2021 Year In Review
The brightest sparks of the year.
Day: December 22, 2021
Closing Image: December 22, 2021
Print book sales are up 10 percent over 2020 according to NPD BookScan, although that figure is expected to soften somewhat by end of year.
Links of Interest: December 22, 2021
News Movie tie-ins negatively affected by COVID. Hollywood loves building on existing IP, and publishers benefit in the form of book sales. But the pandemic has shifted release dates and affected distribution strategies. Read Karen Raugust at Publishers Weekly. Hudson’s not doing so bad. The travel bookstore often found in airports speaks with Publishers Weekly about sales trends.  … Read more
New imprints and agents announced in 2021
We’ve rounded up every agent and publisher announcement mentioned in Hot Sheet during 2021 and categorized them for browsing.
Zando launches a new imprint: Get Lifted Books
Get Lifted Film Co., led by John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, will partner with still quite new publisher Zando to create an imprint that “will leverage their significant reach to identify, develop, and promote new voices and storytellers.”
Bonnier Books UK launches Heligo Books
Heligo Books will publish business books starting in 2022, with titles already acquired from Jewel Burks Solomon, Rupal Patel, and Simon Lancaster
Berkley accepting unagented submissions
An imprint of Penguin Random House, Berkley has an open reading period now through Jan. 9, 2022.
Patrick Rothfuss launches Underthing Press
Grim Oak Press, a small press, has partnered with Patrick Rothfuss to create a new imprint, Underthing Press. The first project will be Digger: The Complete Collection by Ursula Vernon.
What’s in Store for 2022?
In the first issue of the year, I’ll offer my take on what’s ahead for publishing in 2022. Do you have your own predictions?
Most-Clicked Links of the Year 2021
Stories, which all appeared in Links of Interest, received the most clicks by a wide margin. What you couldn’t resist reading more about in 2021