Atria president and publisher Judith Curr announced on Friday that the company is closing the Nashville, TN office of Howard Books. A number of staff members are leaving as a result, including vp and publisher Jonathan Merkh. Other recent departures from Howard included vp and director of publicity and marketing Jennifer Smith and editor Lisa Stilwell. Howard’s publishing office, marketing and publicity support will come from Simon & Schuster’s New York office, though senior editor Philis Boultinghouse remains in Nashville, continuing to work with New York-based Beth Adams, with both reporting to Atria editor-in-chief Peter Borland. A dedicated Howard publicist and editorial assistant will be hired in New […]
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Kim Van Der Zon joined the Barnes & Noble on April 5. She leads the global board practice at Egon Zehnder, a global board advisory, executive search and leadership consulting firm. Hachette Audio has announced a number of new hires and promotions. Tina McIntyre has moved over as senior executive director of content development, reporting to Anthony Goff. Previously, she managed marketing, digital publishing, and strategic planning for Little, Brown Children’s. Megan Fitzpatrick has been promoted to senior director of marketing and publicity, working on both audio and content development initiatives. Melissa Powers has joined as associate project manager of audio and content development, […]
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At Penguin Press, William Heyward and Christopher Richards have both been promoted to editor. Laura Crockett has been promoted to associate agent at TriadaUS. At Sourcebooks, Kelly Lawler has being promoted to associate creative director, as Brittany Vibbert moves up to art director. Duquesne University is determined to close its well-regarded press after 90 years of operations, having rejected a budget proposal that would have trimmed the press’s operating deficit by two-thirds. The Association of America University Presses persists in trying to rally support for the press, and joins others in contrasting the low-six-figure deficit at the press with the “unveiling of plans to invest […]
Lennon Tops May Indie Next List
The May Indie Next List has named J. Robert Lennon’s novel Broken River their No. 1 pick. The list features a number of titles excerpted in our 2017 Buzz Books: Spring/Summer, including: The Radium Girls, by Kate Moore; Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig; Salt Houses, by Hala Alyan; and The Garden of Small Beginnings, by Abbi Waxman. The rest of the list features: Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman Anything Is Possible, by Elizabeth Strout Beartown, by Fredrik Backman The Standard Grand, by Jay Baron Nicorvo The Baker’s Secret, by Stephen P. Kiernan […]
Indies Choice Finalists
The American Booksellers Association announced the finalists for the 2017 Indies Choice Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, with the winners to be announced May 3. The nominees include: Adult Fiction A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles (Viking) Britt-Marie Was Here, by Fredrik Backman (Atria) Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett (Harper) Darktown, by Thomas Mullen (Atria/37 Ink) LaRose, by Louise Erdrich (Harper) The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) Adult Nonfiction Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah (Spiegel & Grau) Hero of the Empire, by Candice Millard (Doubleday) The Glass Universe, by Dava Sobel (Viking) The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter […]
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Hayley Wagreich has been promoted to editor at Alloy Entertainment. F+W Media has appointed David Pyle general manager of its fine arts, writing and design group, effective April 24. Previously, he was managing director of sales for the New Hope Networks. In the UK, Toby Jones will join Headline on May 9 as editorial director for the commercial fiction team, focusing on crime novels and thrillers, reporting to Jennifer Doyle. Most recently he was group marketing and publicity director at Simon & Schuster UK. Mike Symons has joined children’s publisher Parragon Books as their new ceo. He had been group sales director at Penguin […]