Steven Tran has been promoted to sales associate at Soho Press.
Jessica Tribble has been promoted to senior editor at Thomas & Mercer.
Rachel Cass, head buyer for trade books at Harvard Book Store, will expand her role to also become buying & inventory manager, taking on responsibility for all merchandise buying for the company.
Awards
The Man Booker International Prize announced its shortlist, with the winner to be named on May 22:
Vernon Subutex 1, by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne (MacLehose Press)
The White Book, by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith (Portobello Books)
The World Goes On, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet, & George Szirtes (Tuskar Rock Press)
Like a Fading Shadow, by Antonio Munoz Molina, translated by Camilo A. Ramirez (Tuskar Rock Press)
Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright (Oneworld)
Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
The New York Public Library has announced the five finalists for the 2018 Young Lions Fiction Award:
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, by Lesley Nneka Arimah,
Black Jesus and Other Superheroes, by Venita Blackburn
Stephen Florida, by Gabe Habash
Idaho, by Emily Ruskovich
Sour Heart, by Jenny Zhang