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Archives for November 2011

People, Etc.

November 30, 2011
By Michael Cader

Corinna Barsan will join Grove/Atlantic as senior editor on December 5, where she will acquire and edit literary fiction as well as some narrative nonfiction. Previously she was senior editor at Other Press. Also at Grove, Amy Hundley has been promoted to senior editor and rights director. The UK joint venture Abrams & Chronicle Books […]

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NYT Book Review and Critics’ Picks, and Early Leaders for The Best of 2011

November 30, 2011
By Michael Cader

The NYT Book Review has posted their top 10 books of the year, along with top 10 lists from the newspaper’s three book critics. As usual, there’s a very small amount of overlap between Kakutani and Maslin’s favorite books and TBR’s Top 10. For the third straight year, Dwight Garner’s nonfiction choices have no intersection […]

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Godin’s Domino Project Wraps Up

November 29, 2011
By Michael Cader

Just about a year after it was first announced, Seth Godin’s The Domino Project is issuing its twelfth and final book. Except for “a digital bonus coming soon,” that is. He writes, “By most of the measures I set out at the beginning, the project has been a success. So why stop? Mostly because it […]

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S&S Releases eBook Edition of Fahrenheit 451

November 29, 2011
By Sarah Weinman

Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury has finally overcome his longstanding aversion to digital books and authorized an ebook edition of his most famous novel, FAHRENHEIT 451, which Simon & Schuster released Tuesday. The ebook deal comes as part of a new publishing agreement brokered by Bradbury’s agent Michael Congdon with S&S that includes all English-language […]

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Bookselling: Stores Closing in NJ, MA, and More

November 29, 2011
By Sarah Weinman

Metuchen, NJ-based new and used bookstore The Raconteur will close on January 31 after 7 years in business. “I still love being here and meeting the people,” owner Alex Dawson told the NYT. “But I feel like I don’t want to be a shop clerk anymore. That’s what it boils down to.” Cherry Picked Books […]

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People, Etc.

November 28, 2011
By Michael Cader

Executive editor of features for Library Journal Rebecca T. Miller will become editor-in-chief of School Library Journal as of December 15, filling the slot vacated by Brian Kenney in October. Miller has been at LJ since 1998. Priscilla McGeehon has joined Westview Press as editorial director and executive editor, history and area studies. She will develop […]

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