At Trident Media Group, Martha Wydysh and Sulamita Garbuz have both been promoted to associate agents. Nora Rawn joins as foreign rights agent. She was most recently senior editor for Lonely Planet.
The late Monika Schoeller, longtime publisher of S. Fischer Verlag and daughter of publisher Georg von Holtzbrinck, was remembered at a service in Germany on Monday.
Best Of
The New York Times Book Review released its list of 100 Notable Books of 2019. That joins the list of top 100 books from the Washington Post, and the big best books of the year package from the NY Public Library.
EW named its top fiction books of the decade.
Bookselling
Amazon Books opened their previously-announced store in Nashville, TN, their 21st outlet, in a shopping center adjoining the location of independent store Parnassus Books.
Legal
Barnes & Noble did indeed filed a motion for partial summary judgment on two of the three claims made by former CEO Demos Parneros on November 22, despite Judge John Koeltl’s discouraging remarks warning against the “risky motion.” Parneros’s response is due January 15.