To make the company ‘ more representative of the world around us,’ CEO John Sargent writes, Macmillan USA is establishing a new management committee.
More Coronavirus Industry Resource Lists: International Home Education
Today’s COVID-19 reference comes from one of the industry’s most internationalized corporations, Copyright Clearance Center: home education.
Coronavirus: Macmillan and PRH Ease Library Digital Book Availability
Macmillan CEO John Sargent reverses his controversial stance on library ebooks, and Penguin Random House announces a discounted digital books amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus and Publishing’s Workforce: Early Shifts to Remote Operations
The books business is beginning its largest test of remote staffing, as publishers shift from urging to ordering employees to stay home amid the outbreak.
Coronavirus: Madrid Fair Moves to October; BISG Postpones; Macmillan Works at Home
Our roundup today includes international book business event information from New Zealand, Colombia, Spain, Tunisia, and the United States.
Report: Simon & Schuster’s Date for John Bolton’s Book Is Now in May
The publication date moves to May for the controversial White House memoir of Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton.
Women Newly Named to Executive Positions in Germany and the States
Leadership at Holtzbrinck’s Rowohlt in Germany goes to Nicola Bartels as PRH USA’s Madeline McIntosh names Maya Mavjee and Reagan Arthur at Knopf.
On Both Sides of the Political Divide, Books Are Soaring
As the Senate opens the trial of the impeached Donald Trump, American political nonfiction rises on the updraft of media coverage.
Industry Notes: Amy Einhorn Joins Macmillan Henry Holt; Norway Celebrates in NYC
The publisher of Flatiron Books now leads Macmillan’s Henry Holt. And New York’s Scandinavia House hosts a reception for Frankfurt Guest of Honor Norway.
Michael Wolff’s ‘Siege’ Releases June 4, Sequel to Trump Exposé ‘Fire and Fury’
Described by Macmillan’s Henry Holt as depicting ‘a president who is increasingly volatile,’ the new book covers Donald Trump’s second year in office.