John Parsley has been named vp, editor-in-chief of Dutton, filling part of the role vacated when Ben Sevier departed to become publisher of Grand Central. It’s a nearly even trade between companies, as Parsely was vp, executive editor at Little, Brown. Putnam/Berkley/Dutton president Ivan Held said in the announcement: “John’s own list, along with his ability to further empower the great editorial team that is in place at Dutton, signal continued high-level, distinctive, and focused publishing from this imprint.” Also at Dutton, executive editor Brent Howard will move over from Berkley, bringing the Caliber military-history list with him, reporting to Parsley. Natasha Simons […]
Strout Leads April Library Reads List
Elizabeth Strout’s novel Anything Is Possible tops the April Library Reads list. The list also includes Omar El Akkad’s American War, an excerpt of which you can start reading now in both our big Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer, and our slimmer just-released April Buzz Books Monthly. The rest of the list features: Beartown, by Fredrik Backman Waking Gods, by Sylvain Neuvel Miss You, by Kate Eberlen The Stars Are Fire, by Anita Shreve Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann The Shadow Land, by Elizabeth Kostova A Twist In Time, by Julie McElwain Gone Without a Trace, by Mary Torjussen
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With George Coe moving up to chief operating office for Follett Corporation and Baker & Taylor, David Cully has been promoted to president of Baker & Taylor, reporting to Coe. He will “lead and manage the operations of the Baker & Taylor retail and public library businesses” and “play a key role in expanding Baker & Taylor’s market presence and position as part of Follett’s overall growth plan.” At Public Affairs, Kristina Fazzalaro has been promoted to publicist. Jane Robbins Mize moves up to assistant editor. Stephanie Knapp has been promoted to senior editor at Seal Press. The first Deborah Rogers Foundation […]
Book Expo Announces Editors’ Buzz Panel Selections
BookExpo has named the books to be featured during the three annual Editors’ Buzz panels at this year’s show. The adult picks feature four debuts this year: Unraveling Oliver, by Liz Nugent (Scout Press) Stay With Me, by Ayobami Adebayo (Knopf) My Absolute Darling, by Gabriel Tallent (Riverhead) The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn (Morrow) The World of Tomorrow, by Brendan Mathews (Little, Brown) The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin (Putnam) Young Adult Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second) Beasts Made of Night, by Tochi Onyebuchi (Razorbill) All the Wind in the World, by Samantha Mabry (Algonquin Children’s) The 57 Bus, Dashka Slater (FSG […]
Bookselling: Albany Book House Downsizing; Wide World Books and Maps to Vacate Space; and More
Albany store Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza is downsizing, due to the economy and online competition. They will close the children’s store next door, Little Book House, and move children’s books into the back area of their main space. In an email the owner also cited “the relentless impact of Amazon on the publishing industry.” Seattle’s Wide World Books and Maps, saved from closure in February 2016 by a crowd-funding campaign, will leave its current location by the end of April. In an email announcement, the owners noted that they are exploring options including changing locations, becoming web only, or partnering with a cafe. The announcement explains, “While […]
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Sarah Bowlin and Ariel Foxman have joined Aevitas Creative Management as affiliate agents. Bowlin was most recently a senior editor at Holt, and will be working from her home in Los Angeles. Foxman was previously the editorial director of InStyle and StyleWatch. At Portfolio/Sentinel, Niki Papadopoulos has been promoted to editorial director, Stephanie Frerich moves up to executive editor, and Leah Trouwborst is now associate editor. In the UK, at the Blake Friedmann Agency, Julian Friedmann will become chairman of the company and Conrad Williams becomes head of the media department, with Isobel Dixon becoming head of the book department and Juliet Pickering moving up […]