6 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ■ SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
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ShelfTalker
A bookseller offers some tips to
help her fellows better communi-
cate with authors.
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More to Come
The More to Come crew dig into
Marvel’s efforts to remove politi-
cal and historical references fromThe Week in Publishing
In a message sent to library
customers, Tom Mercer, senior v-p
of digital products for Bibliotheca,
charged that it is “highly probable”
that Amazon is using
its data to suggest to
authors and agents
that libraries are bad
for their retail sales.Arcadia Publishing has acquired Wildsam,
publisher of the Wildsam Field Guides series. With the
purchase, Wildsam will expand its editorial team and
increase the number of titles to be published in 2020.The newly expanded Christian Product
Expo attracted nearly 800 participants to
its Aug. 25–27 show in Murfreesboro,
Tenn. CPE was expanded this year to
replace the annual trade show of the
Association of Christian Booksellers, which
folded after its 2018 event.Baen Books has partnered with audiobook com-
pany RBmedia for an audiobook program. Under
the agreement, the two companies will publish
more than 170 audiobooks over the next three
years, featuring Baen’s science fiction and fantasy titles.©^ alexandravalentip h otoby^
e m m aw e n n e rTrade sales rose 3.8% in the
first half of 2019 over the compa-
rable period in 2018, according to
the AAP’s StatShot program. Within
the segment, sales of adult books
rose 1.4%, while sales of children’s/
YA books increased 7.4%. Sales at
religious presses, which AAP puts
in the trade segment, rose 11.4%.Online & On-Air its comics and other publications.
publishersweekly.com/retconFeature: Health & Fitness Books
Issue: Nov. 4 Deadline: Sept. 13
Needed: Information on trends in health and
fitness books. Comments on background are
welcome. Pub. dates: November 2019 through
April 2020. New titles only, please; no reprints.
Please email pitches to features@publishers-
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InformationPresident George Slowik Jr.
Executive V-P, Publisher Cevin Bryerman
V-P, Editorial Director Jim Milliot
V-P, General Manager Carl Pritzkat
V-P, Children’s Book Editor Diane Roback
V-P, Executive Editor Jonathan Segura
Associate Publisher Joe Murray
Art Director Clive Chiu
Managing Editor Daniel Berchenko
News Director Rachel Deahl
Senior News Editor Calvin Reid
News and Digital Editor John Maher
Features Editor Carolyn Juris
Deputy Reviews Editor Gabe Habash
Senior Editors Peter Cannon, Mark Rotella
Senior Reviews Editor Rose Fox
Reviews Editors David Adams Everett Jones,
Meg Lemke, Maya C. Popa, Seth Satterlee
Associate Reviews Editor Phoebe Cramer
Children’s Reviews Editor Amanda Bruns
Senior Writer Andrew R. Albanese
Bookselling & International Editor Ed Nawotka
Religion Editor Emma Koonse Wenner
Associate Editor, Children’s Books Emma Kantor
Assistant Editor Drucilla Shultz
Associate Art Director Nicole Cadavid
Copy Editor Robby Ritacco
Director of Marketing Krista Rafanello
Marketing Manager Stacey Gill
Sales Coordinator Deena Ali
Licensing Director Christi Cassidy
Director of Special Editorial Projects Adam Boretz
BookLife Editor Matia Madrona Query
Director of Strategic Development Seth Dellon
Digital Media Manager Michael Morris
Digital Editorial Associate David Varno
Audience Development Coordinator Marian Amo
V-P, Operations Patrick Turner
Business Manager Esther Reid
Director of Operations Ryk Hsieh
Administrative Assistant Kristoff Ramsamujh
Editor at Large Louisa Ermelino
Correspondents:
New England Alex Green 781-405-
Midwest Claire Kirch 218-310-
West Coast Jason Boog 917-577-
Asia Teri Tan ([email protected])
Contributing Editors Leylha Ahuile, Michael Coffey,
Sue Corbett, Sari Feldman, Lynn Garrett, Liz Hartman,
Brian Kenney, Daniel Lefferts, Sally Lodge, Heidi MacDonald,
Shannon Maughan, Marcia Z. Nelson, Diane Patrick,
Karen Raugust, Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Judith Rosen, Wendy Smith,
Sybil Steinberg, Clare Swanson
Production/Manufacturing Publishing Experts
Circulation Next Steps Marketing
Web Engineering Mediapolis
IT Support ACS International
Interns Gilcy Aquino, Rebecca Singh, Sarah Yung
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