Closing Image: March 2, 2022
According to data from NPD Books, graphic novel sales in 2021 were up 65 percent from 2020.
Day: March 2, 2022
Links of Interest: March 2, 2022
Supply Chain The paper shortage is likely to get worse before it gets better. Yet another article reiterating that the paper situation is bad. Read Michael Seidlinger in Publishers Weekly. Learn how a print book gets made. A series of images and GIFs offers a new level of appreciation for the labor and raw materials that go into … Read more
Findaway Voices Marketplace open for authors
It’s now possible to self-produce audiobooks using Findaway Voices Marketplace.
Ingram launches Reader Insights reports
Ingram now offers downloadable audience profiles to help publishers and authors better understand and identify their target readers.
New agent at WTA Media
Jenaye Merida, formerly a publicist at B&H Publishing, has joined WTA Media as publishing manager and literary agent.
New agent at United Talent Agency
Georgia Bodnar has joined UTA as a literary agent based in New York.
Mindy Kaling launches Mindy’s Book Studio
Mindy’s Book Studio will be housed under Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios.
Zando launches imprint with Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP Lit will leverage “her far-reaching celebrity to connect both emerging and established authors with new and eager readers.”
Here comes Seuss Studios
Random House Children’s Books is launching a line of original early reader books inspired by unpublished Dr. Seuss illustrations.
Television network AMC launches a publishing division
AMC Networks Publishing will release fan-friendly, genre-forward specialty books, comics, and original graphic novels.