Our second excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s extensive preview of forthcoming spring and summer titles focuses on literary and debut fiction. You can start reading many of the highlighted titles — noted with an asterisk — right now in Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer. (Collect the trade editions from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or get the consumer editions from your ebookstore of choice.) And please note: because we prepare this preview many months in advance, titles, content, and publication dates are all subject to change. No matter what the blizzard does to Winter Institute travel, it’s your best way to sample some of the […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Commercial Fiction
As we noted previously, we are off to our fastest start ever with downloads and social media activity for our two new Buzz Books 2016 free ebook samplers. For the rest of this week we’re running select excerpts from Sarah Weinman’s extensive seasonal preview of adult trade titles set for publication over the spring and summer months, starting with commercial fiction. You can start reading many of the highlighted titles — noted with an asterisk — right now in Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer. (Collect the trade editions from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or get the consumers editions from your ebookstore of choice.) And please […]
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Chris Lupo has joined Chernin Entertainment as the company’s book scout, based in New York, reporting to the head of film and television. Previously he was a senior literary scout at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. At Random House Children’s, Jennifer Moreno has been promoted to production manager; Natalia Dextre moves up to associate production manager; Thomas Marshall has joined as production manager, moving over from the Penguin Random House Audio Group; and production associate Alice Rahaeauser will now work with the Licensed team, newly reporting to Patty Collins. Lithub.com announced a new group of contributors to the site, including: Manager […]
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Former PGW president Susan Reich has teamed up with financial advisor and consultant David Lamb to form Book Advisors, “to advise publishers on mergers and acquisitions in addition to providing consulting on strategic planning, digital publishing, distribution, and operational issues.” Reich is based in Oakland, CA and Lamb is in New York. Reich says in the announcement, “I’ve known David for twenty years and worked with him on the sales of PGW and Avalon Publishing. Combining my operational experience with David’s financial advisory background will give Book Advisors clients the best of both worlds.” Molly O’Neill has joined the Waxman […]
Scholastic Pulls Picture Book After Slavery Depiction Backlash
Scholastic announced that it has withdrawn publication of the picture book A Birthday Cake for George Washington by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, which was published on January 5. The book had been criticized sharply for its upbeat depiction of slaves, with School Library Journal calling it “highly problematic” while Kirkus Reviews deemed it “an incomplete, even dishonest treatment of slavery.” There are more than 100 one-star reviews of the book on Amazon so far. The publisher said in a statement Sunday night: “While we have great respect for the integrity and scholarship of the author, illustrator, and editor, we […]
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Pam Krauss will join Avery on February 1 in the dual position of vp, publisher, Pam Krauss Books, as well as editor-at-large for Avery, reporting to Megan Newman. In her new role, Krauss will expand Avery’s cookbook and other food-related titles, with the imprint now set to “focus on titles that explore new approaches to eating and living well.” Krauss and her imprint are moving over from Clarkson Potter, where she will retain her editorial association with several of her long-standing authors, who will continue to be published by Potter: Ina Garten, Giada de Laurentiis, and Alice Waters. At Penguin Random House, […]