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Archives for March 2022
People 3/22
Lynn Grady will become group publisher for a newly formed division within Chronicle Books that will encompass Princeton Architectural Press, Chronicle Prism, and Chronicle Chroma, starting April 1. Grady has been publisher of Princeton Architectural Press since 2019.
New Books Publishing March 22
Anne Tyler and Stuart Woods lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Emmanuel Acho and Julissa Arce. Also publishing this week are titles by Elaine Hsieh Chou and Alejandro Varela, excerpted and available in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 11 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-22 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_March_/222413 9 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-22 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_March_/222412 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form […]
Duke University Press Union Certified
A year after employees announced their intent to organize, the Duke University Press union has been certified. The union announced on Twitter that the National Labor Relations Board denied the university’s appeal of an October decision overruling the university’s objections to the election. The union joins the The NewsGuild-CWA’s Washington-Baltimore Local 32035.
People 3/21
Trisha Previte has joined Random House Children's as designer. She was previously at Macmillan Children's.
Obituary: Susan Doran
Susan Doran, associate director of production at Macmillan, died on March 17. She joined the company in 1990. Raymond Ernesto Colón, director of production, MCPG, writes, “If you had the opportunity to know and collaborate with Susan, you know how kind, earnest, and committed she was. Susan’s absence will be felt throughout the industry as she has touched the lives of many – from authors to illustrators, colleagues to vendors, publishers to editors.”