Two More Publishers Join the Blogosphere

Orbit Books, the science-fiction house of Hachette Book Group gearing up for its US launch this fall, has just started a homepage blog that will incorporate commentary from both the American and British staffers. Right now, the content is skewed towards the UK side, but marketing and publicity chief Alex Lencicki tells us that will change as the pub dates for the American branch’s first frontlist approach.

Independent publisher David R. Godine has also put together a Blogspot page, tracking media appearances of the books it publishes under its main imprint and as Black Sparrow Books. (As Godine explains on the Balck Sparrow website, they’re the exclusive licensed distributors of the legendary imprint, selling original editions of its illustrious backlist “trucked direct from John Martin’s former Santa Rosa warehouse to ours,” plus a few carefully selected new titles.)

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