Another Crown employee gets a new assignment, as Donna Passannante moves to Penguin Random House Audio on February 4 as senior vice president, marketing & publicity, reporting to president & publisher, Amanda D’Acierno. She was vice president & executive director, marketing at at the Crown Publishing Group. Newly reporting to Passannante are Katie Punia, vice president, publicity, and Heather Dalton, vice president, marketing. At Chronicle Books, Madison Killen has been promoted to digital marketing manager, children’s; Jennifer Yim moves up to marketing and publicity coordinator, children’s; and Jenna Homen is now digital marketing manager, Adult. At Random House Children’s, Kelly McGauley has […]
Archives for January 2019
New EL James Novel The Mister to Publish on April 16
EL James has finally written a new book — not just another retelling of the Fifty Shades of Grey series — and THE MISTER will be published in English on April 16. Vintage will once again publish it as a trade paperback original in North American and the open market, with PRH UK’s Arrow publishing in the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada. Vintage and Anchor publisher Anne Messitte acquired rights from Valerie Hoskins at Valerie Hoskins Associates, with Susan Sandon buying UK rights. Vintage will issue a Spanish language edition in North America later in the spring, and ILA is selling […]
Bill Clinton Has Another Nonfiction Book with Knopf
Former President Bill Clinton is at work on another book for his longtime publisher Knopf, this one about his post-presidential life — confirmed by a spokesman, and reported to the NYT by “people familiar with the project” as well. Paul Bogaards at Knopf “said there was still no timetable for publication and that while the book is about Mr. Clinton’s post-White House life it is still too ‘early to assess what ground will be covered.'” As usual, Clinton was represented by Bob Barnett at Williams & Connolly.
Bookselling: Barnes & Noble Closes A Houston Store, Plans One for Sarasota
Barnes & Noble’s big 38,700-square-foot store on Westheimer Road in Houston, TX closed on January 12 after 23 years in that location. Separately, the chain will build a new 14,000-square-foot store in the Sarasota, FL-area’s University Town Center, which vp of real estate development Jim Lampassi says is due to open by spring 2020. Meanwhile Carl Hauch — former BN vp of stores and one of the three people sharing the bookseller’s “office of the chief executive” following the firing of Demos Parneros and unwillingness of the board to search for a replacement while they evaluate a potential sale of […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Nonfiction
Our season preview from our Buzz Books 2019 Spring/Summer sampler continues with nonfiction. Politics and current events continue to lead the conversation, with numerous titles about the Trump presidency and Supreme Court. This season’s notable memoirs include offerings from Valerie Jarrett, Moby, and Tan France, all excerpted in Buzz Books. Fredrik Backman, Jill Biden, and Rick Moody also have memoirs appearing this spring. You can download “trade edition” from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions from Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple’s iBooks, Google Play, and Kobo, among other online retailers. (Also all linked at our main Buzz Books website.) Here is our full list of nonfiction titles for the fall […]
People, Etc.
Kate Dresser has been promoted to senior editor at Gallery. Shawn Sarles has joined DK as a sales manager (after serving as a sales Analyst at Hachette Book Group); and Katie Schloss has joined the company as a brand manager. At the University of Chicago Press, Carrie Olivia Adams has been named promotions and marketing communications director of the books division. Richard Atkinson left his position as senior commissioning editor at Bloomsbury UK in November after 12 years with the company to focus on writing a family memoir. The Harlequin Creator Fund announced last November is now open for submissions. Former vp […]