March 28, 2013
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| Books-A-Million Posts a 2012 Profit Books-A-Million's bet on taking over a host of former Borders stores in late 2011 paid off in 2012 as the chain reported net income of $2.5 million for the year ended February 2, 2013 compared to a loss of $2.8 million in the prior year. Sales rose 7.5%, to $503.8 million, despite a 3.6% decline in comparable store sales. more »   Bologna 2013: An Emphasis on Middle-Grade and Realistic Fiction Despite cold, rainy weather and scheduling that rubbed up against Passover and Easter, attendees at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair reported that foot traffic was heavy, moods were optimistic, and business was getting done. Agents, publishers, and rights managers alike reported increased interest in middle-grade fiction. "People want lightly illustrated middle-grade or standalone contemporary," said agent Ginger Clark. "They're skeptical of trilogies. I haven't heard a specific genre that people want, except contemporary YA – that's refreshing." more »  ALA officials said they were happy that Penguin had decided to ease its restrictions, but in a post on the ALA's e-content blog yesterday, ALA's Larra Clark kept the change in perspective. "[It's] the tip of the iceberg for the change we might see as a result of the merger of Penguin and Random House," she noted. more »  Herman to Head Up Peanuts Publishing Craig Herman joined Peanuts Worldwide on March 18 as executive director of publishing. He will be responsible for all editorial content for the Peanuts brand around the world, including physical books, e-books, apps, and other digital formats. He was most recently at Running Press, which has published Peanuts storybooks since 2007. more »
 Marvel, Warren Ellis Team To Launch Line of Original Graphic Novels While Marvel Comics has been notably absent from the field of original graphic novels in recent years, they have jumped back in with a bang, announcing Avengers: Endless Wartime by Warren Ellis and Mike McKone for release in October. more » » Reviews director Louisa Ermelino has been promoted to the position of vice president at Publishers Weekly. She has been at PW since 2005 and will continue in her role as reviews director and take on additional responsibilities as a member of the magazine's executive committee. more » » Dr. Mike Miller, president of NavPress since 2007, has decided to step down from that role on May 31. more » » Dave Bolen has joined Highlights Press as director of sales. Mary Cogan has joined the Highlights book group in the newly created position of senior editor, Highlights Press. Sarah Zhang has joined Boyds Mills Press as assistant editor. Tessia Bekelja and Brittany Ryan have joined Highlights as editorial interns in the Book Publishing Group. Candice Chaplin has been named imprint sales director at Crown. Jacqueline Lebow has been appointed imprint sales director for publishing brands including RH Audio, Fodor's Travel, Living Language, Princeton Review, and Prima Games. more » »
Authors Who Loved Film Versions: Anne Rice: "Tom Cruise was Lestat for me." Amazon's Porn Problem: Adult books come up in searches for "teen books for girls." Writing a Book Isn't Supposed to be Fun: "I'm enjoying writing this column, but the grander endeavor of a whole volume does, alas, require more sweat and worry." Faulkner Auction: For collectors Faulkner's 1949 medal, his Nobel diploma and an early handwritten draft of the speech he made when accepting the award are likely to be the most sought-after items at the sale. Sotheby's estimates they alone will fetch his family between $500,000 and $1 million. Blind Dates with Books?: The problem is not one of finding books, it is one of discrimination, of deciding which books are worth reading, and it's a problem is compounded by the vast choice on offer. 
 Authors on the Air March 28, 2013: Aleksandar Hemon, Lisa Lillien Aleksandar Hemon will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for PW Pick The Book of My Lives (FSG, 978-0374115739). After the segment airs, listen here. Lisa Lillien will be on Marie for Hungry Girl to the Max (St. Martin's Griffin, 0312676786). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash What Did We Learn from Our Great American Novel Poll? Aside from someone voting for "the constitution." more » Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club See what the WW Ladies are reading this week. more » Elizabeth Bluemle The Stars So Far (Through March 2013) Our round-up for starred reviews for 2013 children's and YA books. more » Rose Fox Endings and Beginnings Genreville is now part of PWxyz. more »
 Percy Meets BooksellersLast week, Benjamin Percy, author of the upcoming Red Moon, met with Minneapolis-St.Paul area booksellers. Percy is third from the left. |    
AudiobooksNow Adds 2,000 Harper Audio Titles AudiobooksNow has added over 2,200 Harper Audio titles to its audiobook download and streaming service. Titles are in genres including fiction, fantasy, political science, business, and biography. AudiobooksNow currently offers over 12,000 digital audiobook titles. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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