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Al Zuckerman, the legendary literary agent who founded Writers House in 1973, has died at 94. Digital distribution company Bookwire is partnering with ElevenLabs to offer AI-powered audiobook production to its client publishers. We talked with Rich Thomas of HarperCollins Children’s Books about the division’s centennial and its roster of influential authors including Margaret Wise Brown, Arnold Lobel, Maurice Sendak, and E.B. White. Author Amy Griffin has been sued by a former classmate alleging that elements of her 2025 memoir The Tell were based on the classmate’s experiences, per the New York Times. Maria Shriver’s Open Field imprint at PRH has set a publication date for actor Eric Dane’s posthumous memoir, People reports. Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to star in Paramount’s forthcoming film adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, per Variety. Vauhini Vara profiled James Patterson for Bloomberg, tracing the arc of his career ahead of his upcoming collaborations with YouTuber MrBeast and actor Viola Davis. And for the Paris Review, Thomas Morton reflects on the life and legacy of Tyrant Books founder Giancarlo DiTrapano.
Launched in 1973, Writers House was one of the first modern literary agencies, modeled on Zuckerman’s belief that agents should be creative and business partners for authors, and now has more than 20 agents, 50 employees, and hundreds of high-profile clients. Zuckerman died on March 5 of natural causes. more »
The companies will collaborate to offer ElevenLabs’ AI-powered audiobook production services to Bookwire’s 3,500 client publishers. The aim of the partnership is to offer conversion for e-books that have no audiobook equivalent. more »
As the division marks its centennial, PW asked Rich Thomas, SVP and executive director of publishing, what distinguishes HarperCollins Children’s Books among the ranks of children’s publishers, and what lies ahead. more »
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BBD president Scott Shannon announced several promotions across the group’s leadership ahead of the departure of Kara Welsh at the end of this month. more »
The publisher’s Poisoned Pen Press imprint will become the thriller author’s new home, with Anna Michels winning U.S., Canada, and nonexclusive open market rights to three frontlist and four backlist titles by Berry, at auction, from Alexandra Machinist at CAA. more »
Michael Flamini netted North American rights to Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It? by Dench (r.), cowritten with Brendan O’Hea (l.), from Sara Scarlett at Penguin Random House UK. Publication is planned for November. more »
Two Rivers inks an agreement with Guinness World Records, Lakeside Book Company signs three new publishers, and more. more »
The American Booksellers Association is urging its members to contact their representatives about HR 7661, as it will dissuade publishers from publishing LGBTQ books. more »
The pastry chef embraces imperfection and plays with the boundaries of food writing in her hybrid cookbook-memoir Will This Make You Happy (Chronicle, out now). more »
The author’s debut novel, New Skin (Little, Brown, May), explores plastic surgery addiction and a complicated mother-daughter relationship. more »
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Job Moves
- Julie Christopher has been promoted to VP of brand strategy at Abrams.
- Cristina Gilbert has been promoted to VP of marketing at Abrams.
- Melanie Chang has been promoted to head of corporate and engagement communications at Abrams.
- Michelle Welsh Horst has been promoted to associate managing editor at Basic Books.
- Jeff Holt has been promoted to senior production editor at Grand Central.
- Kristin Mandaglio has been promoted to senior production editor at Union Square.
- Stacey Sharp has been promoted to senior production editor at Grand Central.
- Syarlin Syafruddin has been promoted to associate production editor at Running Press.
- Leah Gordon has been promoted to senior production editor at Running Press.
- Mike Noon has been promoted to senior production editor at Little, Brown.
Bookstore News
- Black Woman–Owned Bookshop Lands in N.J.: Àbákẹ́ Books & Café has opened in Jersey City.
- California Bookstore Seeks Support: Judging by the Cover in Fresno is accepting GoFundMe donations as it plans to relocate.
- Cafe-Bookshop Comes to Oregon: Read the Room has opened its doors in Sutherlin.
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is #1 on our overall list this week. See the full list »
‘The Foursome’ by Christina Baker Kline“Orphan Train author Kline offers a daring and deeply empathetic tale of the sisters who married conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker.... It’s remarkable.” more »
Picture of the Day
On March 4, author Rebecca Yarros celebrated the grand opening of the new Colorado Springs Barnes & Noble store with a ribbon cutting and special display featuring books from her Empyrean series. The new store welcomed customers that had been lining up as early as 3 a.m. to meet Yarros.
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