Farrar, Straus will publish a new collection of poems by new Nobel laureate Louise Glück some time in 2021: Winter Recipes from the Collective. Her longtime editor and president of FSG Jonathan Galassi said: “Louise Glück is one of the rare contemporary poets whose work has the power to speak directly to others through her great and subtle art…. It’s wonderful to have her astringent, witty, profoundly human voice, a voice that so richly reflects our own inner feelings and reactions, so broadly recognized. I’m sure the prize will bring her many, many new readers.” The publisher has also gone […]
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Lane Zachary will join Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents, continuing to represent many of her current clients as well as new writers of literary fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. At Simon & Schuster, Sienna Farris will take the new position of vp, director of multicultural marketing, serving as “a company-wide, senior marketing expert and champion for our multicultural publishing,” reporting to Liz Perl. At Random House Children’s, Alison Stoltzfus has been promoted to senior director, publishing, for Princeton Review and Sylvan Learning. Suzanne Lee has joined the art department as designer, moving over from Princeton Review and Sylvan Learning. Larsson […]
Louise Glück Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
The Swedish Academy named American poet Louise Glück as the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. She becomes the 16th woman to win the prize. The Academy says Glück, 77, was chosen “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” Glück has published 12 books of poetry, as well as several collections of essays. She received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for The Wild Iris (Ecco) — her most commercially successful book in the US — and the National Book Award in 2014 for Faithful and Virtuous Night (FSG) among other honors. She was […]
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Beth Meacham, executive editor at Tor/Tom Doherty Associates will retire at the end of the year. She joined Tor as editor-in-chief in 1984. President and publisher Fritz Foy writes, “We’re delighted that Beth will continue to edit a small number of projects for us on a consulting basis. But most of her list will be moving to other editors as she prepares for her retirement.” Rob Dawson has launched Books to Market Canada, providing sales, marketing and distribution solutions for publishers. He was previously managing director at Georgetown Publications. Bennet Johnson has joined Sourcebooks as marketing specialist. Robin Robertson, associate […]
Congressional Report Documents How Big Tech Has Created Monopolies Reminiscent of “Oil Barons and Railroad Tycoon”
The antitrust subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee issued their long-awaited report documenting the extensive ways in which Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google control, dominate and abuse markets: “To put it simply, companies that once were scrappy, underdog startups that challenged the status quo have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons. Although these firms have delivered clear benefits to society, the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google has come at a price. These firms typically run the marketplace while also competing in it—a position that enables them to […]
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SVP international sales and rights at Abrams, Mary Wowk will retire on December 31. Wowk joined Abrams in March 2007 as vp sales. Her long career in publishing has included working at Houghton Mifflin, Little Brown, Simon & Schuster, Anness Publishing, and Black Dog & Leventhal. At Viking Penguin, Maya Baran has been promoted to assistant director of publicity; Kristina Fazzalaro to publicity manager; and Ciara Johnson to associate publicist. Ilana Gold has joined Workman Publishing as assistant director of publicity. She was previously at Hilsinger-Mendelson. An effort is underway to find a buyer who will save the Venice, FL […]