Greystone Books Gets Canadian Buyer

February 1, 2013

Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books With an assist from Perseus Books Group, Heritage House Publishing has acquired the Greystone Books imprint from D&M Publishers, which filed for bankruptcy last year. Perseus's PGW unit will continue to distribute Greystone titles in the U.S. and will extend its distribution to include all territories around the world except Canada where HarperCollins Canada will remain Greystone's distributor. more » Templar Publishing Buys Piccadilly Press In a notable children's deal in the U.K., Piccadilly Press, the children's book publisher founded by Brenda Gardner 29 years ago, has been acquired by Templar Publishing, the children's publisher owned by Bonnier Publishing Ltd. Piccadilly Press will continue to publish under its own imprint and Gardner will remain publisher, reporting to managing director Mike McGrath. It will, however, use the creative, sales and administrative resources of Templar Publishing and the wider Bonnier Publishing Group. more » Digital Comics Are Getting Cheaper Digital comics are in a transitional period as they enter the traditional world of e-books, with wider availability but total inconsistency in pricing. more » Alvin Lu Leaves Viz Media In an unexpected development, it has been reported by the pop culture news site ICv2.com that Alvin Lu, Viz Media executive v-p of publishing, has left the company. more » Bertelsmann May Reduce RTL Holdings Bertelsmann has announced it is considering reducing its 93% stake in broadcaster RTL Group, though it will continue to hold a stake of about 75%. Any funds generated by the sale of shares in RTL will be "used to implement the Bertelsmann corporate strategy with its four key strategic objectives strengthening the core business, digital transformation, expansion of growth platforms and entering growth regions," chairman Thomas Rabe said. more » Today's Job IBPA is seeking an Executive Director. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. Crafting Publisher Introduces Tween Imprint C&T Publishing, a three-decade-old stalwart in quilting books, is carving new terrain with the spring launch of FunStitch Studio, a new imprint which aims to entice 8- to 14-year-olds to trade in their personal technology gizmos for some fabric, thread, and a sewing machine. The imprint, which will offer six new titles a year beginning in March, is the Northern California-based publisher's first foray into children's books. more » » Worlds Collide in New Rick Riordan Short Story What if Percy Jackson and Carter Kane – the stars of Rick Riordan's bestselling mythology-inspired series – Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and The Kane Chronicles – met each other? That's the question Riordan has now answered in a new short story called "The Son of Sobek." The never-before-published story will appear as a bonus in the paperback edition of The Kane Chronicles, Book Three: The Serpent's Shadow, which is due out May 7, 2013. more » » Obituary: Carolyn Forsman Carolyn Forsman, former librarian and advocate for free speech, died January 19 at the age of 69. According to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, she raised more than $150,000 for free expression groups, mainly through designing jewelry and creating pieces that celebrated the freedom to read, including her well-known "I Read Banned Books" bracelet. more » » Job Moves: February 1, 2013 At Random House, Kaela Myers, Sam Nicholson, and Anna Pitoniak have been promoted to the position of associate editor. At Kensington, Peter Senftleben has been promoted to associate editor and Vida Engstrand has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Julia O'Halloran has joined DK Publishing as publicist. She was formerly at the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins. more » » THE ROUNDUP Fact-Checking Stephen King: Is his claim about firearm violence true? Left Hand Books Closes After 34 Years: Left Hand Book Collective, a volunteer-run and explicitly socialist Pearl Street staple, announced it will shut down April 15. Prescription Books?: 'Mood boosting' poetry and novels to be recommended by GPs. 'Downton' Star Does Lit Magazine: Dan Stevens is editing the newest issue of The Junket. "Bookstores Aren't Dead": Says Ann Patchett. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air February 1, 2013: Gina Keating, Christina Steinorth Gina Keating, author of Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs (Portfolio, 978-1591844785), was on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here. Christina Steinorth author of Cue Cards for Life: Thoughtful Tips for Better Relationships (Hunter House, 978-0897936163) will be a guest on "InterViews & Interactions" with Linda A. Strasburg.  KTKK Radio Salt Lake City, February 2 , at 5:30 p.m MT. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash The 10 Most Notorious Parts of Famous Books The most controversial and challenging passages from great books. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club The WW ladies on some great books to read this winter. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt When a Cover Can Ruin a Book I know I've ranted about my utter distaste of covers with photographs of real people, especially teenagers on them, but a friend shared a cover with me that made me gasp. more » Genreville Rose Fox Link Roundup The World SF Travel Fund, nominating for the Hugos, and more. more » ListenUp Adam Boretz Behind the Audio: Truth In Advertising Robert Petkoff talks about recording John Kenney's novel. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Harrison at Murder by the Book On her Ever After tour, Kim Harrison (center) poses with two readers at a stop in Houston's Murder by the Book. The fans, Camie Brasher (left) and Cheryl Poirrier (right) brought scrapbook pages based on Harrison's books.	Of Note HC Christian and Espresso Book Machine Agree HarperCollins Christian Publishing, comprised of both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan, has joined On Demand Books' Espresso Book Machine (EBM) program, making its titles available through EBM's "digital-to-print at retail" sales channel. more » Podcast: For E-Books To Lend, A Library Goes To Authors The Super Bowl it's not – librarians and publishers clashing over e-book lending policies may never attract million-dollar advertising packages or superstar singing acts. But at the American Libraries Association midwinter meeting this week in Seattle, the contest proved a riveting one. Listen here. more »

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