January 11, 2013
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| Von Mehren Leaving in Reorg of RHPG Trade Paperbacks As publishers continue to tinker with the publishing cycle of books in the digital age, the Random House Publishing Group has decided to decentralize the publication of its trade paperbacks, leaving their release to the original publishing team. As a result, Jane von Mehren, senior v-p, publisher, trade paperbacks, is leaving the company. more »  In the first week of 2013, four books debuted in the top 20 bestsellers, according to Nielsen BookScan. The top debut was Dean Koontz's Odd Interlude, which sold 21,000 copies, good enough to place it #5 overall, behind only The Third Wheel, Proof of Heaven, Fifty Shades of Grey, and Big Sky River by Linda Miller. more »  The Hachette Book Group has completed the restructuring of its sales operation that began last October, appointing David Epstein as v-p of sales, young readers. Epstein is moving to HBG with more than 25 years of experience in book sales, most recently as director of national accounts for Disney. He will report to Chris Murphy, senior v-p of retail sales. more » The American Booksellers Association is starting off the new year in their new offices on a high note with strong sales for indies, according to CEO Oren Teicher. In a letter to membership in this week's Bookselling This Week, he noted that sales for independents were up almost 8%, based on unit sales for 500 stores reporting to the Indie Bestseller List. The bookseller organization also announced that the bookseller hotel is back at BEA and is readying the Spring Forums, which start in March. more »  Review: 'Going Clear' by Lawrence Wright Lawrence Wright's controversial investigation of Scientology has been canceled in the U.K., but it comes out next week in the U.S. Click through to read our full review Going Clear. more »
National Latino Book Club Titles Selected Launching its sixth year of promoting Latina and Latino authors, the national organization Las Comadres Para Las Americas has released the first three selections of the 2013 "Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club." more » »  Nate the Great Titles to Be Released as E-books Random House is launching an e-book program timed to the 40th anniversary of the launch of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's Nate the Great mystery series. Five books, including the first in the series, will be released on January 30; by the end of 2013, all 26 titles – most of which were illustrated by Marc Simont – will be available in e-format. more » »  Virtual Visits How big are "virtual" author visits to schools? So big that the headmistress of children's book sales, J.K. Rowling herself, recently appeared (via a live webcast) from Edinburgh, Scotland, into classrooms with 1.2 million students and teachers. more » » In 2012, we lost many cherished authors and publishing professionals who helped to carry our changing industry into the 21st century. Here we honor the lives of these individuals and the many, many gifts they left behind. more » » The restructuring of its major adult publishing groups has prompted Simon & Schuster to realign some of the imprint responsibilities among the subsidiary rights directors and their departments. Effective immediately: Lance Fitzgerald, v-p and director of subsidiary rights will have responsibility for Simon & Schuster, Free Press and Threshold. Paul O'Halloran, v-p, director of sub rights will continue to represent Scribner and will now take on responsibility for Touchstone and Gallery/Pocket. Lisa Keim, v-p and director of subs rights will maintain responsibility for Atria while adding Howard Books. more » » Cassie Jones has been promoted to v-p, executive editor and editorial director for William Morrow Cookbooks. She started at HarperCollins in 1999 and has been with William Morrow for nearly seven years. Agustina Casal has been promoted to the newly created position of director, Constellation global marketing & communications. She joined Perseus in 2007. Literary agent Kate Johnson has been promoted to vice president at Georges Borchardt, Inc. Adam Eaglin has joined Elyse Cheney LIterary Associates as an agent, representing serious nonfiction and literary fiction. He was previously an agent at The Wylie Agency. more » »
5 Surprises About Self-Publishing: Including: "I understand now why my covers always felt like a compromise." Obituary: Evan Connell: Evan S. Connell, a versatile writer praised for his spare portrayal of the frost and repression within a fictional upper-class Midwestern family as well as for his account of the very real and bloody battle that was Custer's Last Stand, was found dead early Thursday in an assisted-living facility in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 88. 5 Social Media Predictions for 2013: Including: brands will be forced to measure ROI. The 50 Shades Biography That Wasn't: A tiny Yorkshire publishing house made waves when it announced plans to print a 'biography' of Christian Grey. Then came the scary threats from some bigshot lawyers. A Literary Tour of Historical Y.A.: From Ancient Egypt to the 80s.
 Authors on the Air January 11, 2013: Robert Lustig, Paul Levy Robert Lustig will be on NPR's "Science Friday" for his book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594631009). Paul Levy will be on "The Jeff Rense Program" at 7 pm PST for Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil (North Atlantic Books, 978-1583945483). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Can You Guess These Classic Books From Their Phantom Covers (Round 4)? The fun, nifty game for book lovers returns! more » Barbara Vey Harlequin on The Bachelor Shelf Awareness just sent me this and I love it. Even though I don’t watch The Bachelor (I mean, really, just how many of these people stay together and how much crying can you take in an hour?), I love that Harlequin is involved. To me, The Bachelor is a fantasy happily ever after as [...] more » Elizabeth Bluemle Great Comments – Bring ‘Em On! Books we love passionately but have stopped recommending to customers? Add your thoughts to the discussion. more » Rose Fox Books I Loved in 2012 Fun, deep, tasty SF/F and YA published in 2012. more » Adam Boretz Now Playing: Death of a Cozy Writer A cozy listen for the long winter. more »
 The Indiespensable Subscription ClubLisa O'Donnell, author of the new debut novel The Death of Bees (Harper), is seated here at Powell's warehouse in Portland, Ore. amongst signed copies of her book which Powell's chose for their Indiespensable subscription club. |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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