Robin Richardson will join Tommy Nelson as senior director of marketing starting December 18. Previously she was vice president of digital for RFD-TV. The Noble Prize site has posted the text of Olga Tokarczuk‘s Nobel Lecture. The Book Industry Study Group released their 2019 update to the BISCAC codes (the detailed genre/subject codes that tell trading…
Awards
Goodreads Choice Winners
Goodreads announced the winners of their Choice Awards based on online voting in 20 categories. Here are the category winners, sorted by vote totals: The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 98,291 votes) Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Historical Fiction, 82,483 votes) Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston (Romance, 76,688 votes) The Institute,…
People, Etc.
Executive director of publicity, Knopf and Pantheon Paul Bogaards has been promoted to the additional role of deputy publisher, reporting to Tony Chirico. He will have additional responsibility for overseeing marketing for Knopf and Pantheon while continuing to serve as group spokesperson and lead publicity liaison. Newly reporting to Bogaards is svp, associate publisher, Knopf…
Remember November: How Did They Pick?
We’re back with another fascinating look at the prominent retailer and book club selections for November, along with four weeks of sales data to see how they performed in the marketplace. November gives a somewhat better view of the impact of the new version of Oprah’s Book Club, since this time she picked a book…
Reid’s Such A Fun Age Tops January Indie Next List
The ABA named Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age as its No. 1 pick for January. Also on the list are Liz Moore’s Long Bright River and Raymond Fleishmann’s How Quickly She Disappears, available to sample now, along with the Reid, in our Buzz Books 2019 Fall/Winter. The rest of the list: Dear Edward, by…
People, Etc.
Brian Belfiglio has been promoted to vp, director of publicity and marketing at Scribner, continuing to report to Nan Graham. He will oversee a merged department “in order to publicize and promote our books most effectively.” A new marketing director will be hired under Belfiglio. VP, associate publisher Roz Lippel continues in her role, still…