Former longtime Bantam Doubleday Dell salesman John Ziccardi died on Monday at 78. He worked in sales at Bantam for 30 years until 1998. Penguin Random House said, “John, in the opinion of one of his knowing contemporaries, was one of the greatest one-on-one salespeople trade publishing has ever known. A kid from Queens, who rose from a field rep to run the entire Bantam and then BDD national-accounts sales group, John was always out there, with his charismatic blend of title and account knowledge, charm, warmth, and sincere other-directedness. And he always got the title order he asked for.” […]
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Stacy Lellos will join Workman Children's as publisher on October 18.
MacArthur Foundation Names 2021 Fellows, Including 11 Authors
The MacArthur Foundation named 25 fellows for 2021, including authors Hanif Abdurraqib, Daniel Alarcón, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Don Mee Choi, Nicole Fleetwood, Ibram X. Kendi, Monica Muñoz Martinez, Desmond Meade, Safiya Noble, Jacqueline Stewart, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.
2021 First Novel Prize Shortlist
The finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize were announced on Tuesday.
Oprah’s Book Club Picks Bewilderment
Oprah's latest book club pick is Bewilderment by Richard Powers.
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Zibby Books announced more of its staff.