Russell Busse has joined Abrams Children’s as senior editor, entertainment and licensed publishing. He was previously with Little, Brown Children’s. Masha Gunic has joined Azantian Literary Agency as junior literary agent. She was previously editorial assistant at Abrams. The Frankfurt Book Fair named their new group of 16 Fellows (including Olivia Taylor Smith at Unnamed…
Awards
The NBA Fiction Longlist
The National Book Foundation announced the last of their longlists, for fiction, focused on newcomers. Lauren Groff, a nominee in 2015, is a candidate, but no other authors named on the longlist have previously been recognized by the National Book Awards. Of the ten titles, five are published by Penguin Random House, while four are from…
The NBA Nonfiction Longlist
Today’s National Book Award announcements continue with the nonfiction longlist. None of the selected authors have been recognized by the National Book Foundation before, but among the candidates are Pulitzer winner Steve Coll, and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Carol Anderson. The full list: Carol Anderson, One Person, No Vote (Bloomsbury Publishing) Colin G….
Guillory Tops October Library Reads
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory is the top pick for October’s Library Reads list. Other titles include The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain, Virgil Wander by Leif Enger, and Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver, all of which are excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter. The rest of the list: The Clockmaker’s Daughter,…
The NBA Poetry Longlist
The National Book Awards announced their poetry longlist, naming Terrance Hayes, who won the prize for Lighthead in 2010, and former finalist Rae Armantrout. Also on the list is two-term US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey. The full list of candidates: Rae Armantrout, Wobble (Wesleyan University Press) Jos Charles, feeld (Milkweed Editions) Forrest Gander,…
Next, the Longlist for the New NBA Translation Award
The National Book Foundation announced the longlist for its inaugural National Book Award for Translated Literature. Titles in contention include eight novels, one story collection, and one work of nonfiction. The candidates were originally published in nine languages including French, Spanish, Arabic, Tamil, Norwegian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Russian. Negar Djavadi, Disoriental, Translated by Tina…