Open Road co-founder and former company ceo Jane Friedman is stepping down from her positions as board chair and executive publisher. Friedman will remain a director at Open Road, but “said in a statement that it was time for new leadership and that she looked forward to partnering with others in reviving classic books for the digital market.” Paul Slavin took over as ceo of Open Road last May. Shannon Welch, executive editor at Scribner, is leaving to pursue freelance editorial and writing opportunities. Martha Bucci will move over to become executive director of chain sales at Hachette Book Group USA, also […]
March Picks from iBooks
iBooks has listed its March recommendations. The fiction picks feature: All Grown Up by Jamie Attenberg Exit West by Mohsin Hamid New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel The Twelve lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti. In nonfiction, it’s: South and West, by Joan Didion Dear Ijeawele, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Rules Do Not Apply, by Ariel Levy Asteroid Hunters, by Carrie Nugent Blitzed, by Norman Ohler And for Young Adult: Wonderful Feels Like This, by Sarah Lovestam Shadow Run, by Michael Miller and Adrianne Strickland Survivors Club, by Michael Bornstein The Inexplicable […]
HarperCollins Celebrates 200 Years
HarperCollins announced a campaign to commemorate its 200th anniversary — beginning with the creation of J. & J. Harper, Printers in 1817 — focused around a new website. Anniversary events will include a campaign to support literacy and reading, charity projects, and an exhibition of historical items at the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library in New York City. The site is organized into five sections, including: The HarperCollins 200 is a collection of Harper titles curated by booksellers and librarians from around the world; Inside the Archives, presenting images of story notes from authors, correspondence, photographs, original manuscripts, and more; […]
People, Etc.
Little, Brown Children’s announced a number of promotions: Jenny Choy has been promoted to associate director, school and library marketing, while Kristina Pisciotta moves up to publicity manager. Kheryn Callender is now assistant editor, Nicole Brown becomes junior designer, and Russ Busse has been promoted to associate editor, licensing, brand and media tie-ins. Timothy Cheng has been appointed to the new position of digital marketing manager, education at Penguin Random House. Previously, he was director of sales at Simon & Schuster. At Beacon Press, Rachael Marks and Will Myers have both been promoted to editor. Ursula Cary has joined Globe Pequot as executive editor of Falcon. Previously, […]
People, Etc.
Maria Campbell Associates is working for Netflix as their exclusive literary scout. Annabelle Saks in New York and Katie McCalmont in London are spearheading the scout’s efforts. Maria Campbell says in the announcement, “Our motto is ‘scouting without borders,’ which perfectly aligns with Netflix’s transformational model to bring stories in every form to people all over the world.” MCA had scouted for 16 years for Warner Bros., New Line and Warner Bros. Television, and that relationship concluded at the end of February. Allison Lorentzen has been promoted to executive editor at Viking. Former Running Press publisher Chris Navratil has joined Weldon […]
NYT Book Review Editor Explains Expanded Coverage Plans
New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul spoke at a Publishers Advertising and Marketing Association luncheon event on Wednesday, previewing forthcoming changes to how books are featured in the newspaper. Paul said their books coverage will be “expanding and becoming more strategic,” an initiative that includes a consolidation of the three desks that handle books (publishing business news, daily reviews, and the weekly review), the hiring of more staff editors and reviewers, and a redesign of The Book Review. That process will eliminate some of the “duplication” of the past, such as the practice of reviewing the same book twice, in the […]