PRH Announces Obamas' Imprint, Editors; Murray Details HC's Int'l Growth

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [The BookLife Prize - Enter Now]( [Obamas' Books to Be Published By Crown]( Less than a week after it was announced that Penguin Random House had acquired books by former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama for a rumored $65 million, Crown Publishing Group has been named as the PRH unit that will release the titles in the U.S. and Canada. [more »]( [At Media Conference, Murray Details HC's International Growth]( At Deutsche Bank’s 25th Annual Media & Telecom conference, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray told investors that he expects foreign language market sales to account for 10% of the publisher's revenue this year. That figure is up significantly from 2014, when this segment accounted for less than 1% of revenue. [more »]( [Viking to Publish Le Carre’s New George Smiley Novel in September]( 'A Legacy of Spies,' the first novel in 25 years to feature le Carré's most popular character, George Smiley, will be released on September 5. [more »]( [Spectrum | Celebrating 25 Years of Having Their Backs]( 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 Tim Cheng has been named to the newly created position of digital marketing manager for education at Penguin Random House. Martha Bucci has been named executive director of chain sales & Little, Brown sales liaison at Hachette Book Group. Elizabeth Ward, formerly associate director of teen brand marketing at HarperCollins, has joined Random House Children’s Books as associate director of digital content strategy. Emily Ritter has been promoted to marketing manager at Bloomsbury Children's. Mary Kate Castellani has been promoted to executive editor at Bloomsbury Children's. Hali Baumstein has been promoted to associate editor at Bloomsbury Children's. Nick Sweeney has joined Bloomsbury Children's as assistant production editor. Bailey Donoghue has been promoted to publicist at Twelve. Stephanie Sirabian has been promoted to associate director of advertising at Grand Central Publishing. Amanda Pritzker has been promoted to associate director and marketing and brand director for Nicholas Sparks at Grand Central Publishing. [VIEW ALL »]( [Print Sales Down at Wiley in Q3]( Sales of higher education textbooks fell 27% at John Wiley in the third quarter ended January 31, compared to the third period of fiscal 2016. Sales of STM and professional books fell 12%. [more » »]( [Friedman Steps Down as Chair, Executive Publisher of Open Road]( Jane Friedman, the former CEO of HarperCollins who cofounded Open Road Integrated Media in 2009, has stepped down as chairman and executive publisher of the company. [more » »]( [Hachette U.K. Acquires Bookouture]( Bookouture, the U.K.-based digital publishing company that had a number of titles hit high on Amazon's Kindle e-books bestselller list in 2016, has been acquired by Hachette U.K. [more » »]( [Bookstore News: March 7, 2017]( A Michigan indie takes on Facebook; Cleveland booksellers honor Women's History Month; three booksellers win book fair scholarships; and more. [more » »]( News Briefs [Baumgardner to Step Down At Feminist Press]( Jennifer Baumgardner, executive director and publisher of Feminist Press, will leave the company on May 31. The press is seeking to fill the position. [more » »]( [Google Play Turns Five, Names Five Top E-books]( To celebrate its fifth birthday, Google Play offers U.S. customers a $5 credit on any book over $5 in the Play Store. [more » »]( [Franklin & Siegal to Scout for AdN, Egmont Bulgaria]( Franklin & Siegal Associates have been appointed U.S. scout for Alianza de Novelas and Egmont Bulgaria. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Nancy Willard Dies At 80]( The prolific author, whose 70 books of poems and fiction enchanted children and adults alike, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Poughkeepsie. [Reading Jane Austen's Final Novel]( Two hundred years after its author’s death, 'Sanditon' remains a robust, unsparing portrait of human foolishness. [Are You An Echo? Or a Poet?]( The remarkable story of the forgotten young woman who became Japan's most beloved children's poet. [Planned Parenthood On Pluto]( Feminist sci-fi writers, including Hugo Award winners, dream up a better future for women and reproductive health. [Black Author, White Gaze]( "What happens to the writerly imagination of a black author who is at some level always conscious of representing one's race? [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List]( 'The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts' by Nintendo is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW Daily Review of the Day ['Dadland' by Keggie Carew]( "A woman revisits her faltering father’s exploits in World War II, and a marriage that felt almost as violent as the war, in this energetic memoir." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [The Most Dreaded Task?]( Elizabeth Bluemle Something every bookstore manager may want to do. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [There He Goes Again]( Emmy Award-winning actor William Daniels (c.) with his editor, Loren Lester (l.), and his wife, Emmy Award-winning actress Bonnie Bartlett, at a signing for his new memoir, 'There I Go Again' (University of Nebraska Press), at Strand Books in New York City on March 2. Credit: Carl Pritzkat E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [THE ART OF SOUTHERN CHARM by Patricia Altschul with Deborah Davis]( [Request a finished copy of The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui]( [PubTechConnect | April 20, 2017]( To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: jmilliot@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. 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