The admired book review magazine Bookforum, founded in 1994, will close, and the current December/January/February issue will be their last, the magazine announced online Monday. The publishers noted, “We would like to thank our extraordinarily talented staff and writers. We are so proud of the contribution Bookforum has made to the literary community and are immensely grateful to the advertisers, subscribers and booksellers who made our mission possible over the years.” Just last week, Bookforum’s parent Artforum International Magazine was acquired by Penske Media Corporation. Penske already owned ARTnews and Art in America, and clearly was only interested in Artforum.
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At America's Test Kitchen, CEO and board chair David Nussbaum has left the company. CFO Jackie Ford is serving as interim ceo. The company did not respond to a query for additional information.
USA Today Bestseller List “On Hiatus” After Longtime Editor Is Laid Off
As part of significant layoffs at USA Today and Gannett, approximately 200 newsroom employees were let go at the beginning of December, including longtime editor of the USA Today Best-Selling Books list Mary Cadden. She produced the list since 2007. (Cadden can be reached at mary.c.cadden@gmail.com.) Following her departure, the paper did not issue the new weekly list due on December 8 (for sales through December 4). The last live list covers sales through November 27. The newspaper’s managing editor for life and entertainment Laura Trujillo tells PL in answer to our query that, “As the end of the year approaches, […]
National Book Foundation Looks Ahead
The NBF released their strategic plan through 2025, following an extensive survey process. Among their goals is to double the viewership of the National Book Awards, “establish an ongoing fund to support the literary field” through a “permanent iteration of the Literary Arts Emergency Fund,” add two or three new staff positions with a focus on development and programmatic work, and “formalize the Foundation’s commitment to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.”
More of the Best of the Best Books of 2022
Right on schedule, with many more listmakers weighing in, the favorites have separated into two pretty clear lists of top fiction and nonfiction. While many years see very clear top picks from start to finish, this year a number of titles sit together at or near the top of the voting, and the following titles are closely bunched as well, so these positions are likely to continue to shift. For now, Hernan Diaz and Celeste Ng are tied for the lead as both the favorite novel and best book of the year. The Best of the Best Books of 2022: […]
Dohle Steps Down As CEO of Penguin Random House; Malaviya Is “Interim Successor”
Bertelsmann announced Friday morning that Markus Dohle will step down as CEO of Penguin Random House at the end of 2022, and will resign his seat on the Bertelsmann Executive Board, “at his own request and on the best of mutual terms.” President & COO of Penguin Random House US Nihar Malaviya will serve as “interim successor,” reporting to Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe and joining Bertelsmann’s Group Management Committee (GMC). The moves follow the company’s lengthy effort to acquire Simon & Schuster that ended with the deal being blocked by the court. Dohle said in the announcement: “Following the antitrust […]