New Fiction Strategy for B&H Publishing

May 6, 2013

B&H Publishing Group Changes Fiction Strategy B&H Publishing Group is "realigning" its fiction strategy, tying novels to its other brands and company initiatives."We are not going to acquire new novels that do not tie to a broader brand or initiative of B&H/Lifeway," said Jennifer Lyell, trade books publisher for B&H. more » BookCourt Seeks Funding for Bookstore/Writer's Retreat Thirty-two-year-old BookCourt in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the latest bookstore to turn to Indiegogo for financing, but in its case to purchase an existing bookstore and turn it into a bookstore retreat in the Catskills, BookCourt North. The store is trying to raise $300,000 to purchase the Bibliobarn property in South Korthright, N.Y., which owners H.L. Wilson and Linda Wilson recently put up for sale, and turn it into what events/development head Zack Zook calls "the ultimate literary destination." The campaign ends on July 1. more » 'Inferno' Heats Up Social Media Dan Brown's Inferno, set to be released May 14 by Doubleday, was the most buzzed-about book on social media in April, according to CoverCake, a company that tracks trending topics on major social media platforms. Inferno and World War Z were the only two titles for which the majority of comments came from men. more » Little, Brown Aims to Expand Edgerton's Reach Little, Brown hopes Clyde Edgerton's Pappadaddy's Book For New Fathers will expand the acclaimed southern fiction author's reach. more » Today's Job The Grolier Club is seeking a Publications Manager. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. PW Event: Trends in Consumer Book-Buying As part of PW's ongiong Breakfast Series, the magazine's co-editorial director Jim Milliot and Bowker's U.S. director of market research, Carl Kulo, will be presenting data from the soon-to-be released 2013 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics & Buying Behaviors Annual Review at an event on Wednesday, May 8. A range of topics will be discussed, such as where people buy books, what types of books they buy, and why they buy certain books. For more information, and to register, click through. more » » THE ROUNDUP Why I Hate Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Kathryn Schulz at Vulture is not a fan of the director's adaptation. The 'Bards of Gridlock': NYC cab drivers produce a series of poems about their jobs 'Sun' Writer Wins Canadian Lit Prize: Shelley Fralic, at the Vancouver Sun, took home the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. Haprer Lee's Suing Her Agent: The author has filed a claim stating that her agent's son-in-law tricked her into signing over the copyright to To Kill a Mockingbird. Amazon's Got An Android Store in China: Amazon has launched and Android app store in China beating, among others, Google to the punch. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air April 29, 2013: Hallie Ephron, Domenica Ruta, Suzanne Palmieri The Literary New England Radio Show at 8 p.m. Monday, April 29, on BlogTalk Radio will feature: Hallie Ephron on There Was an Old Woman (William Morrow, 978-0062117601), Domenica Ruta on With or Without You (Spiegel & Grau, 978-0812993240), Suzanne Palmieri on The Witch of Little Italy (St. Martin's Griffin, 978-1250015518). More information here. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Can You Guess the Authors by Their Nobel Citations? The most blistering test this side of the Badwater Ultramarathon. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey RT Invades Kansas City I just arrived in Kansas City for the RT Booklover's Convention's 30th Anniversary. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt A Great Galley Mailing Every once in awhile, a galley mailing includes really useful things. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY The BookHouse Gets 'Wimpy' The children of the owners of The BookHouse in Marion, Ia., show off a red Volvo driven by sales rep Eric Heidemann of Fujii Associates. The car is part of Abrams's "Wimpy Kid Drives Reading" marketing campaign, which has wrapped seven cars with artwork tied to the first seven books in Jeff Kinney's bestselling series. The campaign, leading up to the release of the eighth Wimpy Kid book in November, encourages those who spot the cars to tweet about it, using the hashtag #readwimpy.	Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

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