Twelve editorial director Sean Desmond has been promoted to publisher of the imprint, as Paul Samuelson moves up to publicity director. Brooke Parsons joins Public Affairs and Nation Books on May 15 as a publicity manager. Previously, she was senior publicist at the Penguin Press. Dori Weintraub will head a new independent bookseller initiative for St. Martin’s, formally serving as independent bookseller liaison in addition to her current role as vice president of publicity. The position includes spearheading their work with Indie Next selections, as well as attending bookseller trade shows. Stefanie Rosenblum has been promoted to publicity manager at Portfolio. Sabrina Annoni will become editorial director for Harper Italia on June […]
People, Etc.: Kosztolnyik to Grand Central As Editor-In-Chief
Karen Kosztolnyik will return to Grand Central on May 30 (where she once was executive editor) as vp and editor-in-chief, under new publisher Ben Sevier. Reporting to Kosztolnyik will be editors Millicent Bennett, Maddie Caldwell, Wes Miller, Suzanne O’Neill, Lindsey Rose, and Gretchen Young, along with their teams. Kosztolnyik will acquire and edit “in her areas of interest, most prominently in commercial and literary fiction.” Most recently she was executive editor at Gallery and Scout Press, which she joined in 2011. Sevier says in the announcement Kosztolnyik “is well known in the book business for her taste, for her devotion […]
Awards: Indies Choice, and More
The American Booksellers Association announced the winners of the 2017 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. The Indies Choice Winners: Fiction The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) Nonfiction The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books) Debut Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi (Knopf) Young Adult Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys (Philomel Books) And the winners of thire E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards: Middle Reader The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers) Picture Book Du Iz Tak?, by Carson Ellis (Candlewick) Separately, Fiona McFarlane won the £30,000 International Dylan Thomas […]
People, Etc.: Clinton to Appear at Book Expo
Hillary Clinton is the “American Icon” appearing onstage at Book Expo that fair organizers have been teasing recently. “An Evening with Hillary Rodham Clinton,” or rather an hour with her, is scheduled for convention’s Main Stage on Thursday, June 1, from 6 to 7 PM (right when everyone’s parties start). Attendance requires a separate ticket, and is open to registered Book Expo badgeholders only. Vice president audio sales for Simon & Schuster Ken Oxenreider will retire on June 30. He has worked at Simon & Schuster for 40 years, and exclusively on audio for 20. Jeramie Orton has been promoted to assistant editor for Pamela Dorman Books and Viking. […]
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The Center for Fiction will present their annual Maxwell E. Perkins Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Fiction to Grove Atlantic ceo and publisher Morgan Entrekin at their annual benefit in December 5. Christopher Carduff will join the WSJ as books editor, responsible for the daily book reviews and the weekend Review section, relocating to New York. Since 2006 he has been an editor and publishing consultant at the Library of America, and he has served as the estate-appointed editor of posthumous works by Penelope Fitzgerald, William Maxwell, and John Updike, among others. Leila Siddiqui has been promoted to marketing coordinator […]
People, Etc.: Wiley CEO Departs
Wiley president and CEO Mark Allin has resigned, effective immediately, “for family reasons.” Chairman of the board Matthew Kissner will serve as interim ceo while the company searches for a successor. He says in the announcement, “We understand and support [Allin’s] decision to step down for family reasons and are grateful for his many accomplishments. We wish him and his family the very best.” Allin was ceo for less than two years, taking over after Stephen Smith stepped down to focus on his battle with urological cancer in 2015, who passed away in 2016. Bonnier has promoted Perminder Mann to lead their UK publishing group, overseeing […]