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 Quarto Acquisition Talks Off A week after it revealed that it had received an unsolicited takeover offer, the Quarto Group said this morning that its discussions with the potential buyer have ended. A potential lengthy approval process with the buyer, believed to be a Chinese publisher, was cited as a key factor in ending negotiations. more »   Alex Field, V-P and Publisher, to Exit WaterBrook and Multnomah
Tina Constable, senior v-p and publisher of Christian Publishing within the Crown Publishing Group, announced that Field will leave the company in September to start an author-consulting business. more »  Spiegel & Grau’s Annie Chagnot Wins 2017 Ashmead Award
Named after the legendary book editor Lawrence "Larry" Ashmead, the prize is awarded each year to a young editor of exceptional talent. more »
Dionne Brand has been named to the
newly-created position of poetry editor at McClelland & Stewart.
James Keane, formerly acquisitions
editor at Orbis Books, has joined America Media as senior editor.
Andrew Berzanskis has
joined the University of Washington Press as editor at large.
Paul Harrington, formerly
principal at PH Publishing Consultancy, has joined Berghahn Books as U.S.
sales manager and can be contacted at paul.harrington@berghahnbooks.com.
Stacey Barney has been
promoted to executive editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers.
Kate Meltzer has been promoted to
associate editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers.
 Beyond Napa: PW Talks with ‘Around the World in Eighty Wines’ Author
Mike Veseth An economics professor takes a global journey through the world of wine, with stops in Syria, Lebanon, and more. more » » 
Cooking as
Chemistry: A New Book for Home Chefs Deconstructs Flavor: 'The
Art of Flavor' aims to give readers the tools—and the scientific knowledge—to
experiment in the kitchen.
  'The Gourmands’ Way:
Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy' by Justin Spring:
"Spring’s book is a wonderful culinary history [of how] six American
writers introduced French cuisine to American restaurants and home kitchens
and were responsible for the nation’s postwar love affair with French food
and wine." iBooks Bestsellers: 'Late Show' Remains a Hit Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' stayed on top of the iBooks bestseller list this week, followed by Lisa Wingate's 'Before We Were Yours.' more » »  Bookstore News: August 16, 2017 San Antonio's new bookstore; Wisconsin used bookstore is for sale; an Indian mobile store seeks support; and more. more » »
Down & Out Books Acquires All Due Respect The literary and crime fiction publisher from Tampa, Fla., has folded its fellow pubisher of crime fiction as an imprint. more » »
Michiko
Kakutani's Next Horizon: The critic to end all critics left
the 'New York Times' less than a month ago and already has a two-book deal.
Canada Wants
NAFTA Publisher Protection: Talks over an updated trade
agreement saw Canada request to keep its "cultural exception,"
which protects its publishing industry.
Lion Hudson
Sold to AFD Group: The U.K. Christian publisher has been sold
to a new division of the AFD Group, saving the jobs of its 15 remaining staff
members.
Man Fired Over
Book's Hate Symbol: A Texas school district has removed an
assistant principal after he wrote a kids' book whose central character is a
white supremacist symbol.
Harriet
Beecher Stowe House Is for Sale: The house where the author of
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was born, located in Litchfield, Conn., is listed on eBay
for $400K.
 Children's Fiction Bestseller List 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production' by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'A Kind of Freedom' by
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton "Set in Sexton’s native New Orleans, this emotionally wrenching, character-rich debut spans three generations in a city deeply impacted by segregation, economic inequality, and racial tensions." more » »
Putting the Fun Back in Fundraisers Cynthia Compton
One store’s approach to donation requests from schools and
community groups increases both goodwill and the bottom line.
 Jac Jemc Comes to Franklin ParkJac Jemc reads from her latest novel, 'The Grip of It' (FSG), at the Franklin Park Reading Series in Brooklyn on August 14. Photo: Taji Ameen |
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 Bookstore Sales Had Small Six-Month Gain Bookstore sales increased 0.2% in the first half of 2017 over the comparable period in 2016, hitting $5.06 billion, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. more »  Bergstrom Succeeding Burke at Gallery Jennifer Bergstrom has succeeded Louise Burke as publisher of the Gallery Book Group, the group's parent company, Simon & Schuster, has announced. Bergstrom will report directly to S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy. more »  Despite Turmoil, Charlottesville Indie Vows to Serve Community
Charlottesville's Old Dominion Books is determined to continue to serve its community after a weekend of political protests, counter-protests, and a woman's death on the street outside the store. more » 
Leah Kwarta, formerly sales assistant
at becker&mayer, has joined Chronicle Books as sales assistant.
Michele Posner, formerly
managing editor at Dwell Media, has joined Chronicle Books as managing editor
for art.
Dakota Cohen has joined Sterling
Publishing as assistant for marketing and publicity.
 Inside the Success of ‘The Couple Next Door’ For author Shari Lapena, entering into the crowded category known as the domestic thriller really paid off for her U.S. debut. more » »
Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Winner Announced Sisters in Crime has announced Jessica Ellis Laine as the winner of the organization's award for crime fiction writers of color. more » »
VitalSource Names New V-P of Professional Learning
Eric Kuennen, formerly a v-p at Pearson, has joined Ingram Content Group's digital education content delivery service VitalSource Technologies as v-p of professional learning. more » »
McBride Wins
James Tait Black Prize: Irish novelist Eimar McBride's
‘astonishing’ novel 'The Lesser Bohemians' lands the U.K.’s oldest literary
award.
Clinton Pastor
Plagiarizes in New Book: Hillary Clinton's longtime pastor
plagiarized the writings of another minister in a new book scheduled to be
released on Tuesday.
A
Brick-And-Mortar Shop's Key To Success: In the age of Amazon,
bookstores looking to succeed must be more than just a bookstore, some
booksellers say.
Merriam-Webster's
New Etymology Tool: The dictionary has released a new tool
that allows users to pinpoint when, exactly, new words have been coined.
Indie
Bookstore Fights the Alt-Right: Bluestockings, a feminist
bookstore, cafe, and activist center in New York City, has strategies
outlined to deal with political prankers.
 Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List 'Ready or Not!: 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over, and Make-Now Recipes by Nom Nom Paleo' by Michelle Tam and Henry Fong is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'Half-Light: Collected
Poems, 1965–2016' by Frank Bidart "This collected poems is an almost overwhelming bounty, a permanent book," Craig Morgan Teicher writers. more » »
Let’s Talk About Racism Leslie Hawkins
Using children’s books to up our game in combating racism.
 Dragons Come to PennsylvaniaBooksellers at Bradley’s Book Outlet in State College, Penn., have erected a display involving a plush dragon features Gabe Hudson's debut novel, 'Gork, the Teenage Dragon' (Knopf.) Courtesy Bradley's Book Outlet |
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According to a 2017 study on digital book piracy commissioned
by Nielsen and Digimarc, publishers lose more than $300 million in potential
revenue to illegal downloads each year. Using survey data and expert
analysis, the report detailed what types of people download books illegally
and why they do it.
Please join us for an interactive webinar that will dive deeper into the data, exploring the specific personas of "high-impact" pirates. Digimarc's Devon Weston and Tom Geary will present on:
If you're interested in enhancing
your company's anti-piracy strategy don't miss this complimentary, highly
informative presentation. Reserve your spot today. If you can't attend live,
register anyway and we'll send you a link to the recording after the live
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 HarperCollins Gets Global and Physical In a flat market, the publisher looks beyond e-books toward expanding its role in the global market and in physical distribution. more »  Moppet Books Moves Forward With KinderGuides Line In spite of a ruling in which the publisher was held liable for nine counts of copyright infringement, the Los Angeles–based press will launch a new line of books this October. more »  Four Questions for...Bill Browder The former financier and Russia expert on his experience with the Russian criminal state, the ongoing investigations into the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and how his 2015 book 'Red Notice' keeps him busy. more » 
Meredith Rich, formerly
digital product manager at Rodale Books, has joined SOS Brooklyn as
interactive project manager.
Cameren Subhiyah, formerly
editor at Abrams, has joined Chronicle Books as senior editor for food and
lifestyle.
Richard Brown, formerly
director of Georgetown University Press, has been named director of the
University of South Carolina Press.
Hafizah Geter, formerly
editor and publicity coordinator at Poets House, has joined Amazon
Publishing’s Little A imprint and digital literary magazine 'Day One' as
editor.
Hannah Babcock is
joining Abrams Children's in the newly-created position of assistant manager
of subsidiary rights.
Mercedes Padro is
joining Abrams Children's as assistant designer.
IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
   Book Deals: Week of August 14, 2017 Viking Crosses Goudeau’s Border, Piontek’s ‘Spirit’ Preempted, and more. more » »  This Week's Bestsellers: August 14, 2017 'Ready or Not!,’ the follow-up to 2013’s ‘Nom Nom Paleo,’ is the #5 book in the country. Plus Mark Manson’s tough-love self-help book has its best week yet, and Tom Perrotta releases his first novel since 2011’s ‘The Leftovers.’ more » »  PW's Latest Starred Reviews Check out the starred reviews of titles including 'Bravetart,' 'Ghost of the Innocent Man,' 'Notes on a Foreign Country,' and more. more » »  Call for Information: Self-Help Books DEADLINE: August 21. Needed: Information on trends in the self-help category. Pitches for forthcoming self-help titles of all types are welcome, particularly books that discuss aging, understanding one’s unconscious motives, and improving communication skills, as well as guided self-help journals. Pub. dates: October 2017 through summer 2018. New releases only, please; no reprints. Please email pitches to features@publishersweekly.com (and for religious self-help books, please email ewenner@publishersweekly.com) and put “Call for Info: Self-Help” in the subject line. more » »
N.K. Jemisin
Snags Second Hugo: Last year, the novelist became the first
black person to win the Hugo award for best novel. She's done it again with
'The Obelisk Gate.'
Business Book
of the Year Longlist: The finalists for the 2017 Financial
Times and McKinsey–sponsored award include studies on Facebook, Google, and
Amazon.
New Patterson
Isn't Amazon Takedown: James Patterson said that his new book,
'The Store,' isn't about Amazon and Jeff Bezos but "monopolies and
megalomaniacs."
A New Type of
Library...in an Old Ranch: Two former Tattered Cover Book
Store employees have opened a live-in library along the banks of the South
Platte River in Colorado.
A Bookseller's
Advice for Jeff Bezos: A suggestion for the Amazon CEO from
the front lines of bookselling: Stop hawking books on Amazon at such
drastically slashed prices.
 Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List 'The Late Show' by Michael Connelly is the #1 bestseller on PW's adult hardcover fiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'The Mountain' by Paul
Yoon "The second collection from Yoon is composed of six quiet, precisely told short stories bound by the longing for meaning and connection embodied by its mostly migrant protagonists, each of whom has suffered either direct or indirect trauma from wars fought by previous generations." more » »
Let’s Talk About Racism Leslie Hawkins
Using children’s books to up our game in combating racism.
 A Trucker Takes His Books On the RoadVeteran driver and author Finn Murphy has begun a 7+ week tour across America in his wrapped 18-wheel truck to promote his new book, 'The Long Haul' (W.W. Norton). Pictured here is the truck, newly branded. Courtesy Norton |
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The Quarto Group received a takeover offer from an unidentified
party that the company’s board believes to be “attractive and reflective of the
inherent value of the business.” more
The top 45 honorees in running for the 'Publishers Weekly' PW Star
Watch 2017 award have been announced. The honorees were selected from a pool of
more than 200 submissions. more
HBG chartered a private bus for a 280-mile day trip, taking 26
editors and publishers (plus one reporter) on a sojourn from New York to
bookstores in Rhode Island and Connecticut. more
Acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Jill McElmurry,
best known for her work on the Little Blue Truck picture book series, died of
cancer on August 3, at the age of 62. more
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 HC Profits Rise in Fiscal 2017 Although sales in the fiscal year, ended June 30, fell slightly from fiscal 2016, earnings increased 7.5% to $199 million at HarperCollins. more »  Candlewick to Publish Walker Books in U.S. Twenty-five years ago, when Walker U.K. opened a U.S. branch, it was forced to take a different name here, and Candlewick Press was born. In fall 2018, Candlewick will begin publishing in the U.S. for the first time under the Walker name. more »  Obituary: Jill McElmurry Acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Jill McElmurry, best known for her work on the Little Blue Truck picture book series, died of cancer on August 3, at the age of 62. more » 
Ebony Lane is being promoted to
senior rights manager for rights and permissions at
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Catherine Kramer is being promoted to subsidiary
rights associate at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Jordan Winch is joining Macmillan
Children's Publishing Group as subsidiary rights assistant.
Amanda German has
joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as marketing assistant.
Rosie Mahorter is being
promoted to publicist at Scribner.
 Obituary: Rebecca Bond Author-illustrator and designer Rebecca Bond died on August 2 after a brief illness, at age 45. "Her stories were full of warmth and wisdom and a keen understanding of children," said colleague Ann Rider. more » »  Bookstore News: August 11, 2017 Andover Books to relocate; the bookstore inspired by Jeff-Kinney; a Seattle store goes on the block; the California store taking on Iranian censors; and more. more » »  Tune In to PW Radio Author Natasha Pulley discusses her new book, 'The Bedlam Stacks.' 'PW' senior religion editor Lynn Garrett explores book trends in mind, body, and spirit. more » »
Scribd Expands Magazine Selection By More Than 30 Titles Scribd has partnered with ZINIO, the digital magazine producer and distributor, to provide members with access to magazines including 'Men's Health,' 'Women's Health,' and 'PC World.' more » »
The Arab
American Book Award Winners: Rabih Alameddine has won again
for fiction, Steven Salaita wins in nonfiction, and Hayan Charara takes home
two awards.
Minneapolis
Writing Conference Cancelled: 21 of the 22 speakers booked to
discuss writing for children were white. "We made a mistake," said
Loft Literary Center's Britt Udesen.
The Rise of
Scandinavian Crime Fiction: How the Swedish crime genre made
it to the top of the heap when just 20 years earlier it was in the slush
pile.
Dennis Cooper
Moves to the Big Screen: The novelist, now 64 and living in
France after a life living in Los Angeles, has turned to film for his next
project.
A Lost Octavia
Butler Novel: 'Unfinished Business' examines the
groundbreaking sci-fi writer’s plans for her 'Earthseed' series.
 Top 10 Overall Bestseller List 'The Whistler' by John Grisham is the #1 title on PW's top 10 overall bestseller list. See the full list » »
 'To Die in Spring' by
Ralf Rothmann and translated by Shaun Whiteside "This brilliant novel from German author Rothmann follows Walter Urban and his close friend Friedrich, two adolescent dairy farm workers in northern Germany, during the waning months of World War II." more » »
This Shelf Is Reserved for Diverse Voices Meghan Dietsche Goel
Spotlighting Lee & Low Books and the voices of small
presses.
 Inside CSPAN2's BookTVInside the BookTV studio at CSPAN2 in Washington, D.C., producers for the show work on a segment in which Marji Ross, president and publisher of Regnery Publishing, interviews right-wing author and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. Photo: Alex Green |
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