Book Sales and Library Lending Way Up in 2020
Publishing’s most extraordinary performance this year may indicate that retail sales and library lending are complementary.
Day: January 20, 2021
There’s now such a thing as a podcast agent
Joy Fowlkes has joined The Gernert Company’s Los Angeles office as a podcast agent, representing authors and their work in the podcast space
Isabel Kaufman joins Fox Literary
Kaufman was previously an intern with Fox Literary in 2012. She then worked for several years as a freelance writer and editor
Tasneem Motala joins The Rights Factory
In addition to agenting, Motala runs an #ownvoices literary zine. She is building a list of character-driven middle-grade and YA fiction by BIPOC authors.
A new Canadian literary agency
5 Otter Literary is a Toronto-based agency representing authors and illustrators across a wide range of literary and commercial fiction, non-fiction, and children’s literature
Anchor Books will start publishing hardcovers
Part of the Random House Publishing Group, Anchor is known for its paperback line. Starting in spring 2022, it will begin publishing hardcovers
Embla Books launches in the UK
An imprint of Bonnier Books UK, Embla is a digital-first imprint that will publish commercial genre fiction. It’s being led by an editor.
Cipher Press open to submissions from queer writers
Cipher launched in 2020 and champions LGBTQI+ writers in the UK and beyond. They accept adult fiction and creative nonfiction.
Black Bee Books now open for submissions
The Wales-based publisher accepts fiction and nonfiction for adults as well as YA. Their books have some kind of link to Wales.
Harlequin expands into middle-grade publishing
Harlequin’s Inkyard Press, a YA imprint, is now releasing middle-grade titles, starting in 2022. They will focus on “action-packed, thoughtful books with ongoing series