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Archives for June 2016

People, Etc.

June 30, 2016
By Sarah Weinman

Dorling Kindersley cfo Stephen Twilliger will move to Rodale on August 8 as their evp and cfo, reporting to ceo Maria Rodale. In the announcement Rodale notes a planned expansion in children’s books: “His deep experience in book publishing and children’s publishing, a key launch area for us in 2017; strong leadership and communication skills, proven track record and […]

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Woodson Tops August Indie Next List

June 30, 2016
By Sarah Weinman

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson’s new novel for adults, Another Brooklyn, is the No. 1 pick on the ABA’s August Indie Next List. Also on this list is Tim Murphy’s debut novel Christodora, included in our Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer ebook, and I Will Send Rain by Rae Meadows, an excerpt of which you […]

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People

June 29, 2016
By Michael Cader

Jeff Kehoe has been promoted to executive editor at Harvard Business Review Press. Rachel Hecht is leaving Mary Anne Thompson Associates after seven years as children’s and YA scout, to launch Rachel Hecht Children’s Scouting on July 1. Rachel Crawford has returned to New York from Australia to join Wolf Literary Services as an agent and […]

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Forthcoming: Gaiman’s Norse Mythology, Follow-Up to Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep

June 29, 2016
By Michael Cader

Neil Gaiman‘s NORSE MYTHOLOGY, a retelling of the Norse myths, was announced for publication in February 2017 — available for pre-order now — and it will come from a new publisher for Gaiman, Norton. The publisher commissioned the book, via editor Amy Cherry. She notes in the announcement, “Neil Gaiman is a mythic writer in all senses of […]

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Briefs: Amazon’s Inspire; Nook Press’s Print Platform

June 28, 2016
By Sarah Weinman

Attentive readers will remember that back in February we were the first to write about Amazon K-12 Education, a unit working on “improving the education of students with services for teachers, students and parents.” Those efforts were focused on “building a large discoverable library of open educational resources for K-12 teachers across the country, using Amazon’s […]

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People: Nelson to Join Harper

June 28, 2016
By Sarah Weinman

Sara Nelson will join HarperCollins in the new role of vp, executive editor and special advisor to the publisher on July 18. She will acquire titles and “work closely with publisher Jonathan Burnham, as a strategic advisor.” Nelson has been the editorial director for Books and Kindle at Amazon since 2012. Nelson says in the announcement, “After observing […]

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