HC Plans Digital Original Mystery Line

April 30, 2013

HarperCollins Plans Digital Original Mystery Line, Witness Two years after HarperCollins' Avon Books imprint launched the digital romance imprint Impulse, its William Morrow imprint announced plans for Witness, a "digital-original" mystery, suspense and thriller line. Witness will be overseen by Morrow executive editor Dan Mallory who noted that books for the line will consist of new titles, international bestsellers, and newly digitized backlist classics. more » Artists Alley is the Winner at C2E2 Although crowds came out in force for this year's C2E2, they had a better time than the publishers who attended. Attendance was up significantly—53,000 compared to last year's 40,000—but most attendees were not in a buying mood. Business was better, however, in the show's Artists Alley. more » Cairns Joins Publishing Technology Digital publishing veteran Michael Cairns has been named chief operating officer for Publishing Technology. Cairns replaces Louise Russell and in his new role will assume commercial responsibility for PT's Online business unit. Cairns, who will be based in PT's New Jersey office, has served as a consultant to publishers on technology and strategy as well as serving as president of Bowker. more » Patti Davis to Self-Publish New Lesbian-themed Novel Patti Davis, author, actress and the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, self-published her new novel, Till Human Voices Wake Us, in March via Amazon's KDP service and the book has been picked up by Amazon's CreateSpace imprint and is being re-published in paperback today. more » African American Book Sites Launch Quarterly Bestseller List Three Web sites focused on books by and about African-Americans—AALBC.com, Cushcity.com, and Mosaicbooks.com—have launched the Power List, a national bestseller list focused on books read by African-Americans. more » Today's Job Pacific Gateway Concessions is seeking a Bookseller. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. News Corp. Vote Set for June 11 HarperCollins parent company News Corp. has set June 11 as the day for shareholders to vote on the proposal to split the media conglomerate into two separate companies. If approved, which is expected, HC would become part of the company that includes News' newspapers and education division. more » » Distribution: Random House and Quirk Renew Random House Publisher Services has announced a multi-year extension of its sales and distribution partnership with Quirk Books, which began in January 2011. more » » Job Moves: April 30, 2013 Amber Morley has joined Chronicle Books as marketing coordinator, children's. Dana Trombley has been promoted to senior manager, digital marketing at HarperCollins. more » » THE ROUNDUP NYTBR's Retirement Plan: Guardian: The Book Review was once American literary culture's holy of holies, but neither books nor criticism count for much any more. Poets' Second Jobs: From dissections to depositions. Soderbergh Writing Novella: On Twitter. HC's Cuomo Book: HarperCollins is backing away from plans to publish a biography of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo by one of New York's best-known political journalists, and instead has agreed to publish a memoir by the governor. Half Price Books Closes in Irving: "There was a spike in sales after the two Barnes & Noble stores closed, but not enough to make a big difference," Thomas said. "The demographics aren't there for book sellers," VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air April 30, 2013: Lindy Boone Michaelis, Lidia Bastianich Lindy Boone Michaelis, author of the upcoming memoir Heaven Hears (Tyndale House, 9781414383248), is scheduled to appear on NBC's Today Show on Wednesday, May 1. Lidia Bastianich will be on The Joan Hamburg Show for Lidia's Family Kitchen: Nonna's Birthday Surprise (Running Press Kids, 9780762446551). more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley The New Ones: The Only Horizon Is Before Us A new generation of authors and programmers around the world are reaching for new tools to further digital reading and e-books. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Luncheon This past weekend was the culmination of all my dreams, the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Luncheon with James Rollins as the keynote speaker. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt Catch and Release A young child teaches a bookseller how to catch a bug. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY NES Winners The winning authors at last week's New England Society Book Awards Luncheon. From left to right: NES President Anne Hall Elser, Aaron Ellison, Elizabeth Farnsworth, B.A. Shapiro, John Barry, Susan Danly, Libby Bischof and Book Awards Committee Chair Caroline A. Camougis. Photo Credit: Annie Watt	Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. OF NOTE Plutarch Biography Award Held May 18 For the first time ever, biographers will determine the best biography of the year when they bestow the Plutarch Award at BIO's annual Compleat Biographer Conference in New York City on May 18. Click through for nominees. more »

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