Canongate publisher Jenny Todd is leaving, after 12 years at the company. Jamie Byng says, “We couldn’t have taken the company as far as we have without Jenny’s considerable talent and unstinting commitment to growing Canongate and enabling our diverse list of writers to flourish. We all wish her well in her future endeavours and know that she will bring the same flair and creative energy wherever she goes next.” At DK North America, Mary Marotta joined as vice president of sales, marketing and publicity. Most recently, she was deputy publisher for Simon & Schuster Children’s. Brandi Larsen joined as vice president […]
The August Buzz Books Monthly
With big downloads for our two Buzz Books 2017 Fall/Winter collections, we continue our monthly sampler program with the release of August Buzz Books Monthly, available now on Amazon, iBooks, and NetGalley. Our monthly collections offer just the right amount of excerpts for consumers, and include a comprehensive preview that highlights hundreds of notable forthcoming titles for the month (listed by subject category and then again week by week). The August edition is all about fiction, starting with New People by Danzy Senna. The other five adult titles are debuts, including: Stay With Me, by Ayobami Adebayo The Half-Drowned King, by Linnea Hartsuyker See What I […]
People, Etc.
Taylor & Francis has hired Annie Callanan to take over as ceo, succeeding Roger Horton. Most recently ceo of healthcare company Quantros, Callanan had been ceo at Bowker and chief operating officer at ProQuest. Shigenori Hamaguchi has joined HarperCollins Japan in the new position of publishing director, reporting to Frank Foley. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief for Elle Decor Japan. Kristi Smith has been promoted to director of marketing for Thomas Nelson’s W Publishing Group. Carol Burrell has joined Workman Children’s as senior editor. Most recently, she was a freelancer, with prior experience as the editorial director for Graphic Universe, the […]
People, Bookselling, Etc.
Benjamin Steinberg will join Dey Street Books in the newly created role of associate publisher. Previously, he was director of partnerships and imprint consumer marketing for Knopf Doubleday. Gayley Avery has joined Bonnier Publishing USA as director of marketing and publicity for Little Bee Books and Weldon Owen. Previously, she was marketing director for Scholastic. The NYT looks at “qualms and questions” over the release of Curtis Dawkins‘ debut collection The Graybar Hotel from Scribner this week. An MFA grad of Western Michigan University, Dawkins is serving a life sentence without parole for murder. (His low-six-figure advance goes into an education fund for his children.) Director […]
People, Etc.
In the UK, former president and coo of Parragon Paul Gregory will become chief executive of Bonnier UK’s Igloo Books Group, on September 11, reporting to Perminder Mann. Abby Ranger, formerly senior editor for HarperCollins Children’s has left to launch editorial freelance business Abby Ranger Editorial. Picks The Costco Pennie’s Pick for July is Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigiani. Bookselling Miami’s Bookstore in the Grove, which was headed for closure earlier in June, remains open as owner Felice Dubin is “in discussions with a potential new owner to take over the store.” Most inventory is on sale. Penguin Random House’s Signature Views posted a five-minute “mini-doc” shot as […]
People, Etc.
Marlene Kelly has been promoted to senior marketing manager for Amazon Publishing. Meg Reid has been promoted to director of Hub City Press effective July 1. Founder and current director Betsy Teter will retain the title of editor and director of development. Also starting July 1, Hub City Press titles will be distributed by Publishers Group West. Alongside his attorney and his existing representation for publishing, novelist John Irving signed with Gersh Agency for theatrical representation. Antonia Byatt will serve as interim director of English PEN. The Guardian conducted an informal study investigating the gender gap in UK book publishing, “following up anecdotal […]