People Katherine Jacobs has joined Zonderkidz as senior acquisitions editor. She was most recently at Roaring Brook Press. Ruoxi Chen has been promoted to editor at Tom Doherty Associates. Best Of Barnes & Noble’s 2020 Book of the Year is Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders. Awards Raven Leilani‘s Luster won the Center for Fiction First…
The First of the Best of the Best Books of 2020
It’s time for the first installment of our signature aggregation of lists from all over that yield solid, consensus lists of the very best books of the year. With about 30 “votes” counted so far, this year shows close competition for “book of the year” honors — and experience indicates that the early leaders generally…
January’s Indie Next List
The ABA announced the Indie Next List for January 2021, with The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. as its No. 1 pick. The can sample it now, along with another pick, Ashley Audrain’s The Push, in our Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter sampler. The full list: What Could Be Saved, by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz Outlawed, by…
People, Etc.
Shanta Newlin has been promoted to svp, executive director publicity & corporate communications for Penguin Children’s. Sally Morgridge has been promoted to senior editor at Holiday House. Marie Oishi has been promoted to senior managing editor at Abrams Children’s. At St. Martin’s, Danielle Prielipp is promoted to assistant director of marketing; Michael Criscitelli to senior Art…
Briefs
Transatlantic Agency is launching an international rights adult literary division, headed by senior agent Carolyn Forde, who has been made partner. Also on the team are Evan Brown, Devon Halliday, and Laura Cameron. Pearson announced that Mike Howells will become its new Chief Strategy Officer, based in London and working with the executive team and…
Amazon in Talks to Test Lending Its Ebooks to Libraries
Amazon, which has until now refused to license the ebooks it publishes to libraries under any terms, is reportedly in is in “active discussions” with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to change its policy and work with libraries to distribute its titles. DPLA would use its content exchange platform to provide Amazon’s digital…
