Cary Goldstein is leaving Twelve after seven years, the last two as the imprint’s publisher, to “pursue other interests.” Grand Central president and publisher Jamie Raab said in the announcement that Goldstein has contributed an enormous amount to the imprint’s many successes.” He will remain at Twelve through May 1 as part of the transition that will see Grand Central vp, editor-in-chief Deb Futter will add to her existing duties responsibility for the Twelve imprint as publisher. Futter has been at Grand Central since 2007. “I can’t think of a sharper or more experienced editorial voice to shape this dynamic […]
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Tad Floridis has joined Zola Books as director of international business development, with an initial mandate to take the company into the UK and British Commonwealth markets. Floridis was previously co-founder and associate publisher of Canongate’s US arm. “We are delighted that Tad will be laying the groundwork for our launch abroad,” Zola ceo Joe Regal said in the announcement. “His wealth of experience will help us target the best opportunities for development of content, identify possible strategic business partnerships, and build expert local teams in each of the markets we plan to enter in the coming months and years.” […]
Weak December Doesn’t Spoil 2012 Trade Gain of 7.4 Percent
The AAP reported StatShot monthly sales statistics for December, along with cumulative totals for all 2012. December provided a weak finish to an otherwise strong year, documenting the disappointing holiday season that no one wanted to talk about on the record at the time. Total trade sales of $514 million were down $77 million, or 13 percent, from the same month a year ago (when the trade showed its first post-Borders lift). Adult ebook sales of $97.8 million were up only 19% compared to December 2011, with children’s ebook sales actually declining 21 percent in December, at $10.5 million, reflecting […]
Bookselling: Northshire to Hire 25 For Saratoga Springs Store; Blackwood & Brouwer to Close; WH Smith Declines Continue
Northshire Books, which is preparing to open a second store in Saratoga Springs, NY, will announce later today that the store will hire 25 full-time and part-time employees. The Post-Star reports interviews will begin in Saratoga Springs next week, and will continue throughout the spring. Conversely, Blackwood & Brouwer in nearby Kinderhook, NY will close at the end of June after 23 years in business. “There’s no blame coming from us in any specific direction,” co-owner Rondi Brower told the Albany Times-Union. “It was a combination of factors. The miracle is that we stayed alive so long, not that we’re […]
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Laney Katz Becker has joined Lippincott Massie McQuilkin as an agent. Previously she was at Markson Thoma. At Ten Speed Press, Kelly Snowden has been promoted to marketing and publicity manager. UK-based And Other Stories is established a New York presence, run by Sarah Russo of Sara Russo Public Relations as North American director of publicity. Beginning with the fall/winter 2013 list, their titles will be distributed here by Consortium. In the UK, Samantha Smith will join Scholastic on May 20 as publisher, fiction. She is currently editorial director at Little, Brown UK. In addition, Rachel Partridge will join the company […]
Pamela Paul Appointed New NYTBR Editor; Tanenhaus Moves to Writer-At-Large Role At Paper
The New York Times Book Review has promoted Pamela Paul to editor, replacing Sam Tanenhaus, who is stepping down after nine years and taking on a writer-at-large role at the paper. In an internal memo, the NYT says of Paul, who joined the NYTBR in 2011 as children’s editor and was more recently features editor: “Her versatility as an editor and writer has strengthened the Book Review and many other sections, including the Magazine, Education Life and Sunday Styles, where she originated the biweekly ‘Studied’ column.” Paul tells us the children’s and features editor positions haven’t been filled yet, but […]