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Warsan Shire’s Sales Spike After 'Lemonade' Shoutout
The Somali-British poet’s sales have risen by almost 800% since her work was featured in Beyoncé’s visual album on HBO.
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News Briefs: Week of May 16, 2016
Sales down, profits up at HBG.
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Hachette and Kadokawa Partner on Manga and Graphic Novels
We take a look inside the manga and graphic novel imprint Yen Press, a partnership between Hachette and Kadokawa.
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Human Rights Watcher: PW Talks with Former Random House President Robert Bernstein
Distinguished former Random House President talks to PW about his new memoir 'Speaking Freely' and his work founding Human Rights Watch.
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HC Starts Bookstore Development Program
Beginning July 1, HarperCollins will provide extra discounts to indie booksellers who are opening new stores or adding new locations.
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Milkweed Editions to Open Indie Bookstore
Milkweed Editions will open a bookstore in the Open Book building complex dedicated to the literary arts in downtown Minneapolis in late June.
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FSG Names McDonald Head of Experimental Imprint
Sean McDonald has been appointed publisher of MCD/FSG, a new imprint that the company said will explore ways FSG can expand upon how, and what, it publishes.
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News Briefs: Week of May 9, 2016
Abrams rebrands.
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Atria Finds a Scandinavian Star
After the success of Fredrik Backman’s 'A Man Called Ove,' which was released in English in July 2014 and hit bestseller lists earlier this year, Atria has two follow-ups from the Swedish author.
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Cartoonist R. Crumb Returns with 'Art and Beauty' in July
The publishing operation of New York's David Zwirner Gallery will publish the entire run of R. Crumb's 'Art and Beauty' magazines in a hardcover edition.
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Don Linn Out at Chicago Distribution Center
Linn, who was director of the Chicago Distribution Center, has left the organization. The CDC, a division of the University of Chicago Press, provides warehousing and fulfillment services for approximately 100 presses. A search for a new director is underway.
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'Wired' Culture Launches a Book Club
The editors of the publication’s culture section have selected N.K. Jemisin’s 'The Fifth Season' as the first title to be read in the new group, which will focus on works of science fiction and fantasy.
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Counterpoint, OR Books Partner on New Fall List
The two publishers, based in San Francisco and New York respectively, have launched a co-published list for fall featuring titles by Walter Mosley and Julian Assange.
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Shambhala Publications Acquires Rodmell Press
Following its move to Boulder, Colo., last fall, Shambhala has begun to expand. The press announced that it will acquire 28-year-old Berkeley-based press, which publishes books on yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and aikido.
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Abrams Dropping Stewart, Tabori & Chang Name
Beginning with this fall’s list Abrams will phase out the name of its Stewart, Tabori & Chang imprint and publish all titles under the Abrams banner.
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Booktrope To Shut Down Operations
The startup book publishing platform is shutting down after failing to attract consumers and generate revenue.
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News Briefs: Week of May 2, 2016
Amazon post $1 billion profit and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Classic George Plimpton Titles Reissued, Go Digital For First Time
Little, Brown's reissue of seven classic George Plimpton sports titles sees them appear in digital format for the first time.
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The Adult Coloring Book Boom Continues
Publishers are experimenting with new forms and formats in the lucrative adult coloring books market.
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Crown Rolls Out Synergistic Push for 'Little Paris Bookshop'
To promote the new paperback edition of Nina George's novel, the PRH division has rolled out a comprehensive promotional initiative spanning multiple house imprints and verticals.