At Scholastic Trade, Klutz publisher and creative director Netta Rabin will take over as leader of te line, reporting to Ellie Berger. She succeeds Stacy Lellos, president of Klutz, who is stepping down on May 31 to seek new opportunities. Vanessa Han has been promoted to art director, Klutz; Emily Heddleson to director, library & educational marketing; Vicki Kopidakis to marketing associate, advertising; Taylan Salvati to senior publicist; Sydney Tillman to senior publicist; Jordana Kulak to associate publicist; Susan Lee to associate production director; Melissa Schirmer to senior production editor; Maya Marlette to editor, Scholastic Press; Tiffany Colón to associate editor, Scholastic Press; […]
Henkin’s Morningside Heights Tops June Indie Next List
The ABA named Joshua Henkin‘s Morningside Heights as the No. 1 pick for the June Indie Next list. Read an excerpt now in our Buzz Books 2021 Spring/Summer sampler. The rest of the picks: Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris One Last Stop, by Casey McQuiston Animal, by Lisa Taddeo Legends of the North Cascades, by Jonathan Evison The Maidens, by Alex Michaelides Unsettled Ground, by Claire Fuller The Soulmate Equation, by Christina Lauren The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, by Tom Lin House of Sticks, by Ly Tran The Chosen and […]
Norton Will Put Bailey’s Roth Biography and Memoir Out of Print
In a memo to staff on Tuesday afternoon, Norton announced that it is “permanently putting out of print” Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth: The Biography, as well as his memoir The Splendid Things We Planned. Norton president Julia Reidhead wrote, “Mr. Bailey will be free to seek publication elsewhere if he chooses.” By Wednesday the ebook version was withdrawn from sale. And Norton’s audiobook licensee Recorded Books tells PL, “We will follow Norton’s lead on this and remove the audio from sale as well.” Will Norton recall the existing print copies? They declined to say. For now, hardcovers remain available online. […]
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Vedika Khanna has been promoted to associate editor at William Morrow. Penelope Belnap has joined Vintage and Anchor as associate publicist. She previously worked in publicity at Random House. At Penguin Random House Canada, Susan Burns will become senior managing editor of Knopf Canada, while continuing her roles as senior managing editor of Appetite by Random House, and as director, managing editorial. Cristina DaPonte has been promoted to the role of associate publicist. Matthew McGhee has joined Harper Christian as associate publisher for the Spanish division, which includes Vida and Grupo Nelson. He was previously worked for Ligonier Ministries, the […]
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At Bloomsbury, Angela Craft has joined as brand director. Previously she was marketing director for Avon and Voyager. Lauren Ollerhead has joined as publicist in the adult trade division. Previously, she was associate publicist for Tiller Press. Alyssa diPierro has joined the Simon & Schuster imprint as a marketing coordinator. At Harper Children’s, Emily Mannon has joined as marketing manager (she was at Holiday House), and Kendall Klapp has joined as designer (she was at the University of West Georgia). At Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull, Sarah Jean Grimm and Lena Moses-Schmitt have been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Publisher at Jacana Media […]
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At Sourcebooks, Cristina Arreola has been promoted to marketing manager for Sourcebooks Landmark; Stefani Sloma to associate marketing manager for Sourcebooks Casablanca; and Tiffany Schultz has been promoted to assistant marketing manager, retail marketing & creative services. Pearson board chair Sidney Taurel intends to step down from his positions, no later than the 2022 annual meeting. Separately, former Macmillan executive and current ceo of Guardian Media Group Annette Thomas will join the board October 1. Former longtime book publishing publicity executive Susan Richman died at home in New York City on April 19. Richman worked at houses including Scribner, Warner […]