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Boudreaux to Head New Imprint at Little, Brown
Lee Boudreaux, current editorial director of HarperCollins' Ecco imprint, has been tapped to head her own imprint at Little, Brown.
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Boston is New Cengage HQ
Cengage Learning, which recently emerged from bankruptcy, announced that its Boston office will now serve as its headquarters.
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Graywolf Has Hit with 'Empathy Exams'
Leslie Jamison’s collection of nonfiction essays about pain, "The Empathy Exams," is hitting a nerve in more ways than one: the April 1 Graywolf Press release is landing on bestseller lists and has gone into a sixth print run.
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Laurence King Publishing Gains Ground In the U.S.
Laurence King Publishing, an art and design house founded in the U.K. in 1991, is gearing up for the debut of This Is, a series of titles about 20th-century artists presented in the style of graphic novels, with illustrations, original art, and text. The first three titles—This Is Dali, This Is Warhol, and This Is Pollock, all written by art historian Catherine Ingram—are set to be released on May 6 and are priced at $14.95. In the fall, books about Chagall, Gauguin, and Bacon will be added to the series.
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PW Talks with 'Flash Boys' Editor Starling Lawrence
The inside scoop on the country's hottest nonfiction title.
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News Briefs: Week of April 7, 2014
Buck out, Anastas in as publisher of Aladdin, Simon Pulse and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Aperture Launches the Photography Workshop Series
Aperture, a photography book and magazine publisher, gallery, and nonprofit photography resource center based in New York City, is launching a series of educational photography titles, and is releasing its first children’s book, "This Equals That," by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin.
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Spanish-language Books News: Spanish Books Spring 2014
New owner for Santillana and more.
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Vonnegut's Advice to the Young Coming to Print
Seven Stories is publishing a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speeches, edited and introduced by Vonnegut's longtime friend, Dan Wakefield.
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Norton Back to Press on 'Flash Boys'
After a much-talked about "60 Minutes" appearance by Michael Lewis, Norton has gone back to press for 50,000 more copies of the author's new book, "Flash Boys."
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Made in Me Launches Me Comics; Adds Disney Titles to Its Offerings
The developer of the Me Books picture book app is in expansion mode.
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News Briefs: Week of March 31, 2014
Green Apple named ‘PW’ Bookstore of The Year; Kravtin takes Rep of the Year Award and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Only the Beginning For PRH
Commenting on the merger of Random House and Penguin, Thomas Rabe, CEO of RH parent company Bertelsmann, wrote in the company’s annual report that the “formation of Penguin Random House is the best possible path to new growth in the book industry—and to new growth for Bertelsmann.”
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William Morrow Finds Sleeper Hit in ‘Orphan Train’
Sixty thousand is the number of copies Christina Baker Kline thought her newest book, "Orphan Train," might sell in her “wildest dreams.” For a midlist author on her fifth novel, it was a lofty number. It turns out, it was also way too low.
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AAP Stands With Pubs for Free Expression in India
In the wake of Wendy Doniger's book recall, the organization issued a statement of "solidarity with publishing colleagues in India" that calls for reform of the Indian penal codes.
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Workman Renews Lease in Hudson Square
The publisher has occupied the NYC office space since 2006 and is now set to remain there through 2026.
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UC Press Heading to Oakland
The University of California Press will be moving from its current location in Berkeley, where the publisher has been for 30 years, to new offices in Oakland.
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With 'Orphan Train,' Author Finds Bestsellerdom Fifth Time Around
Sixty thousand is the number of copies Christina Baker Kline thought her newest book, "Orphan Train," might sell in her "wildest dreams." For a midlist author on her fifth novel, it was a lofty number. It turns out, it was also way too low.
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McClelland & Stewart Creates Poetry Board
McClelland & Stewart has recruited three prominent poets for a board intended to reinvigorate its renowned poetry program.
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New NYC Space for Macmillan Unit
The publisher signed a new long-term lease at One New York Plaza in New York City, bringing together its various businesses into one space.
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