Welbeck Publishing Group reactivates the André Deutsch line as an imprint under the direction of former Orion publisher Malcolm Edwards.
Industry Notes: UK Postcode Lottery Helps Book Aid; F+W Fine Arts Sold to Peak Media
Lottery funds in the UK have generated more than £1.85 million for Book Aid International, and F+W Media’s assets in arts and crafts go to Peak Media.
Liber Honors Mexico’s Juan Villoro; Sisters in Crime Awards Jessica Martinez
The Liber 2019 Awards in October will honor Mexico’s Juan Villoro, and the US-based Sisters in Crime names a new Taylor Bland prize winner.
Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US Rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey
An Atlantic crossing for Joseph O’Connor’s ‘Shadowplay’ from Europa Editions, and a boomerang career move for publishing director Clare Hey in London.
HarperCollins Italia Names Rizzo to Lead Children’s; Mondadori-Reworld Deal Closes
ormerly with Terre di mezzo and Mondadori, Giulia Rizzo moves to Harper Italia’s children’s division, credited with a ‘fresh look and open mind.’
Penguin Random House and Kellogg’s Renew ‘Feeding Reading’ Promotion
Having distributed more than 400,000 children’s books last year, the PRH-Kellogg’s partnership, Feeding Reading, is back this year with 125 titles on offer.
Industry Notes: BISG Seats New Board; UK’s Exact Editions Digitizes Turkish Magazine
BISG opens its new fiscal year and seats a board this week, as London’s Exact Editions announces its digitization of ‘Cornucopia.’
Industry Notes: PRH Completes F+W Media Buy, MIT Reports Boost in Journals
The list of more than 2,000 nonfiction titles from F+W Media now is part of Penguin Publishing Group, as MIT Press touts jumps in 2018 impact factors.
Industry Notes: Chronicle Books, in Its UK Partnership, Names Inez Munsch as MD
As the march toward Brexit continues, a distribution company in the UK created by two US publishers, Abrams & Chronicle Books, announces new leadership.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008.