In Down 2016, Trade Division Proves a Bright Spot for HMH

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [She Writes University]( [Trade Division Bright Spot in Bad Year for HMH]( Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division rose 0.7% in 2016 over 2015, but revenue for the entire company fell 3% and its net loss jumped. Company executives promised to cut costs in 2017. [more »]( [Armando Correa’s Debut Novel Seized In Cuba]( Despite high praise from American and Cuban participants in this year's U.S. Publishing Mission to the Havana Book Fair, the event was marred by the confiscation of Armando Correa's debut novel, 'The German Girl,' by Cuban authorities. [more »]( [Melville House Partners with Indie Bookseller on Obama Book]( After teaming up with the Harvard Bookstore, Melville House will publish the farewell speeches of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in trade paperback on March 28. [more »]( [Sunmark Publish!ng New Mail]( Check out the new [PW JobZone]( New features include: - Enhanced Listings - Job Alert Emails - Resume Hosting - Streamlined User Interface Plus the same focused job opportunities you've come to expect from [PW JobZone]( JOB MOVES Eliza Swift, formerly associate editor at Alloy Entertainment, is joining Albert Whitman & Company as editor. Alexa Wejko has been promoted to editor at Paper Lantern Lit. Madison Taylor has joined Page Street Publishing as publicity and marketing assistant. Janine Barlow has joined Thomas Dunne Books as editorial assistant. [VIEW ALL »]( [The Essence of Hygge by Brontë Aurell]( [Religion Books Preview: March 2017]( A new nonfiction book from Wm. Paul Young, author of 'The Shack,' a collection of writings by “Colbert chaplain” James Martin, and more are coming from religion and spirituality publishers in March. [more » »]( News Briefs [PW Launches Enhanced PW JobZone]( PW has relaunched its newly enhanced PW JobZone, making publishing’s leading job board better than ever. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [The L.A. Times Book Prize Finalists]( The nominees include some of the most talked about titles of 2016, including Zadie Smith's 'Swing Time' and Rep. John Lewis's 'March: Book Three.' [The Rise of Roxane Gay]( A career decades in the making, Gay's current status as a literary rock star looks more sudden than it is. [Milo's Deal Hurts Right-Wing Publishing]( Why Milo Yiannopoulos’s canceled book deal isn’t a moral win for conservative publishing imprints like Threshold Editions. [Poet Thomas Lux Dies At 70]( Lux, a poet who used spare, direct language to express the absurdities and sorrows of human life, died on Feb. 5 at his home in Atlanta. [Seven Fictional Planets]( Yesterday, NASA announced the discovery of a system of seven Earth-size planets. What if they were these seven planets from literature? [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Mass Market Bestseller List]( 'The Apartment' by Danielle Steel is the #1 title this week on PW's mass market bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present' by Philip Gorski]( "Gorski, a sociologist and religious studies professor at Yale, offers a sweeping and exhilarating review of the history of American political culture." [Read more » »]( SHELFTALKER [A New Kind of Book Is Discovered]( Kenny Brechner The return of Uni the Unicorn delivers some actual magic. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Why They March]( Exactly one month after the largest peaceful demonstration in history, the staff at Abrams celebrated the publication of 'Why I March: Images from the Women’s March Around the World' (Abrams Image) on February 21. All royalties will be donated to nonprofits affiliated with the March. 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