishers Group
Eurospan has announced the acquisition of sales agency Transatlantic Publishers Group for an undisclosed sum.10/16/2019
Baggaley to Join Bloomsbury as Editor-in-Chief
Paul Baggaley will join Bloomsbury U.K. as editor-in-chief of its adult consumer publishing program in early 2020.10/15/2019
RBmedia to Publish Princeton UP Audio
Princeton University Press and RBmedia have entered an exclusive licensing agreement to publish more than 120 audiobooks in the next three years.10/15/2019
Wharton School's Book Publishing Arm Renamed
The book publishing arm of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has changed its name from Wharton Digital Press to Wharton School Press.10/15/2019
CAP to Distribute Notre Dame Press
The University of Notre Dame Press has signed a foreign markets distribution agreement with Combined Academic Publishers, effective March 1 of next year.10/15/2019
#EbooksForAll Campaign Fights Library E-book Embargo
The American Library Association's #EbooksForAll campaign has garnered more than 100,000 signatures from readers, authors, library staff and patrons from all 50 states in the span of one month.News Brief Archive
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