After six years of building the Quercus US list, publisher Nathaniel Marunas will leave at the end of June. He says, “The process of building Quercus from scratch has been hugely rewarding, but also utterly consuming. Having poured myself into launching the business and helping it grow, it is time to take a brief sabbatical, […]
Archives for June 2018
Penguin Random House Buys Hind Pocket Books in India
Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, founded in 1958 and “widely considered as pioneer in publishing Hindi and Urdu paperbacks in India,” as the Times of India puts it. PRH India says the acquisition “will build further on [their] presence in local language publishing, to which it has been committed for over […]
People, Etc.
John Siciliano has been promoted to executive editor for Penguin Books. He continues as executive editor for Penguin Classics. Remy Cawley has joined Nation Books as an assistant editor. Cawley was formerly at Norton. Michelle Obama‘s Facebook page features a video with remarks from her recent appearance at the ALA’s annual conference in New Orleans, […]
Kwon’s The Incendiaries Tops August Indie Next List
The ABA named R.O. Kwon’s novel The Incendiaries as its No. 1 pick for August. (Separately, Barnes & Noble announced their Best Beach Reads for the summer.) Also on the list is Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer sampler, and available for download now. The rest of the picks: Dear […]
People, Etc.
Mike Zuccato has been promoted to general manager, ecommerce at Sourcebooks. Kelly Snowden has been promoted to senior editor at Ten Speed Press. Initiatives Penguin Random House is helping Metro-North Railroad promote recently-expanded free wifi in and around Grand Central Terminal with a Grand Central Reads website. It provides free e-book excerpts for commuters, “tailored and […]
People: Lazarus to Run HBG Sales
Longtime president of sales at Macmillan Alison Lazarus will leave there after over 20 years to join Hachette Book Group as evp, director of sales on August 6. She will report to ceo Michael Pietsch and join the company’s executive management board. As a result, current svp, group sales director Chris Murphy will shift to svp, […]