At Graywolf Press, Marisa Atkinson is being promoted to director of marketing and engagement. Casey O’Neil, formerly marketing associate at Milkweed Editions, is joining as sales and marketing manager. Caroline Nitz, formerly publicist at Henry Holt, is joining the press as publicist. Michal Lumsden will join Storey Publishing on November 9 as copywriter & assistant to the publisher . Journalist, editor and author Erin Entrada Kelly has joined Smith Publicity’s book marketing team. At Cave Henricks Communications, Kimberly Petty and Megan Grajeda have been promoted to senior publicist. Publisher of Central Recovery Press Bob Gray, 57, died on October 15, after a long […]
Archives for October 2015
Simon & Schuster Sets Free Clinton’s Chapter On Benghazi
Ahead of Hillary Clinton’s testimony before a House committee on Thursday regarding the attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Simon & Schuster has put the 34-page chapter about the incident from Ms. Clinton’s 2014 book Hard Choices online for free. Publisher Jonathan Karp says in the announcement, “This chapter represents the fullest distillation of Secretary Clinton’s role in the events being investigated by the House. We believe that making it available to readers everywhere will enhance public understanding.”
People, Etc.
Longtime vp, director of publicity at Viking Penguin Carolyn Coleburn is stepping aside from her duties on December 1. She will take on the new role of vp, executive publicist, in order to “allow her to concentrate her full-time energies and expertise on individual publicity campaigns, while allowing more flexibility with the commute between her home in Philadelphia and our Hudson Street offices.” Succeeding Coleburn as director of publicity on December 1 is Lindsay Prevette, about whom Brian Tart said in the announcement: “She is highly respected by, and collaborative with, editors, authors, media, and booksellers. I am looking forward […]
People, Awards, Etc.
At SUNY Press, Rafael Chaiken has been promoted to assistant acquisitions editor and Emily Keneston has been promoted to assistant production editor. As of January 1, Dutch agency Sebes & Van Gelderen will change its name to Sebes & Bisseling, as Willem Bisseling becomes a partner after almost 10 years with the firm. The shortlists for the ALA Carnegie Medals were announced, with the winners to be named at the ALA Midwinter conference in January: Fiction The Book of Aron, by Jim Shepard A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Nonfiction H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald […]
Frankfurt Attendance Remains Steady
The Frankfurt Book Fair released attendance statistics that show the giant gathering remaining steady. They recorded attendance on “trade visitor days” — the first three days of the Fair — of 140,474, or about 180 visits ahead of last year. Across all five days, including the final two days when the German public attends, they charted 275,791 visits, back to 2013 levels after a dip last year. (So the press release, and dutiful write-throughs, will proclaim rising attendance — but all that really happened was a slight rebound in German visitors the last two days.) While not stated explicitly, our […]
Pew Fails to Align Survey with NYT Article
The Pew Research Center released their latest survey of Americans’ reading habits, conducted in March and April. (Note in particular that it is a survey — of 1,900 adults.) Liberated of the need to drive front-page narratives, the Pew data is fairly consistent with their previous findings. The less positive news is that, in line with a year with fewer “must read” hit books as of the spring, the percentage of Americans who read at least one book in either print or ebook form fell to 72 percent — down from 76 percent the year before, and 79 percent in 2011, […]