The ABA named Tommy Orange’s novel There There its No. 1 pick for June. The rest of the list: The Word Is Murder, by Anthony Horowitz Florida, by Lauren Groff A Place for Us, by Fatima Farheen Mirza Shelter in Place, by Nora Roberts Invitation to a Bonfire, by Adrienne Celt Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murat Southernmost, by Silas House MEM, by Bethany C. Morrow Rising, by Elizabeth Rush Visible Empire, by Hannah Pittard The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware Who Is Vera Kelly?, by Rosalie Knecht The Book of Essie, by Meghan MacLean Weir The Optimistic Decade, by Heather […]
Awards
May Barnes & Noble Picks
A day behind the other retailers, Barnes & Noble posted their best new fiction list for May, which includes: Love and Ruin, by Paula McLain By Invitation Only, by Dorothea Benton Frank The High Tide Club, by Mary Kay Andrews The Cast, by Danielle Steel Beach House Reunion, by Mary Alice Monroe The Judge Hunter, by Christopher Buckley Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje The High Season, by Judy Blundell Adjustment Day, by Chuck Palahniuk A Shout in the Ruins, by Kevin Powers
People, Etc.
At WaterBrook and Multnomah, Laura Barker has been promoted to vice president, editor in chief; Shannon Marchese moves up to executive editor; and Susan Tjaden becomes senior editor. Sarah Begley joins Medium as senior editor, books, on May 7, editing book excerpts, author essays, and other book-related projects, and reporting to vp, editorial Siobhan O’Connor. Begley was most recently books editor at Time magazine. Awards Annie Proulx won the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction recognizing an experienced writer whose work “told us something new about the American experience.” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement: “Proulx has given us monumental sagas and keen-eyed, skillfully […]
May Book Picks
The May Pennie’s Pick at Costco is Leopard at the Door, by Jennifer McVeigh. Educated by Tara Westover is the May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club. Amazon’s spotlight pick for May is Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight, and their featured debut is The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine (available to sample now in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer collection). Also on their top 10 for the month are: Love and Ruin, by Paula McLain The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson A Shout in the Ruins, by Kevin Powers How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan Miss Subways, by David Duchovny Come […]
People, Etc.
At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Sarah Creech has been promoted to associate art director for Simon Pulse and Tiara Iandiorio has been promoted to junior designer for Aladdin. Heather Palisi has joined as senior designer for Aladdin and Simon Pulse; she was most recently senior designer at Penguin Random House. Jess LaGreca has joined as art coordinator. Kaitlyn Kennedy has joined Sourcebooks as director of marketing. She was previously publicity manager at Harper Collins. At National Geographic Kids, Becky Baines has been promoted to vice president and editorial director; Kate Hale moves up to executive editor; Sally Abbey becomes director of editorial operations; Ariane Szu-Tu has been promoted to editor; Kathryn Williams moves up to associate editor; Michaela Weglinski become assistant editor; and […]
People, Etc.
Hannah Carmack has joined Sourcebooks as events marketing specialist, while Ashlyn Keil has joined as author marketing associate. Misty Vernon has joined the digital marketing team as UX designer. Kelly Van Sant joins Red Sofa Literary as of May 1. She was previously an agent at D4EO. Alessandra Bastagli has left her position as editorial director of Nation Books. At Holiday House, Raina Putter has joined as a managing editor. She previously worked at the Ingram Content Group as a client relations manager, and held positions at Random House Children’s, Hyperion Children’s, and Harlequin Books. Judy Varon will join as production manager starting May 1. […]