Louise Burke will retire from Simon & Schuster on August 18, after 16 years with the company and a 40 year career in publishing. She joined S&S in 2001 as publisher of Pocket Books, and in 2009 she led the newly-formed Gallery Books Group, which combined Pocket and what was then Simon Spotlight Entertainment. During her tenure the group launched and grew lines including Karen Hunter Publishing, Jeter Publishing, North Star Way, Scout Press and Threshold Editions, the latter a driver of many big authors for S&S, but also the imprint that signed and then cancelled Milo Yiannopoulos. S&S ceo Carolyn Reidy […]
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At FSG, Laird Gallagher has been promoted to associate editor. Julia Ringo has joined as assistant editor; previously she was editorial assistant for Knopf. Camaren Subhiyah has joined Chronicle Books as senior editor for food and lifestyle. Previously she was editor for Abrams. Hafizah Geter has joined Amazon’s Little A imprint and digital literary magazine, Day One, as editor. Previously she was editor and publicity coordinator for Poets House. Shannon Criss has joined EverAfter Romance as senior acquisitions editor. Previously she was editor for Harlequin. Richard Brown will step down as director of Georgetown University Press on October 6 to become director of University of South […]
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Ryan Doherty will be join Celadon Books, Macmillan’s new trade book division, as executive editor starting September 12. He has been vice president of literary development at Sony Pictures Entertainment (after a number of years as an editor at Ballantine). Celadon Books co-publishers Jamie Raab and Deb Futter say: “Ryan’s ability to identify high quality works of fiction and nonfiction that have strong commercial potential and his deep knowledge of the overall literary market are perfectly aligned with the mission of Celadon Books.” At William Morrow, Shelby Meizlik has been promoted to the new role of vp, special events and creative strategies; Kelly […]
September Library Reads
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is the top pick on September’s Library Reads list. The novel is also featured in our Buzz Books 2017 Fall/Winter sampler, available for download now. (Other picks excerpted in our Fall/Winter collection are noted with asterisks.) The rest of the list includes: *Sourdough, by Robin Sloan Dear Fahrenheit 451, by Annie Spence Jane, Unlimited, by Kristin Cashore Love and Other Consolation Prizes, by Jamie Ford *The Child Finder, by Rene Denfeld The Salt Line, by Holly Goddard Jones *Hanna Who Fell From the Sky, by Christopher Meades *Caroline, by Sarah Miller George and Lizzie, […]
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Brian Ulicky has joined The New Press as director of publicity and marketing. He was director of publicity for Blue Rider. At Melville House, Stephanie DeLuca has joined as director of publicity. Most recently, she was publicity manager for Gallery Books. Alexandra Primiani has joined as senior publicist. Previously he was publicist at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and at Riverhead Books. Amazon has promoted director of consumables for Germany Rocco Braeuniger to country manager for Australia, where the company plans a significant expansion. They have chosen a location about 26 miles from Melbourne for their first warehouse, which will stock “hundreds of thousands of products for delivery […]
Amazon Requires Faster Delivery From Third-Party Booksellers
Starting August 31, Amazon will require third-party sellers of books, CDs and DVDs in the continental US to deliver their products to customers more quickly, within four to eight days. (The window has been from four to 14 days.) The new guidelines were announced in an email to sellers, explaining that “Customers are more likely to purchase products that have a faster estimated delivery time at checkout.” Sellers who do not meet guidelines risk bad reviews, reduced visibility, and even removal. The change will likely mean higher costs for sellers, many of whom rely on the post office’s cheaper, slower media mail […]