In the States, S&S is working with Bookshop.org, and in Britain and Ireland, the Books Are My Bag program has Charlie Mackesy’s artwork.
BookExodus: More Big Five Withdrawals, and BISG Opens a COVID-19 Survey
BISG surveys the impact on publishing of the COVID-19 emergency, and Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins withdraw from BookExpo.
Former Rights Director Marcella Berger Remembered by Simon & Schuster
For 35 years with Simon & Schuster, Marcella Berger had retired from the company in 2011.
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.
Our New Spring Magazine Is Out: Publishing in Times of Crisis
As coronavirus spreads, book publishing can focus on its own setbacks. Or it can ask how to put its best creativity into the hands of a world that needs it.
Coronavirus: PRH IT Works to Maximize Telecommuting Capability; Cannes Looks at Downsizing
Following the cancellation of the 57th annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, we see other world events struggling with their own paths forward–including now France’s Cannes Film Festival.
Coronavirus: ReedPop Postpones ‘Emerald City’; S&S Exits Bologna; Abu Dhabi Postpones; SXSW Cancels
Organizers of many events are struggling with cancellations, postponements, and exhibitor and attendee losses, as the COVID-19 outbreak widens.
Reidy to Staff: ViacomCBS Is Looking to Sell Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster’s chief Carolyn Reidy tells the staff in a memo that its parent company, ViacomCBS, will be exploring potential sales of the Big Five publishing house.
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.