Bertelsmann Increases Stake in PRH; New England's Biggest Indie to Relocate

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [Unraveling by Sara Ella]( [Bertelsmann Ups PRH Stake to 75%]( Bertelsmann has agreed to buy a 22% stake in Penguin Random House that will generate about $1 billion for Pearson, which will still have a 25% stake in the trade publishing giant. [more »]( [Boston's Biggest Indie Relocates]( The New England Mobile Book Fair, a sprawling, cavernous used bookstore in Newton, Mass., which has been in its 32,000-square-foot location for 60 years, is moving into a nearby space that is one-tenth the size of its current digs. [more »]( [The Sky’s the Limit for Amazon’s Stock]( The rise in Amazon’s stock price drove up the Publishers Weekly Stock Index by nearly 28% in the first six months of 2017. Without Amazon, the index would have fallen 5.4%. [more »]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Rob Buyea]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Executive Editor - Berrett-Koehler Publishers - Oakland](. - [Production Editor - Catapult, Counterpoint, Soft Skull - New York](. - [Publicity Assistant/Associate - Start Publishing - Jersey City](. - [Production Assistant/Associate - Start Publishing - Jersey City](. - [Acquisitions Editor - Start Publishing - Jersey City](. JOB MOVES Gregory Henry, formerly senior publicity manager at HarperCollins, has joined Rare Bird Books as director of publicity, and can be contacted at ghenry@rarebirdlit.com. Richard Baggaley, formerly managing director at Hogrefe, is joining McGill-Queen's University Press as acquisitions editor for its new U.K. office. Richard Ratzlaff, formerly acquisitions editor at University of Toronto Press, is joining McGill-Queen's University Press as acquisitions editor. Laura Biagi has left Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Inc. and can be contacted at laurajbiagi@gmail.com. Evan Kelly has joined Bookmasters as graphic and web designer. Christina Solazzo has been promoted to managing editor at Little Simon and Simon Spotlight. Jeff Shreve, formerly associate editor at W. W. Norton, has joined the Science Factory as agent, based in New York, and can be contacted at jeff@sciencefactory.co.uk. [VIEW ALL »]( [Comics in Libraries and Schools at San Diego Comic-Con 2017]( A select listing of panels for each day of the Comic Conference for Librarians and Educators, to be held July 19–23. [more » »]( News Briefs [Mika Brzezinksi Signs Three-Book Deal with Weinstein]( The deal is in the high six figures and includes a revised edition of 'Knowing Your Value,' 'New York Post' column "Page Six" reports. [more » »]( [LSC Communications Launches Anti-Piracy Platform]( The platform, called IntercepTag, verifies textbook authenticity through the scanning of secure unique identifier codes. [more » »]( [Erin Cox Joins House of SpeakEasy In Production Role]( The publishing consultant and literary agent will be joining the organization as executive producer, responsible for producing SpeakEasy’s flagship show, “Seriously Entertaining.” [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Japanese Distributors Fret Over Amazon]( Amazon Japan is moving to expand its direct dealings with publishers rather than going through wholesale publishing distributors. [Valerie Jarrett Has a Book Deal]( Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama’s closest and longest-serving aides during his presidency, will publish a book with Viking in 2019. [Barry Jenkins Adapts {NAME}]( For his follow-up to the Oscar-winning 'Moonlight,' the director will bring James {NAME}'s 'If Beale Street Could Talk' to the silver screen [The Books That Spur Science Writers]( Brian Cox, Garry Kasparov, Gaia Vince, and other stars of science writing on the books that first fired their imaginations. [Octavia Butler, In Her Own Stories]( Octavia Estelle Butler became the first black female science fiction writer to reach national prominence. An exhibit in California shows how. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List]( 'Rediscovering Americanism' by Mark R. Levin is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW Daily Review of the Day ['The Book of Disquiet' by Fernando Pessoa]( "A triumph of scholarship and translation, this collaboration between editor Jerónimo Pizarro and translator Margaret Jull Costa presents in English one of the greatest works of Portuguese fiction in its entirety for the first time." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [‘The Apprentice Witch’ Creator Speaks]( Kenny Brechner An interview with the delightful James Nicol. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Celebrating Dugoni's Millionth]( In late June in Seattle, Wash., Galen Maynard (l.), Amazon publishing associate publisher, and Gracie Doyle (r.), Thomas & Mercer editorial director, presented author Robert Dugoni (c.) with an award to celebrate over one million copies sold of 'My Sister's Grave.' Courtesy Amazon Publishing E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Enter to Win an Advance Copy of Robin Benway’s 'Far From the Tree']( [The Stranger by Eleanor Lee Gustaw]( [Bookworks | The Self Publishers Association]( 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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